clipped from: www.infopackets.com   

Last month Microsoft claimed it purged programs called "Advanced Antivirus," "Ultimate Antivirus 2008," and "XPert Antivirus" from almost a million PCs. This month, Microsoft targeted the Win32/FakeXPA family (including Win32/Yektel and Win32/FakeXPA) which include fake security software called "Antivirus XP," "AntivirusXP 2008," and "Antivirus 2009." (Source: technet.com)

Free Tools to Remove Antivirus 2009 (Rogue)

If your system has any of the above mentioned rogue programs, you should scan your PC with MSRT from Microsoft immediately.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

Other useful resources and tools to remove the rogue Antivirus 2009 malware:

  • Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is a free tool that removes all traces of Antivirus 2009
     
  • A-squared Anti-Malware is another free tool that will remove all traces of Antivirus 2009
     
  • Antivirus 2009 information from BleepingComputer.com
     
  • Removing the Antivirus 2009 Infection from Miguel Campos Blog