WinAntiVirus Pro

WinAntiVirus Pro - A new Breed of Pestering Program!

The year 2007 saw a number of malicious programs that had the ability to criple computer systems temporarily, and sometime beyond redemption. Most of these applications were adware and spyware in nature. WinAntiVirus Pro was one such potent application that had the capability to cause immense damage to the computer system. Though this application was considered as an adware, it possessed a detrimental ability to cause considerable nuisance to your computer system. Most probably, this application enters your system in a clandestine manner, installed by another rogue application. Its rugged architecture makes it a very tough customer to beat and its intelligent programming language also makes it very difficult to remove from the system.

WinAntiVirusPro can bombard your web browser with a multitude of pop-up windows that simply refuse to stop even if you install a pop-up blocker. It can also monitor your web movements and act accordingly to place intelligent ads, on which you’re most likely to click and open the browser window. It can also consume the processing memory and network bandwidth to slow down your computer system. Though unharmful, this pestering application can cause an interruption in your daily workflow.

Just like any other spyware applications, even WinAntiVirusPro will send a catchy advertisement on your browser that compels you to believe that there is a serious infection in your system. This false security alert will cajole you to purchase the full version of the software by visitng the application’s host website at winantivirus.com or onlinestability.com. Another unique aspect of this application is that it can perform a quick and completely free scan of your system for possible viral and spyware infections.

WinAntiVirusPro may infect your computer system in several ways such as:

 

• Questionable Websites: Your PC is vulnerable to debilitating attacks by WinAntiVirusPro , when you visit winantivirus.com or onlinestability.com website. Gaping security holes in Internet Explorer may also make your computer system weak against WinAntiVirusPro .
• Open Ports are the targets: When you run a file sharing program like an instant messenger or a P2P program, there are chances that WinAntiVirusPro may infect your system.
• Infected Software: Non-technical computer users may unknowingly download infected software programs, which ultimately lead to infection by WinAntiVirusPro . Most of these low cost and cheap software applications always come bundled with various siblings of spyware, Trojans, adware and malicious scripts. Many a time, an adware comes attached with a free software application, just to pay up the developers of software for the cost of programming such software. 

There is a definite visible sign that tells you about the possibility of infection by this application. The false warning may read as follows:

“WinAntiVirusPro : Would you like WinAntiVirusPro to scan for, and if found remove any malicious software now? (Recommended)”

WinAntiVirus Pro also displays a fake warning/distress alert with continually flashing icon on your system tray. It also displays a pop-up balloon-warning message saying that your system is infected. Some of the warning messages are "Critical System Error", "Your computer is infected", “Security Alert", "Virus Alert", "Security Alert" or "Spyware.Cyberlog-X". If you observe that your system is infected by this application, or if you are hijacked by an unfamiliar web page called onlinestability.com, then you are in a serious risk of loosing your precious data and files to a remote server.

This High Risk application will affect almost all types of operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. As soon as your system gets affected, the questionable application will automatically try to install other spurious anti spyware applications like Malware Wipe, WinAntiVirus, Pest Wipe, WinAntispyware, BraveSentry, WinAntiVirus Pro , WinAntiSpyware, Adware.W32g.EXPDwnldrl, SpywareStrike, SpyAxe, SpyTrooper, Adware Punisher, Spy iBlock and SpyGuard.

Once you allow the software to scan your system, it may create a log file of possible infections. However, this log file is, in fact, a false positive result report that makes you believe that the system is really infected. This application may also integrate a Browser Help Object (BHO) that provides a complete control by the spurious application to track your web browsing habits. This application runs as a silent background process and install itself into the system directory to cause serious system instability issues.

WinAntiVirus Pro Removal

Removing a tough application like WinAntiVirusPro is a skilled and time-consuming job as it involves modifying several registry values and numbers. You can remove and eject the application from your computer by employing two methods. Using a manual procedure works best only when you know the intricacies of working with your registry values and settings. Manual removal involves identifying, removing and modifying many registry values and numbers. Manual removal could be very risky for novice computer users or non-technical people as they may run the risk of harming the entire operating system. If you are a non-technical person, it is better to use a reputable anti-spyware program such as ParetoLogic XoftSpySE to remove the malicious program from your computer.

Recommended: Automatic Removal Procedure

1. Download XoftSpySE
2. Click Start > Run. Type "cleanmgr" & hit OK to run disk cleanup.
3. Scan with XoftSpySE and remove all infections.
4. Reboot your PC.
5. Scan again with XoftSpySE to verify.

Do you need professional help removing WinAntiVirus Pro?

If you are having problems removing WinAntiVirus Pro even after using XoftSpySE then the ParetoLogic support team can provide you with personal assistance. To properly assist you the technical support agent will need to view your most recent XoftSpySE log file. To contact the support team please follow these steps:

1. Ensure you are connected to the Internet
2. Open XoftSpySE program
3. Click Backup List on the XoftSpySE Menu
4. Click Email Log File
5. Click on the latest XoftSpySE log (eg. XoftSpyLog 27-08-08 17-55-17)
6. If you see a scripts log (eg. scripts-27-08-2008.log) select that also.
7. Type in all the details of your issue eg WinAntiVirus Pro Infection
8. Send the email

XoftSpySE Support will then reply with your support ticket and begin analysis of your log file to help you remove WinAntiVirus Pro.

Manual Procedure

Manual procedure for removing this application involves changing, stopping and modifying several registry values such as:

Stop these WinAntiVirus Pro Processes:

ü      mav_startupmon.exe,

ü      uwa7pcw.exe,

ü      rtasks.exe,

ü      WinAv.exe,

ü      wa7pinst.exe

Remove WinAntiVirus Pro Registry Values:

2178F3FB-2560-458f-BDEE-631E2FE0DFE4
6F520BE0-9B54-4558-816F-224E67997DF3
459F4226-1AAB-43B6-9DC1-B6313EF83749
1AC5C88A-DEA7-462b-A232-04AF5CA42E7E
723D54C7-7483-4EB8-8EED-CE5B2AEA534D

Delete these WinAntiVirus Pro Files:

ü      WinAntiVirus Pro ,

ü      WinAv.exe,

ü      uwa7pcw.exe,

ü      mav_startupmon.exe,

ü      rtasks.exe,

ü      wa7pinst.exe,

ü      IH.exe,

ü      WinAntiVirus Pro .lnk,

ü      Uninstall WinAntiVirus Pro .lnk,

ü      Manual.lnk,

ü      WapCHK.dll,

ü      rpt.dll,

ü      awvtr.dll (new),

ü      yayyvsp.dll (new)