Microsoft has removed the rouge Antivirus software program called Antivirus 2009 almost from 394000 computers. December’s version of the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), a free utility that Microsoft pushes to Windows users as part of Patch. Apart from the Antivirus 2009 some other rouge software programs are also removed by the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool including "Antivirus XP," "AntivirusXP 2008" and "Antivirus 2009".
In this month Microsoft has added Win32/Yektel. Win32/Yektel is a different kind of rogue. Like other rogues, it displays fake warnings about possibly malware or spyware, but rather than pretending to be a security product itself, it tries to blend in with its surroundings.
or error pages:
Recent variants go further, however, injecting messages into Google search results. In fact, Yektel’s BHO inserts this into any page that IE retrieves from a URL with the string "google" in it:
All of the above web pages will redirect you to a fake Antivirus software website asking users to register or buy fake antivirus software or register their copy of Windows.
Source: Win32/Yektel – the Other Kind of Rogue
This Antivirus 2009 has infected more number of servers and rewrited the .htaccess file. It has harmed to a high extent…
So if I’m understanding you right the Antivitus 2009 is a virus? How can I get rid of this virus? In layman terms hope you can help. Will this freedownload on this web site under One Trackback/Ping work? Thanks desperate person!!!!