IE Antivirus or IE Antivirus 3.2 Removal Guide

Do you know what IE Antivirus is?

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IE Antivirus, also referred to as IE Antivirus 3.2 or IEAntivirus, is a rogue anti-spyware program that pretends to be a legitimate spyware removal tool. IE Antivirus was discovered by us to be a variant of other previous rogue applications such as Malware Bell, Files Secure and IE Defender. IE Antivirus is potent in the way that it displays erroneous scan results listing several infections that it supposedly found on your system. The scan results that IE Antivirus lists are totally bogus and cannot be trusted.

IE Antivirus is no good at removing spyware or any other known parasites. IE Antivirus may be installed through the well known Vundo or Zlob Trojan infection. Usually these types of Trojans are downloaded through a fake video codec or peer to peer websites. IE Antivirus’ ultimate goal is to get computer users to purchase the full version of IE Antivirus through it’s devious antics. IE Antivirus has it’s own website, IEAntivirus.com, which promotes and sells the IE Antivirus software. This website should be avoided because it is very devious in the way it advertises and promotes a potentially dangerous program.

In non-techie terms: IE Antivirus is just like other known rogue anti-spyware programs in that it attempts to take your money in return for a useless program. IE Antivirus is a complete waste of time and should not be downloaded or purchased under any circumstances.

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Aliases: IE Antivirus, IE Antivirus 3.2, IEAntivirus, IEAntivirus.com

IE Antivirus Automatic Removal Instructions

This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.

Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.

1. Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.

2. Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
   desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop.

3. After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu.
   Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
   press Enter to delete infect files.

4. SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup
   processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk
   Cleanup program.

5. Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the
   message ‘Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes)
   and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.

6. SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will
   ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
   file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter.

7. Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
8. After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
   removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
   rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:).

9. Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
10. Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
    click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.

11. Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp,
    click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
    you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.

12. Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download
    all critical updates.

IE Antivirus Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. IE Antivirus manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that IE Antivirus will be removed completely. So read the IE Antivirus removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

1. Uninstall IE Antivirus Program
   Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall IE Antivirus if found.
2. To stop IE Antivirus processes (view process removal steps)
   Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
   Search and stop these IE Antivirus processes:
   ieavinstaller.exe
   uninst.exe
   ieav.exe

   For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.

3. To Unregister IE Antivirus DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
   Search and unregister these IE Antivirus DLLs:
   ieantivirus.dll

   To locate the IE Antivirus DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type IE Antivirus and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
   Once you have the IE Antivirus DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
   To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).

4. To unregister IE Antivirus registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
   Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
   Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
   Search and delete these IE Antivirus registry keys:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\ie antivirus
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\ieantivirus
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run antispy
   

5. If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
6. Remove IE Antivirus Directories.
   To find IE Antivirus directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
   Search and delete the following IE Antivirus directories:
   %program_files%\ieantivirus
   %programs%\ie antivirus 3.2.lnk
   %desktopdirectory%\ie antivirus 3.2.lnk
   C:\ProgramFiles\ieantivirus

   Right-click on the IE Antivirus folder and select Delete.
   A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder IE Antivirus and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
   Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting IE Antivirus could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.

7. To remove IE Antivirus icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the IE Antivirus manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your IE Antivirus problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that IE Antivirus will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.