What is antivirus2008?

Answer 1

Antivirus2008 is known as Norton Antivirus2008 but hackers are now using the "Antivirus2008" name for a rogue or fake program. Do not confuse Norton antivirus2008 with the fake Antivirus2008 program. Norton Antivirus2008 is a legitimate product but antivirus2008 is not. Antivirus2008 is a rogue anti-spyware program that is totally different from Norton's AntiVirus programs because of the popup alerts that it gives you warning you of an infection. Norton Antivirus is not as intrusive as the fake antivirus2008 program. You may also notice that the rogue anti-spyware program Antivirus2008 does not actually remove spyware or viruses from your computer if you try to use it. (do not ever use the fake antivirus2008 program) Hackers have used this name to confuse computer users and trick them into purchasing the bad program which happens to be named Antivirus2008. You can remove the fake program from your computer by following guides that are available online such as Spyware-Techie http://www.spyware-techie.com/antivirus-2008-or-antivirus2008-removal-guide/ or http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus2008.html or BleepingComputer http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic147792.htm. Antivirus2008 is very difficult to remove and simply using the add/remove feature in Windows does not completely remove it.