Article by George Norman

On 02 Nov 2009

From the Latin I took in school I remember that vita is Latin for life; and with that in mind, Vitae Antivirus would translate as Life’s Antivirus. Leaving semantics aside, there is just one thing you need to know about Vitae Antivirus 2008: it is not a genuine antivirus program, it is a rogue. This means it has no virus detection, removal and protection capabilities. It just claims to have so it can scam the user out of some money. Here is how the scam goes:

• First of all, Vitae Antivirus needs to make its way onto a user’s computer. In this regard malicious webpages and Trojans are used. On the malicious webpages Vitae Antivirus 2008 is presented as being a genuine, legitimate and properly good security software application – but this is nothing but malicious advertising. As far as the Trojan distribution method is concerned, the whole thing goes like this: the user visits a webpage (usually adult site) and wants to view a video; he is informed that a codec is needed to play the video and he is asked to click a link to download it; if the user clicks the link he will download a Trojan into his computer.
• Once Vitae Antivirus 2008 is installed on a system, it’s all about scaring the user into thinking his computer is infected. The rogue will perform fake system scans and will detect numerous phony infections. When the user wants to remove these threats, Vitae Antivirus 2008 asks the user to purchase a license. Do not part with your hard earned money. Do not spend it on a fake like Vitae Antivirus 2008 anyway. If you have to spend it, spend it on a genuine, legitimate security software solution.

Vitae Antivirus 2008 comes from the same family of rogues that gave us Antivirus 2008 and Antivirus 2009.



Automatic removal guide
Step 1. If you have a printer, make sure to print out this tutorial. If you do not have a printer, save this tutorial, go out to a copy center and print it out there. If you do not have a printer and do not want to go out, then use the pen and paper method: grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down the instruction presented in the steps below. In the process of eliminating Vitae Antivirus 2008 from your machine you will need to shut down the browser. And since this will also shut down the tutorial, you need to know what you should do next.

Step 2. You will have to install Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. In this regard you need to download the software’s setup executable. Just click this link and save the .exe file on your computer (preferably on your desktop).

Step 3. Double click the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware setup executable. It should be on the desktop under the name mbam-setup. This will launch the installation process. If you already know how to install a piece of software, proceed to step 4. If you do not know how to do this, we’ll walk you though it all:



- The Select Setup Language window should have popped up. By default, the language in which the software will be installed is set to English, but you can change this. The software provides support for 30+ languages. After selecting the language of your choice, click OK. It would be best to just leave it set to English though.



- The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Setup Wizard will now popup. Just click Next.



- You will be presented with the License Agreement. Click I accept the agreement and then click Next. If you do not accept the agreement you will not be able to continue.



- Keep clicking Next until you get to the Ready to install window. Now click Install. After the installation process completes click Finish. Do not uncheck the boxes next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware or Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.















Step 4. The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware application will launch automatically. The Perform quick scan option should be checked by default – if it isn’t then check it and then click Scan. You are well advised to close all running apps before clicking scan. This will ensure the scan for Vitae Antivirus 2008 will complete swiftly.



Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of Vitae Antivirus 2008. This may take a while, so be patient. It all depends on how powerful your computer is and how many files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has to scan.



When the scan for Vitae Antivirus 2008 is complete you will be presented with a notification box. Click OK to close the notification box and go to the main Scanner screen. Click Show Results and you will be presented with a list of all the infected files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected.





Step 5. Click Remove Selected and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will remove all the infected files it has detected. It may be necessary to restart your computer in order to remove some of these files. After Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is done removing all the infected files, it will open Notepad and present the scan log to you. You can review the log at your leisure – save it If you want.



Step 6. Close Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and you’re done. No traces of Vitae Antivirus 2008 should be left on your computer.

Manual removal guide

Stop and remove the process(es):



Access the Windows Registry Editor and delete the following registry keys:



Locate and delete the following files:



Disable the following DLL libraries:



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