mebe boot up in safe mode and try to remove it from there? As a normal program, I mean.

http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html

think that should help you out. they link a d/l and also describe doing it manually.

Antivirus 2009 is a new rogue anti-spyware program. It is also a clone of Antivirus 2008 - also a rogue, and one that's produced more clones than any other recently. The list of these clones is long: System Antivirus 2008, Ultimate Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2008 etc.

Like any other of it's predecessors, Antivirus2009 uses trojans, such as Zlob or Vundo, to spread. These trojans lurk in porn/warez websites disguised as video codecs, and, upon entering the system, floods the user with popups and fake system notifications, supposedly to inform him of an infection. While the system at hand may indeed be infected, Antivirus 2009 will inform the user of this regardless of whether it's true or not. The point of this disinformation is to convince the user he is infected and therefore needs an antispyware program to dispose of the threat. The user might click on one of the popups or notifications, all of which claim they will take him to a legitimate security tool, but try to make him purchase Antivirus2009's "licensed version" instead. Antivirus2009 may redirect web browser to antivirus-premium-scan.com, webscannertools.com, googlescanners-360.com, livesecurityinfo.com, antivirusonlivescan.com, bestantivirusscan.com, antivirus-best.com, internetquarantinesite.com, premiumlivescan.com and secureclick1.com websites that sell the malware. Some of these website are not only fraudulent, but they are also malicious. they are capable of installing additional malwares.

Antivirus 2009 is a scam and should be treated as such: do NOT download or buy it and block it's websites using your HOSTS file.

http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html

my bad, the very same link as sa's.

Yeah - I just got a program to remove the , and it's gone! Hallelujah!

Oral sex might make SA and me feel appreciated.

What I hate about it is that you can go to a website and my McAfee will say its safe, then I'll actually put my cursor over something, or something, and the stupid thing will start trying to download itself, at which point, I emergency shut down before it gets the chance to complete itself. Pain in the ass. It's happened to me maybe 3 or 4 times in the last couple of months, at one point it actually managed to download itself.

Getting that pctools spyware doctor thingie might be the best $30 I've spent in a while...

And you didn't call me because?

I would've fixed it for $30 less than it just cost you

I'm all about the avast! antivirus and adaware for spyware. *hugs avast!*

Peebs, it might make you feel more appreciated, but it'll also make you feel a lot more single.

Just out of curiosity... what types of sites do you all go to that automatically downloads this stuff? I've never had any trouble, and lord knows I go to some shady websites on occasion.

LOL primal!

I wonder the same. I even visit those porn sites where you get 50 billion pop-ups, download like 15 second clips at a time, and I never get anything

i thought you used a mac

teasing - i havent had a virus issue in like 7 years.

Save your computer from shady pornsites and just use Xtube, RedTube, or Tube8 lol.

Btw, Tube8 is the best.