- 1). Stop the Antivirus 360 processes running in the background that will interfere with the removal. Press "Ctrl + Alt + Delete" on the keyboard to open the Task Manager utility. Click the "Processes" tab and select the "c:\\Program Files\\A360\\av360.exe" filename in the list. Click on the "End Process" button to stop the Antivirus 360 processes.
- 2). Use the Windows Search tool to locate and delete the Antivirus 360 system files and folders. Click on the "Start" button and click "Search" to open the Search tool.
- 3). Select "All Files and Folders" and type the name of the Antivirus 360 file or folder into the search box. Select "Local Hard Drives" and click on the "Search" button to locate the file. Right-click on the file icon and click "Delete" to send the file to the Recycling Bin.
The Antivirus 360 filenames are:
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Antivirus 360.lnk
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivirus 360.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 360
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 360\Antivirus 360.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 360\Help.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 360\Registration.lnk - 4). Remove the keys and values in the Windows Registry that are associated with Antivirus 360. To open the Registry Editor, click "Start" and enter "regedit" into the search field. Click on the "Registry Editor" option that appears in the list. Click "Edit" and choose "Find." Enter the name of the entry into the search field and click "Find." Right-click on the entry that is displayed and click "Delete."
The names of the Antivirus 360 registry entries are:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\13376694984709702142491016734454
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “13376694984709702142491016734454″ - 5). Close the Registry Editor window and right-click on the "Recycling Bin" icon. Choose the "Empty" option to completely remove and uninstall Antivirus 360 from the computer.
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