Antivirus Live Description

Antivirus Live is a misleading security program from the same family as Antivirus System PRO. With the help of sneaky backdoor Trojans, Antivirus Live is able to spread to different computer systems. Antivirus Live scares users into purchasing it by producing fake scan results of alarming parasite infections on a PC. The display of multiple pop-ups also assists in persuading the user to purchase the conveniently recommended Antivirus Live. Antivirus Live may also disable certain security settings and block its removal via the Control Panel or Safe Mode. Removing Antivirus Live with a legitimate anti-virus program is strongly advised.

Type: Rogue AntiSpyware Programs

Automatic Detection of Antivirus Live

Antivirus Live has typically the following processes in memory:

• %WINDOWS%\sysguard.exe
• %WINDOWS%\system32\iehelper.dll

Antivirus Live creates the following registry entries:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BAD4551D-9B24-42cb-9BCD-818CA2DA7B63}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{BAD4551D-9B24-42cb-9BCD-818CA2DA7B63}

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