ANTIVIRUS NO.1 BITDEFENDER ANTIVIRUS PLUS 2013 FREE

by mba09karthik Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:10 pm

FREE ANTIVIRUS PLUS INSTALL INSTUCTIONS

AntiVirus Plus 2014 is a scareware program from the Rogue.WinPCDefender family of rogue anti-spyware programs. This program is classified as a rogue because it deliberately displays false scan results, fake security warnings, and prevents you from running programs in Windows. This program is promoted through fake online antimalware scanners and as a program required to view online videos. Once installed, AntiVirus Plus 2014 will automatically scan your computer and then state that there are numerous infections on your computer. If you attempt to remove any of these so-called infections it will state that you first need to purchase the program in order to remove anything. As many of the detected files are actually legitimate, please do not manually delete anything that this rogue detects as it may affect the proper operating of Windows and your installed programs. Instead ignore the scan results and proceed with the rest of the removal guide.

AntiVirus Plus 2014 Screen Shot
For more screen shots of this infection click on the image above.
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While AntiVirus Plus 2014 is running it will also display fake security warnings that are worded to make you think your computer is under attack or that your private data is at risk. Examples of some of these warnings are:

Security Warning
Malicious program has been detected. Click here to protect your computer.
Firewall Warning
Hidden file transfer to remote host has been detected
AntiVirus Plus 2014 has detected a leak of your files through the Internet. We strongly recommend that you block the attack immediately.

While the infection is running it will also terminate any program that you attempt to run while displaying a message stating that it is infected. It does this to further scare you into purchasing the program and to not allow you to run security programs that may help you remove it. The text of this message is:

Firefox.exe can not start
File Firefox.exe is infected by W32/Blaster.worm. Please activate AntiVirus Plus 2014 to protect your computer.

Just like the fake scan results, these warnings are just another tactic to scare you into purchasing the program and should be ignored.
As you can see, AntiVirus Plus 2014 was created solely to scare you into thinking your computer is infected so that you will then purchase the program. With that said, please do not purchase AntiVirus Plus 2014 for any reason, and if you already have, please contact your credit card company and state that the program is a computer infection and a scam and that you would like to dispute the charge. To remove this infection and related malware, please follow the steps in the guide below.

Threat Classification:

Information on Rogue Programs & Scareware

Advanced information:

View AntiVirus Plus 2014 files.
View AntiVirus Plus 2014 Registry Information.

Tools Needed for this fix:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Symptoms that may be in a HijackThis Log:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AntiVirus Plus 2014] %AppData%\avplus.exe

Guide Updates:

12/06/13 - Initial guide creation.

Automated Removal Instructions for AntiVirus Plus 2014 using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:

Print out these instructions as we may need to close every window that is open later in the fix.
Reboot your computer into Safe Mode with Networking. To do this, turn your computer off and then back on and immediately when you see anything on the screen, start tapping the F8 key on your keyboard. Eventually you will be brought to a menu similar to the one below:

Using the arrow keys on your keyboard, select Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter on your keyboard. If you are having trouble entering safe mode, then please use the following tutorial: How to start Windows in Safe Mode

Windows will now boot into safe mode with networking and prompt you to login as a user. Please login as the same user you were previously logged in with in the normal Windows mode. Then proceed with the rest of the steps.
It is possible that the infection you are trying to remove will not allow you to download files on the infected computer. If this is the case, then you will need to download the files requested in this guide on another computer and then transfer them to the infected computer. You can transfer the files via a CD/DVD, external drive, or USB flash drive.
Before we can do anything we must first end the processes that belong to AntiVirus Plus 2014 so that it does not interfere with the cleaning procedure. To do this, please download RKill to your desktop from the following link.

RKill Download Link - (Download page will open in a new tab or browser window.)

When at the download page, click on the Download Now button labeled iExplore.exe download link. When you are prompted where to save it, please save it on your desktop.
Once it is downloaded, double-click on the iExplore.exe icon in order to automatically attempt to stop any processes associated with AntiVirus Plus 2014 and other Rogue programs. Please be patient while the program looks for various malware programs and ends them. When it has finished, the black window will automatically close and you can continue with the next step. If you get a message that RKill is an infection, do not be concerned. This message is just a fake warning given by AntiVirus Plus 2014 when it terminates programs that may potentially remove it. If you run into these infections warnings that close RKill, a trick is to leave the warning on the screen and then run RKill again. By not closing the warning, this typically will allow you to bypass the malware trying to protect itself so that RKill can terminate AntiVirus Plus 2014 . So, please try running RKill until the malware is no longer running. You will then be able to proceed with the rest of the guide. Do not reboot your computer after running RKill as the malware programs will start again.

If you continue having problems running RKill, you can download the other renamed versions of RKill from the RKill download page. Both of these files are renamed copies of RKill, which you can try instead. Please note that the download page will open in a new browser window or tab.
Now you should download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, or MBAM, from the following location and save it to your desktop:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Download Link (Download page will open in a new window)
Once downloaded, close all programs and Windows on your computer, including this one.
Double-click on the icon on your desktop named mbam-setup.exe. This will start the installation of MBAM onto your computer.
When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the Update Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware checked. Then click on the Finish button. If MalwareBytes' prompts you to reboot, please do not do so.
MBAM will now automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program before performing a scan. As MBAM will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program as shown below.
On the Scanner tab, make sure the the Perform full scan option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer for AntiVirus Plus 2014 related files.
MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can take quite a while, so we suggest you go and do something else and periodically check on the status of the scan. When MBAM is scanning it will look like the image below.
When the scan is finished a message box will appear as shown in the image below.

You should click on the OK button to close the message box and continue with the AntiVirus Plus 2014 removal process.
You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should click on the Show Results button.
A screen displaying all the malware that the program found will be shown as seen in the image below. Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.

You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine. When removing the files, MBAM may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot, please allow it to do so. Once your computer has rebooted, and you are logged in, please continue with the rest of the steps.
When MBAM has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.
You can now exit the MBAM program.
As many rogues and other malware are installed through vulnerabilities found in out-dated and insecure programs, it is strongly suggested that you use Secunia PSI to scan for vulnerable programs on your computer. A tutorial on how to use Secunia PSI to scan for vulnerable programs can be found here:

How to detect vulnerable and out-dated programs using Secunia Personal Software Inspector

Your computer should now be free of the AntiVirus Plus 2014 program. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future.
If you are still having problems with your computer after completing these instructions, then please follow the steps outlined in the topic linked below:
Preparation Guide For Use Before Using Malware Removal Tools and Requesting Help

Associated AntiVirus Plus 2014 Files:

%AppData%\avplus.exe
File Location Notes:
%AppData% refers to the current users Application Data folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data for Windows 2000/XP. For Windows Vista and Windows 7 it is C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming.

Associated AntiVirus Plus 2014 Windows Registry Information:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AntiVirus Plus 2014 C:\Users\User\avplus.exe
HKCU\Software\

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ANTIVIRUS NO.1 BITDEFENDER ANTIVIRUS PLUS 2013 FREE

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