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Antivirus Master / AV Master Removal Instructions

by Sarah on July 21, 2008


Antivirus Master Manual Removal Instructions


WARNING:
This Antivirus Master manual removal process requires good computer skills, manipulations with Windows registry may cause system crash.
Don-t forget to make system and registry backup before this operations.
We cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. We decline any responsabilaty, Use this manual removal at your own risk.
We highly recommend you to download our Recommended Automatic Spyware Remover.


To manually remove Antivirus Master, follow the steps below:

  • 1. Find and Remove the following Antivirus Master Processes:

    • avm.exe

    How to Stop malicious Processes

  • 2. Find and Remove the following Antivirus Master files and folders:

    • C:Program FilesAVMavm.exe
    • C:WINDOWSsystem32avm.cpl
    • C:Program FilesAVMavm.cpl
    • C:Program FilesAVMavm0.dat
    • C:Program FilesAVMavm1.dat
    • C:Documents and SettingsBureauAntivirus Master.lnk

    How to find and delete harmful files

  • 3. Find and Remove the following Antivirus Master files and folders:

    • HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunantivirus
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunantivirus

    How to find and remove malicious Registry entries


    Recommendation:


    Wrong manual removing process can cause irreparable and serious damage to your computer operating system. You may need the use of a powerful anti-spyware utility such as our Recommended Automatic Spyware Remover to get rid of Antivirus Master, to completely clean your computer of any invasive threat and to keep it protected from future spyware infections.

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    { 2 comments… read them below or add one }

    1 bill August 11, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    I worked throught the instructions. they were clear but I didn’t find thatg bureau file either. Still waiting to see if virus comes back.

    2 Vince August 10, 2008 at 1:01 am

    Even though this was not written for VISTA, I was able to navigate it and get the Files and keys for AntiVirus Master and SPYBOT viruses. It took a lot of patience and nevres of steel to go that far down in the system and root out this nasty.

    I never did find the C:\\Documents and Settings\\Bureau\\Antivirus Master.lnk file, but the virus is gone.

    Thanks for doing this!

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