Windows Protection

General Antivirus Description:

General Antivirus (also known as GeneralAntivirus) is a dangerous rogue anti-spyware developed to trick credulous victims into purchasing its commercial version. General Antivirus has very much in common with Internet Antivirus Pro and Personal Antivirus scamware, which enables us to assume these rogues have the same corrupt origin. Just like its clones, General Antivirus penetrates into its host systems and networks via Vundo trojans that use security software flaws while getting on board in a hidden way. Another method of intrusion is via infective online downloads pretending to be safe but in fact coming bundled with General Antivirus malicious unregistered version. No matter how it get inside, General Antivirus issues misleading popup warnings, system tray notifications and bogus scanners that state you PC has malware to be removed. At this point, you will get an offer to install the registered version of General Antivirus scam which demands a payment. Do not let General Antivirus make you a victim of its dirty money-milking strategy. Remove General Antivirus rogue anti-spyware to keep your PC performance at a high level and prevent a further malware invasion. If General Antivirus stays on board, it will gradually cause system disruption and awfully annoy you.

Find out if your PC is infected with General Antivirus:

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General Antivirus screenshot:

How to remove General Antivirus manually:

To perform manual removal of General Antivirus, you should do the following:

Delete General Antivirus corrupt files:

• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\General Antivirus.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\General Antivirus
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\General Antivirus\General Antivirus Home Page.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\General Antivirus\General Antivirus.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\General Antivirus\Purchase License.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus\settings.ini
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus\uill.ini
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus\unins000.exe
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus\Uninstall General Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus\db
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus\db\config.cfg
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus\db\Timeout.inf
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus\db\Urls.inf
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\General Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\winlogon.exe
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iGSh.png
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iMSh.png
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iPSh.png
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iv.exe
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\log.txt
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\pguard.ini
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\services.exe
• %UserProfile%\2saSddPYaWAasRsE-thief.jpg
• %Program Files%\Common Files\file.exe
• %Program Files%\Common Files\GeneralAntivirus.exe
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus\activate.ico
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus\Explorer.ico
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus\GenAvir.exe
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus\unins000.dat
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus\uninstall.ico
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus\working.log
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus\db
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus\db\DBInfo.ver
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus\db\ga090122.db
• %Program Files%\General Antivirus\Languages
• %WINDOWS%\system32\log.txt

Remove Generall Antivirus associated registry entries:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\General Antivirus_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ITGRDENGINE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\ITGrdEngine
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ITGRDENGINE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ITGrdEngine
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “ParameterName”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “prob”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “prob1″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “prob2″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “probRedir”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “PrS”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “subscriber”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “uid”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run “iv”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “General Antivirus”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Microsoft Windows logon process”

Please, note that manual removal of General Antivirus is a procedure of high complexity and should be performed with extreme caution. Lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may lead to irreparable system damage. To ensure trouble-free deletion, it is recommended to use the automatic General Antivirus removal tool below:

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