System Antivirus 2008 is a fake anti-spyware program and also discovered to be a clone of Antivirus2008 which is running lose on the internet causing havoc. System Antivirus 2008 uses its colorful interface and fake scans to persuade computer users to purchase the complete version of the System Antivirus 2008 program. You must not fall for System Antivirus 2008 tactics.

System Antivirus 2008 is not a good program to have on your computer. If you have System Antivirus 2008 installed then you may get several annoy popups. System Antivirus 2008 may have come from a Trojan infection which could have been downloaded through a fake video codec. System Antivirus 2008 should be removed as soon as possible to avoid damage to your system or personal data.

The following process will help you remove System Antivirus 2008 from your system easily and safely.

System Antivirus 2008 Manual Removal Process:

1. Click on the Start Menu button, then click on the Control Panel option, and then Double-click on the Add or Remove Programs icon.

2. Locate System Antivirus 2008 and double-click on it to uninstall System Antivirus 2008. Follow the screen step-by-step screen instructions to complete uninstallation of System Antivirus 2008. Do not worry about this if you cannot find it in Add/Remove window. Simply skip to #5.

3. Restart the computer.

4. When it has completed uninstalling you can close Add or Remove Programs and your Control Panel.

5. Close all programs.

6. Search and delete the following infected entries in registry. If you do not know how to edit registry, click here to read more.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antivirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”Antivirus” = “%ProgramFiles%\System Antivirus 2008\Antvrs.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus

7. Stop System Antivirus 2008 process. If you do not know how to stop a running process, click here to read more.

8. Find and delete the following infected files from your system. Don’t worry if you don’t find these files. Just proceed to next step.

SystemAntivirus2008.exe
wininet.dll
shlwapi.dll

If you do not know how to find it or having difficulties locating the file, click here to read more.

9. Rename the files that you found above to “foundbadfile1.dll” and “foundbadfile2.dll” (if you can not rename this file, then try to restart your computer in safe mode then try to rename this file.) If you don’t know how to start the computer in safe mode, click here to read more.

10. Go to C:\Program Files\ folder and delete the “System Antivirus 2008″ folder (if you can’t delete it, reboot your computer to safe mode then delete the folder. Do not worry about it if you can’t find this folder.)

11. Click here to bookmark this page (you will need to comeback to this page after reboot)
(If you are using Firefox click on Ctrl+D on your keyboard to bookmark this page)

12. Restart your computer

13. Go to your computer and delete the “foundbadfile1.dll” and “foundbadfile2.dll” file

14. You have just removed System Antivirus 2008 from your computer manually.

Remove System Antivirus 2008 with SmitfraudFix:

SmitfraudFix is a free tool that S!Ri created to remove fake anti-spyware programs. It can be risky so we cannot guarantee the result. Please use it with reservations. We would never recommend to purchase anything unless it’s necessary. That’s why we produce this free removal process.

1. Download SmitfraudFix tool and save it to your desktop.

2. Restart your computer and boot into Safe Mode. If you don’t know how to start the computer in safe mode, click here to read more.

3. Double-click on the SmitfraudFix.exe icon then follow the screen instructions. Option #2 should be selected in this case.

4. When you are prompted with “Do you want to clean the registry ?”, simply answer “Y”.

5. Reboot.

6. You should have removed System Antivirus 2008 from your computer. Sometimes it might take more than once to work properly. If SmitfraudFix removal tool does not work, which is in no-guarantee due to the nature of spyware, please refer to the manual removal steps above or purchase a legitimate removal tool if necessary.

(Disclaimers: These instructions are free and not guaranteed to work. Please use it at your own risks. We are not responsible for any damages.)