How to manually remove Virus Protector 2008

Virus Protector 2008, also known as VirusProtector2008, is one of the latest counterfeit antispyware. It usually comes up after you installed a video codec that come with Trojan, malware and virus. You might get infected by visiting some malicious websites. This post provide antivirus support to remove virus protector 2008

Step 1 : Stop Virus Protector 2008 Processes:

Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete, then click on Task Manager.
Select the process VirusProtector2008.exe and VP2008.exe , then click on End Process

Step 2: Find and Delete these Virus Protector 2008:

Click Start and then click on Search, then click on All Files and Folders
Type the filenames
VirusProtector2008.exe
VirusProtector2008.lnk
VP2008.exe
Uninstall VirusProtector2008.lnk
Delete files one by one
Step 3 :Remove Virus Protector 2008 Registry Values:

Important This post contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs

Click Start and then click on Run
Type in Regedit
Locate and delete the following registry value.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surround Software Solutions\Virus Protector 2008
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CrucialSoft Ltd
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CrucialSoft Ltd\Virus Protector 2008
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\Virus Protector 2008 5.7
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ?Virus Protector 2008
Close Registry editor

How to remove xp antivirus 2008 spyware

Antivirus 2008 is counterfeit anti-virus software. Antivirus 2008 usually installed itself onto your PC without your permission, through Trojan and virus. Antivirus 2008 will display fake system alerts or fake security alerts to trick user to buy the Paid Version of Antivirus 2008 (You could get Antivirus 2008 by opening an infected message in myspace or installing infected or fake video codec from video sharing websites.)

Follow this
Press “Alt+Ctrl+Delete“, then click on “Task Manager“.
You can also launch the Task Manager instantly if you press Ctrl + Shift + ESC simultaneously.
Right click on AV2008.exe and AntiVirus2008.exe and click End Task.
Create a registry backup
Remove HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AntiVirus2008
Remove HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion \Uninstall\AntiVirus2008
Click Start –> Search, then click on 'For Files and Folders…'
Search for File name AV2008.exe , AntiVirus2008.exe , AntiVirus2008.lnk , Uninstall AntiVirus2008.lnk
Type the filenames on the search box, and choose the “Local Hard Drives” (normally, it’s C: drive)
Click on 'Search' and delete these files

If this post unable to remove Spyware from computer simply contact to antivirus support site.