avast! Did Not Block Antivira AV

Viruses and worms
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Today I got Antivira AV (a rogue spyware) while my avast! 5.0 was turned on and up-to-date.

I was able to take care of it but now I’m afraid of the possibility of getting it again since it was not blocked by avast.

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welcome to the forum.

yhea avast have some problem with that kind of malware but no antivirus program have 100% detection.

malwarebytes is a good program to deal with this kind of infecion.

http://filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/

if you have the sample of that nalware you can send it in to avast by add the file/s to the chest and upload it from the chest to the avast lab so they can improve there detection.

hope this will do for you

welcome here agian.

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How did you take care of it? my avast missed it too!!! I found some removal tools but they want you to pay for them… Did you get it off without paying?

Thanks!
Doug Johnson

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Hi Doug, welcome to the forum :slight_smile:

Is it this?
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivira-av

As mikaelrask suggested, MBAM should be able to remove it, and MBAM is free

Scott

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Yes, Malwarebytes should be able to remove it for you. A removal guide can be found on bleepingcomputer’s forum: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivira-av

Also, you should hide your email address on the forum (change your username) because spammers will exploit it.

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not sure what you are talking about, my name is not my email address. jk, i just changed it, thanks for the warning. i will try that malwarebytes again, that is the one i was working with and i thought i got to a point that it wanted me to buy something, so i quit. i will try it again.

Thanks!
Doug Johnson

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??? IM RATHER PERTURBED!~!!! I am a paid subscriber to avast and this virus / malwear has been around the block or internet IF YOU WILL! why dont you fix it for me avast? I am NO computer expert at ALL! And you yourself (Avast)- have said it just latches on unknowingly and takes over- THATS WHY I BOUGHT YOUR PROGRAM!!! TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENING!
You’ve discusses the malwear/virus are aware of it, maybe even “sent” to you-
I have updated my virus data base daily, and now IM STUCK! HELP!!!

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No security program have 100% detection

is this the one you have?
the tool used in the removal guide is free, read it all before you start

Remove AntiVira Av (Uninstall Guide)
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivira-av