Vitae Antivirus 2008 Removal Process (remove Vitae Antivirus 2008)

July 17, 2008 – 8:16 pm

Vitae Antivirus 2008 Explanation

Vitae Antivirus 2008 or VitaeAntivirus2008, is a variant of XP Antivirus and WinAntivirusPro which are known to be in the same family as Antivirus 2008. All of these programs share common features and deceptive tactics that get computer users to waste their money on the full version of the program.

If you have Vitae Antivirus 2008 installed on your computer then you probably get a bunch of popups or warning messages that make you think you have a serious infection or security issue on your computer. It is hard not to fall for this trick and the popup messages but you must stay focused on removing Vitae Antivirus 2008 because it is an ugly little booger.

Trojan infections like Zlob.Trojan are known to install Vitae Antivirus 2008 and other programs within it’s circle of rogue anti-spyware programs. A fake video codec download spreads the Trojan onto your computer and before you know it, you have Vitae Antivirus 2008 installed on your system. You still have a chance to remove Vitae Antivirus 2008 and get your computer back to normal operation.

Are you getting popups from Vitae Antivirus 2008? Have you identified that you have Vitae Antivirus 2008 installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove Vitae Antivirus 2008 completely from your computer?

Why should you remove Vitae Antivirus 2008?

If Vitae Antivirus 2008 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 removal process.

How can you manually remove Vitae Antivirus 2008

Manual removal of Vitae Antivirus 2008 may not be for everyone. Each manual Vitae Antivirus 2008 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 removal process.

Vitae Antivirus 2008 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Vitae Antivirus 2008, 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.

   OneSecurity.IESecurity
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus
   4EEAFD15-6A8A-4957-8932-259100D9C18B
   E81A8BAF-B19C-4857-9A78-26419429134D
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Antivirus
   OneSecurity.IESecurity.1
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”Antivirus” = “%ProgramFiles%\Vitae Antivirus 2008\Antvrs.exe”

8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing Vitae Antivirus 2008. 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 from your computer.

   Uninstall Antivirus.lnk
   Antvrs.exe
   shlwapi.dll
   Vitae Antivirus 2008.lnk
   VitaeAntivirus2008.exe
   wininet.dll
   VAV.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 Vitae Antivirus 2008, 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\Vitae Antivirus 2008 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 completely from your computer. If you find that Vitae Antivirus 2008 is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic Vitae Antivirus 2008 removal process.

Automatically Remove Vitae Antivirus 2008

Automatically remove Vitae Antivirus 2008 for free. Free automatic Vitae Antivirus 2008 removal process.

Do you wish to automatically remove Vitae Antivirus 2008 from your computer? Are you looking for a free method to remove Vitae Antivirus 2008 from your computer? If so, you can utilize the free automatic Vitae Antivirus 2008 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008. Just so you know there’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix or any other spyware remover will remove Vitae Antivirus 2008 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. Vitae Antivirus 2008 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 is not guaranteed to work in all circumstances. We are not responsible for any damages.)