What is Antivirus8, How to remove Antivirus 8


Antivirus8 is a harmful program.

remove It is a fake security program, you should immediately remove it using an antivirus or antispyware program.
If that does not help, then ask us for help in the Spyware removal forum.

Antivirus 8 associated files and folders:

%ProgramFiles%\AV8\
%ProgramFiles%\AV8\av8.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivirus8.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AV8\
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AV8\Antivirus8.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AV8\Uninstall.lnk

Antivirus8 associated registry keys and values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | AV8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe | Debugger = “C:\Program Files\AV8\av8.exe -d”

Core filename: av8.exe
Command: %ProgramFiles%\AV8\av8.exe
HijackThis shows Antivirus8:

O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [AV8] C:\Program Files\AV8\av8.exe

Description: rogue antivirus program from the same family of malware as AntivirusGT

How to remove: use the Antivirus 8 removal guide here

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