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Green AV / GreenAV Virus Removal Guide

Green AV is a rogue security application and a fake antivirus program. Green AV hopes to trick the user into thinking that it is a real program. The program hopes to scare the user into purchasing the program by displaying fake virus scan results. However, the program is fake and doesn’t work. Even on a new computer, a virus scan by Green AV will still show tens of fake virus infections.

The program will tell the user that their computer is infected and will use tactics to convince the user to purchase it. However, the program itself doesn’t work to remove viruses. It has a website which it uses to advertise the fake program. Green AV will use pop ups to constantly alert the user and  possible scare them into purchasing the fake program.

Common symptoms and characteristics of Green AV and other rogue security programs include:
1. Green AV is generally installed without user permission through a trojan horse.
2. Green AV uses pop ups and fake virus scans to scare the user.
3. Green AV website is unprofessional, with fake testimonials and fake awards.
4. The payment website for Green AV looks suspicious.
5. Various antivirus and system programs on the user’s computer will stop functioning.

Green AV is fake and should be removed.

Virus Type: Rogue Security Application: Click Here To Learn More
Threat Level: 8 / 10

Below is our recommended removal tool for Green AV. The removal tool has been rated 5 cows out of 5 by Tucows and was previously CNET’s Editor’s Choice. Feel free to download it below.

If you are unable to run the removal tool, or are unable to run any programs in general, you may need to stop the processes associated with Windows Police Pro with task manager. If task manager has been blocked by Windows Police Pro, try using Process Explorer.

Manual Green AV Removal – In order to manually remove Green AV, the processes associated with Green AV must be stopped, the files associated with the processes must be removed, and the registry entries must be corrected to the previous state before Green AV entered the computer.

Stop Green AV Processes (Learn How To Do This)
gav.exe

Remove Green AV Files (Learn How To Do This)
C:\Program Files\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\GAV\
C:\Program Files\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\GAV\gav.exe

Remove Green AV Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Green AV
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Green AV

Remove Green AV Startup Entry (Learn How To Do This)
gav.exe

Common Questions -
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2. How did I get this computer virus? (Click Here To View)
3. What common symptoms show that my computer may be infected? (Click Here To View)
4. What is a rogue security application? (Click Here To View)
5. What are some antivirus and antispyware programs which I can use to remove viruses and spyware? (Click Here To View)

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