Antivirus Live Inc.

If you have been seeing popups from an antivirus live pc protection, you may be interested in reading this article on Antivirus Live Inc, the so called internet security company behind the antivirus live av.  This post will also provide information on free antivirus live removal.

Antivirus live basic scam
Is antivirus live a scam ? The windows antivirus live virus is a malware that poses itself as a legitimate anti virus protection software. Similar to many other fake anti virus protection programs, the characteristics of this antivirus live trojan include causing your computer to display antivirus live adware popups. These popups may urge you to visit an antivirus live website, upgrade from antivirus life basic or purchase the fake virus and spyware protection software (not an antivirus live cd).

Interestingly, the developers of the antivirus live infection make use of several sites to market the antivirus live / malware. The website of the platinum soft 2010, for example, also leads to a site promoting the antivirus live malware as a legit virus and spyware protection software. The site also appears to be operated by anti virus live incorporated. More information on Antivirus live platinum can be found here: Platinumsoft2010.

Antivirus live: Who made this software?
Antivirus Live Inc , the supposed company behind the antivirus live claims to be a company that "develops leading Internet security and privacy solutions for enterprises and consumers." The site also claims to be founded in 2000 "to bring security, productivity and privacy to the internet".
Antivirus Live Inc. Attack
Is antivirus live legitimate? Ironically, no antivirus live inc phone number or contact information is provided in the site which is uncommon for a site claiming to be by an established and known security company. Antivirus Live Inc company should not be trusted as it markets a fake antivirus protection software that cannot rid your computer of malwares and viruses. If you have made a purchase from this company and you are looking for the antivirus live incorporated phone number, chances are you won't find any because the "antivirus live inc" company is a bogus security company.
How do I remove antivirus live ?

Removing antivirus live is fortunately possible. You may want to follow an antivirus live manual removal procedure or you may opt for the easier cure for antivirus live advertising virus, using a fake antivirus removal software.

Deleting antivirus live with a fake antivirus removal tool
You can use the free version of Malwarebytes as an antivirus live basic remover.
How to use Malwarebytes Antivirus live inc removal tool

1. Download the Malwarebytes file into a non infected PC
2. Rename the file and copy it into a cd.
3. Reboot your infected PC into safe mode
4. Using the cd, install and run the antivirus live inc virus remover tool into your infected system.

How to manually remove antivirus live
If you need help manually remove antivirus live, you may follow this manual antivirus live fake ware removal instruction from 2-spyware.com:
Antivirus live inc. removal: "manually remove" antivirus live

Kill antivirus live inc virus processes:
[random]sysguard.exe

Delete antivirus live inc spyware registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyOverride" = ""
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyServer" = "http=127.0.0.1:5555"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes" = ".exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"

Delete anti virus live inc files:
[random]sysguard.exe

Delete directories:
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[random]sysguard.exe