AV2009.EXE is a part of Rogue Security Software Antivirus 2009.

Related files:
av2009.exe
AV2009.lnk
Uninstall Antivirus.lnk
AV2009.exe.exe

Symptoms:

AV2009 usually come up after you installed a video codec that come with Trojan, malware and virus.
AV2009 normally generates fake and misleading system popup error messages so end-users will be tricked into purchase AV2009.

Step 1: Stop these Antivirus 2009 processes:

Remove Av2009 update.exe virus from computer.

1. Press “Alt+Ctrl+Delete.”

2. Click on “Task Manager”.
You can also launch the Task Manager instantly if you press Ctrl + Shift + ESC simultaneously. This is much easier than accessing it from Ctrl + Alt + Delete or the taskbar.
It works for both Windows XP or Windows Vista. .

3. Select the process that you want to stop, then click on “End Task”.

Now search these Process and Remove it.

av2009.exe
av2009[1].exe
AV2009Install.exe
Antivirus2009.exe

Step 2: Remove these Antivirus 2009 Registry Entries:

Step 1. Go to Start.

Step 2. Click Run.

Step 3. Type “regedit” and click on OK.

Step 4. Now it opens the Registry Editor

Step 5. In order to modify the registry key, you need to find the exact registry key you want to edit. In case you know what exact subkey you are looking for, you can easily navigate through the subkey.

Or,

you can press Ctrl + F (or go to Edit -> Find) to locate the subkey that contains the value you want to edit.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Run\15358943642955870504508370025739
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antivirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”Antivirus” = “%ProgramFiles%\Antivirus 2009\Antvrs.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus

Step 3: Remove these Antivirus 2009 files:

av2009.exe
av2009install.exe
av2009install_0011.exe
av2009[1].exe
Antivirus2009.exe
ieupdates.exe
scui.cpl
%program_files%\antivirus 2009\av2009.exe
%startmenu%\antivirus 2009\antivirus 2009.lnk
%startmenu%\antivirus 2009\uninstall antivirus 2009.lnk
winsrc.dll
%desktopdirectory%\antivirus 2009.lnk
winsrc.dll ieupdates.exe
av2009install_0011.exe
av2009install.exe
%program_files%\antivirus 2009\av2009.exe

To view more methods for manual removal of Av2009update.exe Please visit –

Removing these apps from your PC is a hard task. Using the tools Spyware Doctor, ComboFix and a good registry cleaner may help you.

BUT, often we find that the most cost effective course of action is to back up your data and then rebuild your PC from scratch.

I own an IT company, and my guys have dealt with literaly hundreds of PCs with this infection.

Good luck.

-MP