How do I get rid of this annoying devil?

http://www.linux.org/

Edit: I didn't realize that was the name of an actual virus/spyware/whatever, http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html

Funny.. but please help if you can.

I know the one you mean. Got it a month back. Worst. Problem. Ever. Days of finding solutions on forums and such led to temporary reprieves, but nothing I did could completely get rid of it. In the end, a reformat was the only solution.

To get rid of these I use Hijack This to kill the open threads then I find em and delete them both from the program and from the system folders. Also, you may need to use regedit and other tools which can destroy computer.

Be in safe mode on your administrator account. It could help.

Then install a good scanner such as Avast and that also can help.

Otherwise, its time for a format, but it shouldnt need to go that far

Man that page with instructions on trying to remove it is pretty annoying itself. A little knowledge how on how windows works helps will all of these things. Boot into safe mode and get rid of all the crap that starts with the system, HKLM/Software/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run .. and a number of other run keys under users, etc. Other areas crap can hide is under services startup, antivirus startup, and knowing microsoft I'm sure there are a few more I'm not thinking of.

Spybot Search & Destroy will nuke most threats too, so between that & Hijack This, most users should be able to get rid of that dang thing, which seems to have updated itself.
Also: Linky-Linky. This is last years version explained.

malwarebytes anti malware is what we use in the shop to kill that f***er

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Works a charm.
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Actually, Malwarebytes didn't get its buddy WME126 at all.

However, thanks to this blasted virus I'm now MUCH more capable of finding my way around a computer (and the forums are probably happier since I'm spending my time "STILL" working on this damn virus.

Why boot in safe mode though? Maybe I'm just dumb I always work on things as they are.

Safe mode ensures that the program doesnt run. Thats because it ignores the \Run line in the registry

Maelgwyn