I had a hell of a time helping someone get this freakin' off a PC the other day, on Saturday to be exact. So if you come across this program, stay the hell away from it.
The help I got was from the Windows XP/Vista Blog. I copied and pasted it for you to read.
peace,
ravnone1
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Wav (wav.exe) Removal Instructions
May 1st, 2008 | by Alex |
wav.exe Descriptions:
wav.exe, or simply wav , is a file that associated with a rogue anti-spyware application called Windows Antivirus 2008. Don’t be fooled. wav is a fake software by itself but advertises itself as a removal tool. This annoying rogue antispyware application is back after changing its face mask. It is believed that it is a variant of XP Antivirus 2008. As a matter of fact, it is one of the latest counterfeit anti-spyware softwares that causes troubles for so many innocent computer users today.
If you happen to see this file in your computer, you need to remove it immdiately.
Download SpyHunter* Spyware Detection Utility.
Manual Removal Instructions:
Stop wav Processes:
(Learn how to do this)
wav.exe
wav2008setup.exe
Find and Delete these wav Files:
(Learn how to do this)
wav.exe
wav2008setup.exe
%desktopdirectory%\Windows Antivirus 2008 3.2.lnk
%program_files%\WindowsAntivirus2008\ieas.db2
%program_files%\WindowsAntivirus2008\uninst.exe
%program_files%\WindowsAntivirus2008\wav.exe
%program_files%\WindowsAntivirus2008\wav.exe
%program_files%\WindowsAntivirus2008\uninst.exe
%programs%\Windows Antivirus 2008 3.2.lnk
Remove WindowsAntivirus2008 Registry Values:
(Learn how to do this)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\WindowsAntivirus2008
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\Windows Antivirus 2008
Download SpyHunter* Spyware Detection Utility.
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*The free version of spyhunter is only a scanner (to detect spyware, trojans and malware on your computer). To use the removal tool you have to purchase the full version.
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3 Responses to “Wav (wav.exe) Removal Instructions”
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By WJ on Jun 28, 2008 | Reply
I had this happen and it was the worst hijack I ever hadon a cpmputer.It actually went to sites that asked for credit cards.. Anyway I only had it for a few hours and finally did system restore back a week and all is well for now…hope I amnot missing something here……….thanks for your help here.
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By SPC Thompson on Oct 2, 2008 | Reply
The registry values here were wrong. Just search for WindowsAntivirus2008 in the registry and delete all occurrences. Another thing to add, before you start do this. Goto the windows task manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL) click on the processes tab find the process named “wav.exe” click on it then click end process. This will stop the annoying pop ups so that you can get to work. And possibly prevent it from moving around and multiplying while you’re deleting it.
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By ali on Oct 5, 2008 | Reply
hello i have the same thing but its anti virus 2009 with Windows AV wave.exe i want to remove it please help me.
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