Antivirus Soft is a new rogue anti-apyware program going around. Rogue Anti-spyware programs are disigned to do one thing and one thing only that is to scare you into buying the full version of the useless program. This is achieved by continuously displaying fake pop-up messages and conducting dodgy system scans which inform you to get rid of the found threats by purchasing the full version of the program. Quite simple, but unfortunately people do fall for this, so if your PC has been infected with Antivirus Soft please continue reading the Antivirus Soft Removal guide below to get rid of this deadly virus ASAP.
Threat Level: High
Ignoring Antivirus Soft will cause major system disruption and further malware invasion which will risk your privacy and computers security.
Note : To avoid the unnecessary risk of damaging your computer, we highly recommend you use a good malware removal utility to automatically detect and remove Antivirus Soft and other spyware threats on your PC. Plus you will be enabling real time protection so you never get infected by spyware again
Download Spyware Doctor Antivirus Soft Removal Tool
You May Have to Start Your PC In Safe Mode To Remove This Virus: As the computer is booting press “F8” to load into safe mode. When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select “Safe Mode with Networking“. Now download the removal tool and scan your PC to detect and remove the malware
Antivirus Soft Manual Removal:
**Manual Removal is a Highly Risky Procedure and Only recommended for Full Computer Experts, Deleting The wrong File could Cause an Entire System Failure**
The best way to remove Antivirus Soft would be to use a proven Spyware removal Tool.
Note: This manual removal process is very difficult, nothing is guaranteed, and you run the risk of destroying your computer. We highly recommend you use Spyware Doctor 2010 to remove the threat:
1. Remove the “Antivirus Soft” processes files:
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]sysguard.exe
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]sftav.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]sysguard.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random]\[random]sysguard.exe
2. Locate and delete “Antivirus Soft” registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “Antivirus Soft”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “Antivirus Soft”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “[random]”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “[random]”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Attachments �SaveZoneInformation� = “1″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet Settings “ProxyServer” = “http=127.0.0.1:5555″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Associations “Files” = “.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “RunInvalidSignatures” = “1″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyOverride” = “”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
3. Remove the “Antivirus Soft” processes files:
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]sysguard.exe
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]sftav.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]sysguard.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random]\[random]sysguard.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random]\
C:\Program Files\Antivirus Soft\
Please, be aware that manual removal of Antivirus Soft is a cumbersome procedure and does not ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may automatically reanimate themselves afterwards.
Recommended Removal:
Our suggestion for preventing future malware is to obtain a good online anti-spyware program, which will make sure that your system remains safe when you surf on the web. Using and downloading from the internet without Spyware protection in play is basically asking for trouble!
If you think you may already have Antivirus Soft, then use our removal tool to find Antivirus Soft and other common malware infections.
