Power Antivirus 2009 Removal Process (remove PowerAntivirus2009)

Protect Yourself from Power Antivirus 2009

- Remove rogue anti-spyware/anti-virus programs
- Prevent trojans, hijackers & other malware infections
- Use spyware helpdesk to resolve pesky malware

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Power Antivirus 2009 Explanation

Power Antivirus 2009, or seldom referred to as PowerAntivirus2009, is a fake antispyware program that we found to function and look just like Win Antivir 2008 and Win Antivirus 2008. Knowing that Power Antivirus 2009 is another version of Win Antivir 2008 we can safely say that Power Antivirus 2009 is nothing more than garbage.

There is absolutely nothing POWERFUL about Power Antivirus 2009 so we do not know why the heck they would put the word “power” in the name. Maybe it is because it is powerful at taking your money. Power Antivirus 2009 may come from a Trojan infection like Zlob or directly from its own website at www.power-antivirus-2009.com. If you have Power Antivirus 2009 installed on your computer don’t you think you should be a “powerful” person and remove it immediately from your system?

Are you getting popups from Power Antivirus 2009? Have you identified that you have Power Antivirus 2009 installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove Power Antivirus 2009 completely from your computer?

Why should you remove Power Antivirus 2009?

If Power Antivirus 2009 resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that Power Antivirus 2009 may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking Power Antivirus 2009 removal process.

How can you manually remove Power Antivirus 2009

Manual removal of Power Antivirus 2009 may not be for everyone. Each manual Power Antivirus 2009 removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic Power Antivirus 2009 removal process.

Power Antivirus 2009 can be removed manually by following the steps below.

1. With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
2. Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
3. Locate Power Antivirus 2009 in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Power Antivirus 2009, you can continue to step 5.
4. Restart your computer.
5. Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
6. Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
7. Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Power-Antivirus-2009"

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Power-Antivirus-2009

8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing Power Antivirus 2009. You can do this easily by bookmarking or adding a favorite to this page by clicking here. If you are using the FireFox web browser you can press the keys Ctrl and D simultaneously to bookmark this page.

   Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process

   

9. Delete all of the following files that are associated with Power Antivirus 2009 from your computer.

   %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Power-Antivirus-2009

   %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Power-Antivirus-2009\Purchase License.lnk

   %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Power-Antivirus-2009\Start Power-Antivirus-2009.lnk

   %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Power-Antivirus-2009\Support Page.lnk

   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Power-Antivirus-2009

   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Power-Antivirus-2009\base.dat

   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Power-Antivirus-2009\base2.dat

   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Power-Antivirus-2009\Desc.dat

   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Power-Antivirus-2009\Power-Antivirus-2009.ini

   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Power-Antivirus-2009\spline.dat

   %UserProfile%\Desktop\Power-Antivirus-2009.lnk

   c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009

   c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\Buy.url

   c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\Help.url

   c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\HowToBuy.txt

   c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\ID.dat

   c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\License.txt

   c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\Power-Antivirus-2009.exe

   c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\Restart.exe

   c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\Uninstall.exe

   Power Antivirus.lnk

   Power-Antivirus-2009.exe

   Power-Antivirus-2009.lnk

   Start Power-Antivirus-2009.lnk

   If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.

   If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with Power Antivirus 2009, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.

   Image 2. Select "Safe Mode with Networking"

   

10. After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with Power Antivirus 2009 by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\Power Antivirus 2009 folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.

11. Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed Power Antivirus 2009 completely from your computer. If you find that Power Antivirus 2009 is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic Power Antivirus 2009 removal process.