Top Antivirus Removal Process (remove TopAntivirus)

Protect Yourself from Top Antivirus

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

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Top Antivirus Explanation

Top Antivirus is a rogue anti-spyware application. Like other fake anti-spyware programs, Top Antivirus performs many of the same deceiving tactics in trying to get computer users to purchase a full Top Antivirus program. Top Antivirus may attempt to scan your computer display several computer infections that it found but these results are fake. Popup messages and warning notifications may also bombard your screen after installation of Top Antivirus.

Top Antivirus may be installed through a Trojan horse infection such as Zlob or Vundo without notification to you. Top Antivirus could be a serious threat to the security of your system so it is highly advisable to remove it at once before damage or theft is caused.

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

Why should you remove Top Antivirus?

If Top Antivirus 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 Top Antivirus 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 Top Antivirus removal process.

How can you manually remove Top Antivirus

Manual removal of Top Antivirus may not be for everyone. Each manual Top Antivirus 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 Top Antivirus removal process.

Top Antivirus 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 Top Antivirus in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Top Antivirus, 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Top Antivirus

8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing Top Antivirus. 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 Top Antivirus from your computer.

   %program_files%\common files\system\msan

   angd.exe

   mcdlk.exe

   rkgdll.exe

   wsgd.exe

   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 Top Antivirus, 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 Top Antivirus by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\Top Antivirus 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 Top Antivirus completely from your computer. If you find that Top Antivirus is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic Top Antivirus removal process.

Automatically Remove Top Antivirus

Automatically remove Top Antivirus for free. Free automatic Top Antivirus removal process.

Do you wish to automatically remove Top Antivirus from your computer? Are you looking for a free method to remove Top Antivirus from your computer? If so, you can utilize the free automatic Top Antivirus removal process below. Each step is designed to aid in the use of the program SmitfraudFix, which is a free tool created by S!Ri to remove parasites such as Top Antivirus. Just so you know there's no guarantee that SmitfraudFix or any other spyware remover will remove Top Antivirus completely. These instructions are provided as a guide and are to be used at your own risk.

1. Download the SmitfraudFix tool to your computer by using our free download link here. Save the downloaded file to your desktop.

   Image 1. Save SmitfraudFix.exe

   

2. Restart your computer into safe mode. Safe mode will allow malicious files that are normally loaded into memory to be easily deleted by the SmitfraudFix program. Do you want to learn how to boot into safe mode? If so, you can follow our process on how to boot into safe mode here.

3. After booting into safe mode, double-click on the SmitfraudFix.exe icon that should be located on your desktop. Follow the on-screen instructions. Option number 2 should be selected once the program starts.

   Image 2. Click on SmitfraudFix.exe icon

   

4. After SmitfraudFix performs the initial removal processes it will ask you "Do you want to clean the registry?" Select Y for yes.

   Image 3. For "Do you want to clean the registry?," select Y for yes

   

5. Once SmitfraudFix has finished the registry clean you can restart your computer now.
6. Top Antivirus should be removed from your computer. If not, you can start the automatic removal process over. It may take more than one try in some rare cases.

There's no guarantee that SmitfraudFix will remove all files due to the complex nature of new spyware files that are ever-changing. If necessary, you may need to get help from a person who knows about computer and spyware.

(Disclaimers: These instructions are provided to you for free and to be used at your own risk. The free removal process for Top Antivirus is not guaranteed to work in all circumstances. We are not responsible for any damages.)