Antivirus 360 is the modern and newest counterfeit software that was created to wreck our computers. Antivirus 360 is a bogus software that uses fake scan results and forceful advertising in order to promote itself. It is definitely one of the worst programs we have seen in a long while. Antivirus 360 is a false or forged antivirus product. Antivirus 360 usually reflects incorrect and deceiving messages so end users will be trapped to buy Antivirus 360.

We will discuss how to remove this computer virus. It is very essential to remove Antivirus 360 and all its components. To successfully remove virus or get rid of Antivirus 360, we have created a manual computer virus removal instructions. As usual, confirm that you back up all important data before you proceed. The virus removal process requires some endurance and keenness to experiment.

Antivirus 360 Virus Removal Instructions:
Stop Antivirus 360 Processes:
av360.exe
antivirus360.exe

Find and Delete Antivirus 360 Files:
av360.exe
antivirus360.exe
Antivirus 360.lnk
uninstall Antivirus 360.lnk
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivirus 360.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 360
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 360\Antivirus 360.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 360\Help.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 360\Registration.lnk

Remove Antivirus 360 Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run Antivirus 360
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\13376694984709702142491016734454
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “13376694984709702142491016734454″

Once installed, Antivirus 360 will be configured to start mechanically  without any intervention when you start Windows. Initially once in progress the program will perform a scan, and when completed, will list a range of genuine or missing files as infectious that cannot be removed unless you first purchase the program. What is so dangerous about these scan results is that the files that Antivirus 360 states are infections are actually legal Microsoft files, that if deleted, will make Windows unfeasible. Therefore, if someone believes the results from this program they may manually delete the files thinking they are infections and cause their computer to no longer function. Some files that it states are infections are:

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe

While running you will notice a continuous bombardment of fake security alerts show that your computer has a ample of security risks. These risks vary from files being customized to private data transferred to a distant host. These alerts, are shown to further scare you, thinking you are infected but although they are false, when in reality the Antivirus 360 program is the real virus.

Virus Removal Instructions for Antivirus 360 using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:

• Take a print out of the following instructions as you will have to close every window that is open later in the fix.
• Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, or MBAM, from the following location and save it to your desktop:
• Once downloaded, close all programs and Windows on your computer, including this one.
• Double-click on the icon on your desktop named mbam-setup.exe. This will start the installation of MBAM onto your computer.
• When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware checked. Then click on the Finish button.
• MBAM will now automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program before performing a scan. As MBAM will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program.
• On the Scanner tab, make sure the the Perform full scan option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer for Antivirus 360 related files.
• MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can take quite a while, so we suggest you go and do something else and periodically check on the status of the scan. When MBAM is scanning it will look like the image below.
• You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should click on the Show Results button.
• A screen displaying all the malware that the program found will be shown as seen in the image below. Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.
• You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine. When removing the files, MBAM may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot, please allow it to do so. Once your computer has rebooted, and you are logged in, please continue with the rest of the steps.
• When MBAM has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.
• You can now exit the MBAM program.

Your computer will definitely now be free from the Antivirus 360 program.