How to Manually Uninstall Internet Antivirus Pro
- 1). Stop the background processes associated with Internet Antivirus Pro. Press "Ctrl" "Shift" and "Esc" to display the Task Manager utility. Click on the "Processes" tab. Click on the filenames of the Internet Antivirus Pro processes and select the "End Process" button.
The Antivirus Pro processes are:
iv.exe
iavir.exe
InternetAntivirusPro.exe - 2). Delete the system files and folders associated with the Internet Antivirus Pro. Right-click on "Start" and choose "Explore" to open the Windows Explorer. For Vista and Windows 7 users, type the name of the file directly into the search box in the Explorer's interface. For XP users, click on the "Search" button in the toolbar to open the search box. Type the name of the file in the search box and click "Search." Right-click on the file displayed by the search tool and choose "Delete." Be sure to delete each of the files associated with the infection.
The Internet Antivirus Pro files to be deleted are:
iv.exe
iavir.exe
InternetAntivirusPro.exe
%ProgramFiles%\IA\InternetAntivirusPro.exe
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\activate.ico
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\cookies.log
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\db\config.cfg
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\db\DBInfo.ver
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\db\ia080614.db
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\Explorer.ico
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\IAUpdater.exe
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\IAvir.exe
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\Scanner.log
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\unins000.dat
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\uninstall.ico
%ProgramFiles%\Internet Antivirus Pro\working.log - 3). Remove the registry entries for Internet Antivirus Pro in the Registry Editor. To access the Registry Editor in Vista and Windows 7, click on "Start" and type "regedit" into the search box in the Start menu. Click on the "Registry Editor" listing that appears. For XP, click "Start" and choose "Run." Type "regedit" into the text box and click "OK."
- 4). Click on the "Edit" button in the Registry Editor menu bar and choose "Find." Enter the name of an Internet Antivirus Pro registry entry into the search box and click "Find." Right-click on the entry that is displayed and choose "Delete." Make sure to complete this process for each of the registry entries associated with the infection.
The Internet Antivirus Pro registry entries to be deleted are:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\Internet Antivirus Pro
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"Internet Antivirus Pro" = ""C:\program files\Internet Antivirus Pro\IAvir.exe" /s"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\"3P_UDEC_IA:" = ""[Installer Path]\IAInstall.exe" 0;C;"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\"iv:" = """C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iv.exe"" - 5). Close the Registry Editor and right-click on the "Recycling Bin" icon on the desktop. Click "Empty" to remove the Internet Antivirus Pro files from the computer.
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