Oct 30

Antivirus Sentry ( also known as AntivirusSentry, antivirussentry.com ) is corrupt anti-spyware software that is secretly installed by trojans. Once inside, Antivirus Sentry falsely claims in its pop up messages that a full version of its program will remove all of the unwanted spyware from the computer.

Risk Level : High ( Dangerous )

Note :- To safely & quickly detect Antivirus Sentry, We highly recommend you to use the Removal Tool for Antivirus Sentry.

Download – Removal Tool for Antivirus Sentry

Screenshots:

Antivirus Sentry

Antivirus Sentry Screenshot

Symptoms of Antivirus Sentry

Pop up balloon warning messages claiming that your PC is infected.

  • "Critical System Error",
  • "Your computer is infected",
  • Hijacked homepage to obscure webpage.
  • Flashing icons appear on your system tray (Near of your system clock).

Manual Removal Process: ( How to get rid of Antivirus Sentry )

Search and kill the following processes (Learn Here)

Security2009.exe, Security2009[1].exe

Remove Antivirus Sentry .exe & dlls files (Learn Here)

C:\Program Files\AVS
C:\Program Files\AVS\AVS.exe
C:\Program Files\AVS\AVS.ooo
C:\Program Files\AVS\avs1.dat
C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\Desktop\AntiVirus Sentry.lnk

SMS TRAP.url
p.ico

Remove/Modify corrupt Registry Values (Learn Here)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVS
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AVS

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVS
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “ANTIVIRUS”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “ANTIVIRUS”


Download – Removal Tool for Antivirus Sentry

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