(UPDATED) How To: Remove ‘Antivirus XP/Vista/7′

UPDATE: When I wrote this the other morning I failed to identify the usefulness of the following procedure as it applies to the overall removal of the Antivirus XP, et al. The instructions below deal specifically with the scenario in which the rogue software has disabled the launching of executable or .exe files. This is a common practice on the part of the rogue software developers, because it limits your ability as a user to initiate many countermeasures. My preferred malware cleanup tool is MalwareBytes, though my complete procedure involves several applications, the exact combination of which varies from infection to infection. For reference I prefer: Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE – Paid General Antimalware Grisoft’s AVG Free – Free General...

Quote: Billy Flowers (Chem. Professor)

“Oxygen and Carbon show up, and they’re like ‘lets party,’ but we’ve got to get an octet going before we can make friends” – Chem. Prof.