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How do I remove traces of the 'ave.exe' virus?
My computer was recently infected with the 'ave.exe' virus. I ran both Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as well as McAfee and removed what seemed to be most of the virus.
I know that some traces remain because some of my Google searches in Firefox are 'misdirected' and I am unable to connect to Microsoft.com and/or Windows Update. Other than that, no traces seem to remain. I've run:
Spybot Search and Destory
Malware Bytes Anti Malware (again)
McAfee (again)
and Super AntiSpyware
The problem still remains. Can anyone help? Thanks.
Update 4-12-10:
To date, nothing has worked. Problem still continues.
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Manual removal of Ave.exe:
Ave.exe manual removal means that you have relevant skills for managing .dll files and PC registry. After you remove Ave.exe manually, we still highly recommend you due to the reasons explained above to perform free scan for malware. Follow the relevant link above to start free scan (click on “Download Spyware Doctor to remove Ave.exe malware”).
Delete Ave.exe files:
ave.exe
Delete Ave.exe registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “av.exe” /START “%1? %*
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “av.exe” /START “%1? %*
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “av.exe” /START “%1? %*
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “av.exe” /START “%1? %*
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “av.exe” /START “firefox.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command “(Default)” = “av.exe” /START “firefox.exe” -safe-mode
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “av.exe” /START “iexplore.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center “AntiVirusOverride” = “1?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center “FirewallOverride” = “1?
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Your problem could be in the registry try avast anti virus (free program) and ccleaner be careful with the latter look close at the list before you delete all checked items as it may check some "dlls' that
windows needs ccleaner is also free and will be available as a free download at one of the
www.downloaditfreenow.com sites by tommorrow along with many more free programs from
anti virus to music downloads
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