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Remove Antivirus Soft - AntivirusSoft Removal Information

Today, we would like to tell you a few words about one of the most nasty rogue antivirus applications which name is Antivirus Soft. So, Antivirus Soft was created by the same bad guys who want to make fortune from stealing and fooling. They have also created Antivirus Live, which is not less perilous as Antivirus Soft is. Being pushed by the Trojan which imitates being a part of useful software that gives users opportunity to view movies online from different misleading web pages, it becomes very easy for Antivirus Soft to enter your system unnoticeably and begin its nasty work every time your log in into Windows. After invasion, Antivirus Soft will perform a system scan which is basically an imitation of working. Indeed, all of the nasty infections that this badware detected are in reality simple harmless files that are shown as infections only for one reason: to scare users and make them paying money in order to remove the threats. Unfortunately, when you purchased the registered license of Antivirus Soft you are getting absolutely worthless product that will not help you to prevent further infecting. Moreover, if you let Antivirus Soft being safely working inside your PC, without doubt it will cause even worst damages to your machine and its productivity. Another nasty feature of Antivirus Soft is hijacking your internet browser. When Antivirus Soft has got over your Internet Explorer then it gets a chance to be able to control your traffic. This means that Antivirus Soft will follow your every step inside the world web and will deny you an access to those security pages that can detect and remove Antivirus Soft out of your computer. All in all, Antivirus Soft is extremely dangerous and unwanted application that pretends to be antispyware tool, but only makes money influencing and fooling you into buying products you do not need. For this reasons, Antivirus Soft must be removed from your PC as soon as possible, until it is not too late.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: Critical
Screenshot:

Antivirus Soft Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove Antivirus Soft manually:
It's possible to remove Antivirus Soft manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\[random string]\[random string]sysguard.exe
Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “RunInvalidSignatures” = “1?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyOverride” = “”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyServer” = “http=127.0.0.1:5555?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random string]“
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random string]“

Please be careful because manual removal of Antivirus Soft may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on February 1st, 2010 with 2 comments.
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Remove Os-guard2010.com (Removal Tool & Instructions)

Os-guard2010.com is misleading web site that is extremely dangerous for the security of your computer. The deal is Os-guard2010.com is a browser hijacking virus that promotes rogue (or fake) antispyware applications such as Antivirus Live. This site was created in order to invade users’ browsers and every time they use them, Os-guard2010.com will redirect victims to Antivirus Live official page. But first of all, Os-guard2010.com will scare users and make them believe that they are in great risk of being infected. Without doubts, every user cares about such thing as computer protection and Os-guard2010.com influences in the way you cannot tell is it truth or not. The main goal of Os-guard2010.com though, is influence you and trick you into purchasing Antivirus Live license. Os-guard2010.com persuade you that Antivirus Live is the security tool you really need to fight the threats on your computer and prevent it from further infecting. Please note, that Antivirus Live itself is malicious rogue antispyware application that was produced by those people who makes fortune on tricking ordinary people. That is why everything this rogue antispyware offers you to and Os-guard2010.com as well, is nothing more but scam and a try to steal your money and damage your PC. We highly recommend everyone who faced Os-guard2010.com problem to make sure that this infection is fully isolated from your computer. It has been highly recommended not to follow any suggestions Os-guard2010.com gives you and keep yourself from being tricked, because this may lead to unpredictable and perilous issues.

Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Author:
Antivirus Live Inc
Threat Level: Critical
Screenshot:

Os-guard2010.com Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove Os-guard2010.com manually:
It's possible to remove Os-guard2010.com manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

%WINDOWS%\sysguard.exe
%WINDOWS%\system32\iehelper.dll

Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BAD4551D-9B24-42cb-9BCD-818CA2DA7B63}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{BAD4551D-9B24-42cb-9BCD-818CA2DA7B63}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “system tool”


Please be careful because manual removal of Os-guard2010.com may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on December 15th, 2009 with no comments.
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Remove Soft Veteran - SoftVeteran Removal Information

Soft Veteran is the newest misleading application. It was created by the hackers, that is why this badware is not the protection you should trust in. The main aim for this software is to trick you and do everything to convince you to purchase their license. After been settled down on your PC, Soft Veteran will immediately start scanning the whole system. Very predictable that different scans are going to show the same result. Soft Veteran will always alert you about tons of malwares and viruses all over your computer. Interesting fact that all of the threats Soft Veteran tries to make you believe in probably do not even exist, because Soft Veteran created those files by itself. That is why, purchasing the “registered license” will not give you any profit. Soft Veteran is not going to stop only on fake system scans. It will always send you buzz notifications and pop-ups screaming about the need of license purchasing. Everything is just a simple spam and must be always ignored. Moreover, after some period of time, Soft Veteran will actually download the virus and that is the moment when you are getting into huge danger, because you will not be informed about anything, so infection will have tons of time to destroy all your system. To cut our report, we recommend you to get rid of Soft Veteran as soon as all the symptoms from the above were detected, even though you have already purchased its license.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: Critical
Screenshot:

Soft Veteran Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove Soft Veteran manually:
It's possible to remove Soft Veteran manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Soft Veteran.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Veteran
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Veteran\1 Soft Veteran.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Veteran\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Veteran\3 Uninstall.lnk
c:\Program Files\Soft Veteran Software
c:\Program Files\Soft Veteran Software\Soft Veteran
c:\Program Files\Soft Veteran Software\Soft Veteran\data.bin
c:\Program Files\Soft Veteran Software\Soft Veteran\license.txt
c:\Program Files\Soft Veteran Software\Soft Veteran\uninstall.exe
c:\Program Files\Soft Veteran Software\Soft Veteran\Soft Veteran.exe

Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Soft Veteran
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Soft Veteran
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Soft Veteran
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Soft Veteran"


Please be careful because manual removal of Soft Veteran may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on October 22nd, 2009 with no comments.
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Remove SaveDefender - Save Defender Removal Information

SaveDefender is another representative of Winisoft family which already has more than 20 “exponents” of rogue applications. As its predecessors, SaveDefender uses backdoor Trojans and misleading online antimalware scanners in order to get into your computer. Once installed, parasite will be configured to start automatically every time you login in Windows. SaveDefender creates numerous files with random names in order to detect infected items. But in reality this files won’t carry any danger to your computer, they are shown to you in order to scare you and push into purchasing licensed version for about a 50$. While running, SaveDefender will bother you with annoying pop-ups, exaggerated scan results and fake security alerts informing that your computer is seriously infected and you must buy full version in order to remove all threats and protect your data and privacy. Last but not least, by using too many system recourses while “working” in background SaveDefender can noticeably slow down your computer. As you see SaveDefender is mostly unwanted application on your computer, we advise you to remove SaveDefender as soon as possible.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: Critical
Screenshot:

SaveDefender Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove SaveDefender manually:
It's possible to remove SaveDefender manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SaveDefender.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SaveDefender
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SaveDefender\1 SaveDefender.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SaveDefender\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SaveDefender\3 Uninstall.lnk
%Temp%\ri2aqoym.exe
c:\Program Files\SaveDefender Software
c:\Program Files\SaveDefender Software\SaveDefender
c:\Program Files\SaveDefender Software\SaveDefender\SaveDefender.exe
c:\Program Files\SaveDefender Software\SaveDefender\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\101919py365z.ocx
c:\WINDOWS\10203hack9z5l284.ocx
c:\WINDOWS\10ez5parse20909.bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32\13542spazbot13c9.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\system32\13598viruz5b9.ocx
c:\WINDOWS\system32\14397szambot506.exe


Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SaveDefender
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SaveDefender
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SaveDefender
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_SAVEDEFENDERSVC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SaveDefenderSvc
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "ri2aqoym.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SaveDefender"


Please be careful because manual removal of SaveDefender may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on September 20th, 2009 with no comments.
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Remove Windows Additional Guard - WindowsAdditionalGuard Removal Information

Windows Additional Guard is new and very dangerous fake security application. Parasite is successor of infamous Windows System Suite and Windows Protection Suite. Windows Additional Guard is promoted via backdoor Trojans and misleading online scanners. Once, Windows Additional Guard gets in touch with your system it will create numerous fake infections in order to detect them as threats in further full system scans. Also Windows Additional Guard will be configured to start automatically every time you login into Windows. You will find out that your Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are hijacked and they use Search-gala.com search engine instead of legitimate ones. While running, parasite will also flood your system with fake security alerts in order to convince you that your computer is seriously infected and you must purchase licensed version to solve all problems. Moreover, Windows Additional Guard will constantly perform full system scan and list you misleading scan results. But you must remember that all displayed infections was created by Windows Additional Guard, and are absolutely harmless. The only infection which you have on your board is Windows Additional Guard. We advise you to remove Windows Additional Guard immediately.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: dreamakerlab
Threat Level: High
Screenshot:
Windows Additional Guard Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove Windows Additional Guard manually:
It's possible to remove Windows Additional Guard manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\578.mof
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\mozcrt19.dll
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\sqlite3.dll
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\WI345d.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\WINAG.ico
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\WINAGSys
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\WINAGSys\vd952342.bd
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\WINAGSys
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\WINAGSys\winag.cfg
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Windows Additional Guard.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Additional Guard
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Additional Guard\cookies.sqlite
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Additional Guard.lnk
%UserProfile%\Recent\ANTIGEN.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\cb.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\ddv.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\dudl.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\exec.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\fan.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\FS.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\ppal.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\SICKBOY.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.sys
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Windows Additional Guard.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Additional Guard.lnk
c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\search.xml


Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WI345d.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "URL" => "http://search-gala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "967907703"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Windows Additional Guard"


Please be careful because manual removal of Windows Additional Guard may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on September 7th, 2009 with no comments.
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Remove Green AV - GreenAV Removal Information

Green AV is a rogue antivirus program that puts on a sleek appearance, but offers no service whatsoever. It was made to use your money, and nothing more. After installing Green AV it starts automatically scanning, with numerous alerts after finishing. Then it will offer you, to purchase the product that is going to help the customer to deal with all the problems on PC. For a not a small payment you could get the program that worst nothing. The reason is clear: there were no problems from the scanning beginning. Green AV just want the ordinary citizens, who are searching for help, believe it and purchase the application, leaving their money in thief’s pockets. Green AV doesn’t help you to get rid of viruses, it might also bring some in your system without any alerts. In this case, you will face even more problems, and can see your little computer for the last time ever, and even more, you are going to lose all the privet information there. Believing this program is the one of the easiest ways of losing money. All in all, pay attention to what you are purchasing, and try not to be tricked by modern, revolutionary smart internet thieves.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: High
Screenshot:

Green AV Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove Green AV manually:
It's possible to remove Green AV manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

gav.exe
uninstall.exe
mgrdll.exe


Remove registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Green AV


Please be careful because manual removal of Green AV may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on September 1st, 2009 with no comments.
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