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		<title>Malware.Monster.DX</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristopher</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Fake Antispyware]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Malware.Monster.DX.gif" title="Malware.Monster.DX screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Malware.Monster.DX.gif" class="alignleft" alt="Malware.Monster.DX screenshot" /></a>  <strong>Malware.Monster.DX</strong> is an imaginary threat created by scareware AntivirusBEST.  Malware.Monster.DX appears in "Stop error" screens by AntivirusBEST, which read:
<blockquote>"A malware application has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your data: Malware.Monster.DX_New_0xA21518F0. This is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer.  If this screen appears again, follow these steps. Check to make sure your antivirus software is properly installed, If this is a new installation, ask your software manufacturer for any antivirus updates you might need. Windows detected unregistered version of AntivirusBEST protection on your computer.  If problem continues, please activate your antivirus software to prevent computer damage and data loss."</blockquote>
This "Stop error" screen is just a scare tactic used by AntivirusBEST, to get you to blow money on the scam software.  Even if you actually had Malware.Monster.DX on your machine, the only thing AntivirusBEST removes is credit from your AmEx, extra time you thought you'd enjoy this weekend, and what little sanity your family has left you.

Before you toss your PC out the window, let me show you how to remove this "Stop error" screen and how to get rid of Malware.Monster.DX.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Malware.Monster.DX.gif" title="Malware.Monster.DX screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Malware.Monster.DX.gif" class="alignleft" alt="Malware.Monster.DX screenshot" /></a>  <strong>Malware.Monster.DX</strong> is an imaginary threat created by scareware AntivirusBEST.  Malware.Monster.DX appears in &#8220;Stop error&#8221; screens by AntivirusBEST, which read:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;A malware application has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your data: Malware.Monster.DX_New_0xA21518F0. This is the first time you&#8217;ve seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer.  If this screen appears again, follow these steps. Check to make sure your antivirus software is properly installed, If this is a new installation, ask your software manufacturer for any antivirus updates you might need. Windows detected unregistered version of AntivirusBEST protection on your computer.  If problem continues, please activate your antivirus software to prevent computer damage and data loss.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>This &#8220;Stop error&#8221; screen is just a scare tactic used by AntivirusBEST, to get you to blow money on the scam software.  Even if you actually had Malware.Monster.DX on your machine, the only thing AntivirusBEST removes is credit from your AmEx, extra time you thought you&#8217;d enjoy this weekend, and what little sanity your family has left you.</p>
<p>Before you toss your PC out the window, let me show you how to remove this &#8220;Stop error&#8221; screen and how to get rid of Malware.Monster.DX.</p>
<div class="rid">
<h3 id="removal">GET RID of Malware.Monster.DX</h3>
<ul>
<li class="black"><a title="Malware.Monster.DX Removal Instructions" href="#how-to-remove">Manual Removal: step-by-step instructions to remove Malware.Monster.DX</a></li>
<li class="boldred"><a title="Automatically Detect Malware.Monster.DX" href="/spyware-doctor-review?q=6">Automatic Removal: easily remove Malware.Monster.DX with software</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><!--rid--></p>
<h2 id="do-you-have-it">Do You Have Malware.Monster.DX?</h2>
<p>When you&#8217;re infected with badware &#8212; whether it&#8217;s Malware.Monster.DX, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus &#8212; there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Slow computer performance</strong>: It just takes one parasite like Malware.Monster.DX to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with Malware.Monster.DX.
		</li>
<li><strong>New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage</strong>: Badware like Malware.Monster.DX may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
		</li>
<li><strong>Annoying popups</strong>: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you&#8217;re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-to-remove">How to Remove Malware.Monster.DX Manually</h2>
<p><img alt="Malware.Monster.DX warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" /> Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it&#8217;ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.</p>
<p>To remove Malware.Monster.DX manually, you need to delete Malware.Monster.DX files. Not sure <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete Malware.Monster.DX files">how to delete Malware.Monster.DX files</a>? <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete Malware.Monster.DX files">Click here</a>, and I&#8217;ll show you.  Otherwise, go ahead and&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Block  Malware.Monster.DX sites:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
http://www.your-security-center.com<br />
http://www.best-protect.info
</div>
<p><strong>Delete  Malware.Monster.DX files:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\abest.exe<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\Installer.exe<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\svchost.exe<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\QWProtect.dll<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\Uninstall.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\Desktop\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\ABEST.CAB<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirusBEST
</div>
<p><strong>Remove Malware.Monster.DX registry values:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho.1<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\QWProtect.dll<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{684a7904-2593-4bbe-a90e-cdaf2ac606ae}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}
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<p><i><strong>Note:</strong> In any Malware.Monster.DX files I mention above, &#8220;%UserProfile%&#8221; is a variable referring to your current user&#8217;s profile folder. If you&#8217;re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith&#8221;).  If you have any questions about manual Malware.Monster.DX removal, go ahead and leave a comment.</i></p>
<h3 id="deletefiles">How Do You Remove Malware.Monster.DX Files?</h3>
<p>Need help figuring out how to delete Malware.Monster.DX files? While there&#8217;s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove Malware.Monster.DX files if you&#8217;re comfortable editing your system, you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s fairly easy to delete Malware.Monster.DX files in Windows.</p>
<p><strong>How to delete Malware.Monster.DX files in Windows XP and Vista:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>A speech bubble will pop up asking you, &#8220;<strong>What do you want to search for?</strong>&#8221; Click &#8220;<strong>All files and folders</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type a Malware.Monster.DX file in the search box, and select &#8220;<strong>Local Hard Drives</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221; Once the file is found, delete it.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to stop Malware.Monster.DX processes:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>Run</strong>.</li>
<li>Type <strong>taskmgr.exe</strong> into the the Run command box, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221; You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys <strong><small>CTRL</small></strong> + <strong><small>Shift</small></strong> + <strong><small>ESC</small></strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Processes</strong> tab, and find Malware.Monster.DX processes.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve found the Malware.Monster.DX processes, right-click them and select &#8220;<strong>End Process</strong>&#8221; to kill Malware.Monster.DX.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to remove Malware.Monster.DX registry keys:</strong></p>
<p><img alt="Malware.Monster.DX warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" />  Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it.  Editing your registry can be intimidating if you&#8217;re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there&#8217;s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. <strong>Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>
Select your Windows menu &#8220;<strong>Start</strong>,&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; An &#8220;<strong>Open</strong>&#8221; field will appear. Type &#8220;<strong>regedit</strong>&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>&#8221; to open up your Registry Editor.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Registry Editor</strong> will open as a window with two panes.  The left side Registry Editor&#8217;s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
		</li>
<li>
To find a registry key, such as any Malware.Monster.DX registry keys, select &#8220;<strong>Edit</strong>,&#8221; then select &#8220;<strong>Find</strong>,&#8221; and in the search bar type any of Malware.Monster.DX&#8217;s registry keys.
		</li>
<li>
As soon as Malware.Monster.DX registry key appears, you can delete the Malware.Monster.DX registry key by right-clicking it and selecting &#8220;<strong>Modify</strong>,&#8221; then clicking &#8220;<strong>Delete</strong>.&#8221;
		</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to delete Malware.Monster.DX DLL files:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>First locate Malware.Monster.DX DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, then click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; Type &#8220;<strong>cmd</strong>&#8221; in Run, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>To change your current directory, type &#8220;<strong>cd</strong>&#8221; in the command box, press your &#8220;<strong>Space</strong>&#8221; key, and enter the full directory where the Malware.Monster.DX DLL file is located. If you&#8217;re not sure if the Malware.Monster.DX DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter &#8220;<strong>dir</strong>&#8221; in the command box to display a directory&#8217;s contents.  To go one directory back, enter &#8220;<strong>cd ..</strong>&#8221; in the command box and press &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve located the Malware.Monster.DX DLL file you want to remove, type &#8220;<strong>regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll</strong>&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll&#8221;) and press your &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>&#8221; key.</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  If you want to restore any Malware.Monster.DX DLL file you removed, type &#8220;regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 jl27script.dll&#8221;) into your command box, and press your &#8220;Enter&#8221; key.</p>
<p><strong>Did Malware.Monster.DX change your homepage?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Windows <strong>Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Home Page</strong>, select <strong>the General > Use Default</strong>.</li>
<li>Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., &#8220;http://www.homepage.com&#8221;).</li>
<li>Select <strong>Apply > OK</strong>.</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Malware.Monster.DX Removal Tip</h3>
<p>Is your computer acting funny after deleting any Malware.Monster.DX files? I recommend using a program like <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3194029-10540041?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pctools.com%2Ffile-recover%2Fpurchase%2F&#038;cjsku=File+Recover" target="_blank">File Recover</a> from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can&#8217;t be recovered by Windows operating sytem. <img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-3194029-10540041" style="width:1px; border:0" alt=""/></p>
<p>Want to save time finding Malware.Monster.DX files?  <a title="Use Spyware Doctor to Find Malware.Monster.DX Files" href="/spyware-doctor-review">Download Spyware Doctor</a>, let it find the Malware.Monster.DX files for you, and then manually delete Malware.Monster.DX files.</p>
<h2 id="how-did-i-get-it">How Did You Get Malware.Monster.DX?</h2>
<p>Wondering how Malware.Monster.DX ended up on your PC? If you&#8217;re infected with Malware.Monster.DX or other badware, perhaps you were using&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Freeware or shareware</strong>: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like Malware.Monster.DX.  Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to &#8220;pay&#8221; developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
		</li>
<li><strong>Peer-to-peer software</strong>: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network?  When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like Malware.Monster.DX.
		</li>
<li><strong>Questionable websites</strong>: Did you visit a website that&#8217;s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like Malware.Monster.DX. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don&#8217;t already.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2>Understanding Malware.Monster.DX</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re infected with Malware.Monster.DX, you should know what you&#8217;re fighting. I&#8217;ll explain some definitions related to Malware.Monster.DX.</p>
<h3 id="rogueantispyware">Malware.Monster.DX May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware</h3>
<p>Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself.</p>
<p>Often when you&#8217;re infected with rogue anti-spyware like Malware.Monster.DX, you&#8217;ll see a false popup security alert like this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/rogue_antispyware_popup_alert.png" alt="Malware.Monster.DX  popup" title="Malware.Monster.DX  Popup Security Alert" style="border:0" /></p>
<p><strong>Rogue Anti-Spyware Tactics</strong></p>
<p>Typically, rogue anti-spyware such as Malware.Monster.DX has one or more of the qualities listed below, which is why rogue anti-spyware is considered anti-spyware software of questionable value.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>False positives/fake alerts</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Copycat looks</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications.  Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>High pressure marketing</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application.  Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Poor detection/scan reporting</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC.  For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files, DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Weak scanning/detection</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<p>Did Malware.Monster.DX use these tactics to trick you into buying Malware.Monster.DX?</p>
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		<title>Malware Protection 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristopher</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Fake Antispyware]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MalwareProtection 2009]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MalwareProtection2009]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<strong>Malware Protection 2009</strong> is scareware posing as antivirus software. Like other scareware, Malware Protection 2009 -- or MalwareProtection2009 -- may hijack your web browser and drown your computer in Malware Protection 2009 popups and fake security alerts.  These Malware Protection 2009 pop-up ads will tell you you're infected with non-existent badware that can only be removed by Malware Protection 2009. Malware Protection 2009's goal?  To trick you into wasting money on the "full" -- or "fool" -- version of Malware Protection 2009.  Even if you had badware besides Malware Protection 2009, this scamware can't remove it.

If you're going to blow dough, why not do it blackjacking at the Wynn in Vegas?

Save your cash and sanity, and let me show you how to remove Malware Protection 2009, before Malware Protection 2009 popups make you take pipes to your PC.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Malware Protection 2009</strong> is scareware posing as antivirus software. Like other scareware, Malware Protection 2009 &#8212; or MalwareProtection2009 &#8212; may hijack your web browser and drown your computer in Malware Protection 2009 popups and fake security alerts.  These Malware Protection 2009 pop-up ads will tell you you&#8217;re infected with non-existent badware that can only be removed by Malware Protection 2009. Malware Protection 2009&#8217;s goal?  To trick you into wasting money on the &#8220;full&#8221; &#8212; or &#8220;fool&#8221; &#8212; version of Malware Protection 2009.  Even if you had badware besides Malware Protection 2009, this scamware can&#8217;t remove it.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re going to blow dough, why not do it blackjacking at the Wynn in Vegas?</p>
<p>Save your cash and sanity, and let me show you how to remove Malware Protection 2009, before Malware Protection 2009 popups make you take pipes to your PC.</p>
<div class="rid">
<h3 id="removal">GET RID of Malware Protection 2009</h3>
<ul>
<li class="black"><a title="Malware Protection 2009 Removal Instructions" href="#how-to-remove">Manual Removal: step-by-step instructions to remove Malware Protection 2009</a></li>
<li class="boldred"><a title="Automatically Detect Malware Protection 2009" href="/spyware-doctor-review?q=6">Automatic Removal: easily remove Malware Protection 2009 with software</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><!--rid--></p>
<h2 id="do-you-have-it">Do You Have Malware Protection 2009?</h2>
<p>When you&#8217;re infected with badware &#8212; whether it&#8217;s Malware Protection 2009, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus &#8212; there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Slow computer performance</strong>: It just takes one parasite like Malware Protection 2009 to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with Malware Protection 2009.
		</li>
<li><strong>New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage</strong>: Badware like Malware Protection 2009 may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
		</li>
<li><strong>Annoying popups</strong>: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you&#8217;re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-to-remove">How to Remove Malware Protection 2009 Manually</h2>
<p><img alt="Malware Protection 2009 warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" /> Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it&#8217;ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.</p>
<p>To remove Malware Protection 2009 manually, you need to delete Malware Protection 2009 files. Not sure <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete Malware Protection 2009 files">how to delete Malware Protection 2009 files</a>? <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete Malware Protection 2009 files">Click here</a>, and I&#8217;ll show you.  Otherwise, go ahead and&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Stop Malware Protection 2009 processes:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
shcev9j0e1b1.exe<br />
Uninstall.exe
</div>
<p><strong> Remove Malware Protection 2009 registry keys:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”SMshcev9j0e1b1″ = “C:\Program Files\shcev9j0e1b1\shcev9j0e1b1.exe”<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\shcev9j0e1b1\”UninstallString” = “C:\Program Files\shcev9j0e1b1\uninstall.exe”<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\shcev9j0e1b1\”DisplayName” = “MProtector”<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run &#8220;Malware Protection 2009&#8243;
</div>
<p><strong>Delete Malware Protection 2009 files:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
MFC71.dll<br />
MFC71ENU.DLL<br />
msvcr71.dll<br />
Malware Protection 2009.lnk<br />
Register Malware Protection 2009.lnk<br />
Uninstall.lnk<br />
Database.dat
</div>
<p><i><strong>Note:</strong> In any Malware Protection 2009 files I mention above, &#8220;%UserProfile%&#8221; is a variable referring to your current user&#8217;s profile folder. If you&#8217;re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith&#8221;).  If you have any questions about manual Malware Protection 2009 removal, go ahead and leave a comment.</i></p>
<h3 id="deletefiles">How Do You Remove Malware Protection 2009 Files?</h3>
<p>Need help figuring out how to delete Malware Protection 2009 files? While there&#8217;s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove Malware Protection 2009 files if you&#8217;re comfortable editing your system, you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s fairly easy to delete Malware Protection 2009 files in Windows.</p>
<p><strong>How to delete Malware Protection 2009 files in Windows XP and Vista:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>A speech bubble will pop up asking you, &#8220;<strong>What do you want to search for?</strong>&#8221; Click &#8220;<strong>All files and folders</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type a Malware Protection 2009 file in the search box, and select &#8220;<strong>Local Hard Drives</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221; Once the file is found, delete it.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to stop Malware Protection 2009 processes:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>Run</strong>.</li>
<li>Type <strong>taskmgr.exe</strong> into the the Run command box, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221; You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys <strong><small>CTRL</small></strong> + <strong><small>Shift</small></strong> + <strong><small>ESC</small></strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Processes</strong> tab, and find Malware Protection 2009 processes.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve found the Malware Protection 2009 processes, right-click them and select &#8220;<strong>End Process</strong>&#8221; to kill Malware Protection 2009.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to remove Malware Protection 2009 registry keys:</strong></p>
<p><img alt="Malware Protection 2009 warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" />  Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it.  Editing your registry can be intimidating if you&#8217;re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there&#8217;s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. <strong>Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>
Select your Windows menu &#8220;<strong>Start</strong>,&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; An &#8220;<strong>Open</strong>&#8221; field will appear. Type &#8220;<strong>regedit</strong>&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>&#8221; to open up your Registry Editor.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Registry Editor</strong> will open as a window with two panes.  The left side Registry Editor&#8217;s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
		</li>
<li>
To find a registry key, such as any Malware Protection 2009 registry keys, select &#8220;<strong>Edit</strong>,&#8221; then select &#8220;<strong>Find</strong>,&#8221; and in the search bar type any of Malware Protection 2009&#8217;s registry keys.
		</li>
<li>
As soon as Malware Protection 2009 registry key appears, you can delete the Malware Protection 2009 registry key by right-clicking it and selecting &#8220;<strong>Modify</strong>,&#8221; then clicking &#8220;<strong>Delete</strong>.&#8221;
		</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to delete Malware Protection 2009 DLL files:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>First locate Malware Protection 2009 DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, then click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; Type &#8220;<strong>cmd</strong>&#8221; in Run, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>To change your current directory, type &#8220;<strong>cd</strong>&#8221; in the command box, press your &#8220;<strong>Space</strong>&#8221; key, and enter the full directory where the Malware Protection 2009 DLL file is located. If you&#8217;re not sure if the Malware Protection 2009 DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter &#8220;<strong>dir</strong>&#8221; in the command box to display a directory&#8217;s contents.  To go one directory back, enter &#8220;<strong>cd ..</strong>&#8221; in the command box and press &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve located the Malware Protection 2009 DLL file you want to remove, type &#8220;<strong>regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll</strong>&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll&#8221;) and press your &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>&#8221; key.</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  If you want to restore any Malware Protection 2009 DLL file you removed, type &#8220;regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 jl27script.dll&#8221;) into your command box, and press your &#8220;Enter&#8221; key.</p>
<p><strong>Did Malware Protection 2009 change your homepage?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Windows <strong>Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Home Page</strong>, select <strong>the General > Use Default</strong>.</li>
<li>Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., &#8220;http://www.homepage.com&#8221;).</li>
<li>Select <strong>Apply > OK</strong>.</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Malware Protection 2009 Removal Tip</h3>
<p>Is your computer acting funny after deleting any Malware Protection 2009 files? I recommend using a program like <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3194029-10540041?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pctools.com%2Ffile-recover%2Fpurchase%2F&#038;cjsku=File+Recover" target="_blank">File Recover</a> from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can&#8217;t be recovered by Windows operating sytem. <img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-3194029-10540041" style="width:1px; border:0" alt=""/></p>
<p>Want to save time finding Malware Protection 2009 files?  <a title="Use Spyware Doctor to Find Malware Protection 2009 Files" href="/spyware-doctor-review">Download Spyware Doctor</a>, let it find the Malware Protection 2009 files for you, and then manually delete Malware Protection 2009 files.</p>
<h2 id="how-did-i-get-it">How Did You Get Malware Protection 2009?</h2>
<p>Wondering how Malware Protection 2009 ended up on your PC? If you&#8217;re infected with Malware Protection 2009 or other badware, perhaps you were using&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Freeware or shareware</strong>: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like Malware Protection 2009.  Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to &#8220;pay&#8221; developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
		</li>
<li><strong>Peer-to-peer software</strong>: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network?  When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like Malware Protection 2009.
		</li>
<li><strong>Questionable websites</strong>: Did you visit a website that&#8217;s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like Malware Protection 2009. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don&#8217;t already.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2>Understanding Malware Protection 2009</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re infected with Malware Protection 2009, you should know what you&#8217;re fighting. I&#8217;ll explain some definitions related to Malware Protection 2009.</p>
<h3 id="rogueantispyware">Malware Protection 2009 May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware</h3>
<p>Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself.</p>
<p>Often when you&#8217;re infected with rogue anti-spyware like Malware Protection 2009, you&#8217;ll see a false popup security alert like this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/rogue_antispyware_popup_alert.png" alt="Malware Protection 2009  popup" title="Malware Protection 2009  Popup Security Alert" style="border:0" /></p>
<p><strong>Rogue Anti-Spyware Tactics</strong></p>
<p>Typically, rogue anti-spyware such as Malware Protection 2009 has one or more of the qualities listed below, which is why rogue anti-spyware is considered anti-spyware software of questionable value.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>False positives/fake alerts</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Copycat looks</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications.  Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>High pressure marketing</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application.  Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Poor detection/scan reporting</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC.  For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files, DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Weak scanning/detection</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<p>Did Malware Protection 2009 use these tactics to trick you into buying Malware Protection 2009?</p>
<h3 id="Trojans">Malware Protection 2009 May Be a Trojan</h3>
<p>Trojans install themselves secretly onto your computer, most often through your downloading a simple email attachment (often Trojans pose as harmless pictures). Most Trojans are able to gain complete control over your PC after installation. With this control, the Trojan and the hacker behind it may change your system settings, delete important files, steal your passwords, and watch your computer acitivity.</p>
<p><strong>Infection Methods of Malware Protection 2009 and Other Trojans</strong></p>
<p>Most Trojans infect your computer by tricking you into launching an infected file.  This poisoned file could disguised as a small file, such as a jpeg or other email attachment, or it might be downloaded via a website or FTP.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Email:</strong> Your PC may be infected with a Trojan when you download infected email attachments, or sometimes even when you simply open an email.  Many Trojans exploit security holes in Microsoft Outlook. You may be able to reduce your chances of getting infected by a Trojan by using a spam-blocking software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Websites:</strong> Your PC may be infected with a Trojan when you visit a rogue site. Many Trojans exploit security holes in Internet Explorer web browser so that by simply visiting a website you may unknowingly download a Trojan.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Open ports:</strong> If your computer runs programs that provide file-sharing functions - such as AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), MSN Messenger, and more - you may open your computer up to vulnerabilities. Using file sharing through these applications may create a network that gives attackers the opportunity to remotely access your computer.
		</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Win32.Monster.fx</title>
		<link>http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-win32-monster-fx</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristopher</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Fake Antispyware]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AntivirusBEST]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<strong>Win32.Monster.fx</strong> is a fake threat created by <a title="Win32.Monster.fx is created by AntivirusBEST" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-antivirusbest">AntivirusBEST</a>.  This Win32.Monster.fx popup reads:
<blockquote>"AntivirusBEST protection has detected Spyware program Win32.Monster.fx that is trying to attack your computer.
Do you want to block the attack?"</blockquote>
Click "No" until your mouse breaks.  If you see this Win32.Monster.fx alert, you're not infected with Win32.Monster.fx -- you're infected with fake antivirus software, AntivirusBEST.

Was Win32.Monster.fx ever really a threat?  Maybe once upon a time.  Now, Win32.Monster.fx's biggest threat is tricking you into wasting dough on the "full" version of AntivirusBEST.

If you're going to waste money, I'd prefer you do it in Vegas, with me.

So let me show you how to get rid of Win32.Monster.fx popups, and how to uninstall AntivirusBEST.
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Win32.Monster.fx</strong> is a fake threat created by <a title="Win32.Monster.fx is created by AntivirusBEST" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-antivirusbest">AntivirusBEST</a>.  This Win32.Monster.fx popup reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;AntivirusBEST protection has detected Spyware program Win32.Monster.fx that is trying to attack your computer.<br />
Do you want to block the attack?&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Click &#8220;No&#8221; until your mouse breaks.  If you see this Win32.Monster.fx alert, you&#8217;re not infected with Win32.Monster.fx &#8212; you&#8217;re infected with fake antivirus software, AntivirusBEST.</p>
<p>Was Win32.Monster.fx ever really a threat?  Maybe once upon a time.  Now, Win32.Monster.fx&#8217;s biggest threat is tricking you into wasting dough on the &#8220;full&#8221; version of AntivirusBEST.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re going to waste money, I&#8217;d prefer you do it in Vegas, with me.</p>
<p>So let me show you how to get rid of Win32.Monster.fx popups, and how to uninstall AntivirusBEST.</p>
<div class="rid">
<h3 id="removal">GET RID of Win32.Monster.fx</h3>
<ul>
<li class="black"><a title="Win32.Monster.fx Removal Instructions" href="#how-to-remove">Manual Removal: step-by-step instructions to remove Win32.Monster.fx</a></li>
<li class="boldred"><a title="Automatically Detect Win32.Monster.fx" href="/spyware-doctor-review?q=6">Automatic Removal: easily remove Win32.Monster.fx with software</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><!--rid--></p>
<h2 id="do-you-have-it">Do You Have Win32.Monster.fx?</h2>
<p>When you&#8217;re infected with badware &#8212; whether it&#8217;s Win32.Monster.fx, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus &#8212; there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Slow computer performance</strong>: It just takes one parasite like Win32.Monster.fx to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with Win32.Monster.fx.
		</li>
<li><strong>New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage</strong>: Badware like Win32.Monster.fx may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
		</li>
<li><strong>Annoying popups</strong>: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you&#8217;re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-to-remove">How to Remove Win32.Monster.fx Manually</h2>
<p><img alt="Win32.Monster.fx warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" /> Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it&#8217;ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.</p>
<p>To remove Win32.Monster.fx manually, you need to delete Win32.Monster.fx files. Not sure <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete Win32.Monster.fx files">how to delete Win32.Monster.fx files</a>? <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete Win32.Monster.fx files">Click here</a>, and I&#8217;ll show you.  Otherwise, go ahead and&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Block  Win32.Monster.fx sites:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
www.your-security-center.com<br />
www.best-protect.info
</div>
<p><strong>Delete  Win32.Monster.fx files:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\abest.exe<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\Installer.exe<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\svchost.exe<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\Uninstall.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\Desktop\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\QWProtect.dll<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\ABEST.CAB<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirusBEST<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\
</div>
<p><strong>Remove Win32.Monster.fx registry values:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\QWProtect.dll<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{684a7904-2593-4bbe-a90e-cdaf2ac606ae}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho.1
</div>
<p><i><strong>Note:</strong> In any Win32.Monster.fx files I mention above, &#8220;%UserProfile%&#8221; is a variable referring to your current user&#8217;s profile folder. If you&#8217;re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith&#8221;).  If you have any questions about manual Win32.Monster.fx removal, go ahead and leave a comment.</i></p>
<h3 id="deletefiles">How Do You Remove Win32.Monster.fx Files?</h3>
<p>Need help figuring out how to delete Win32.Monster.fx files? While there&#8217;s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove Win32.Monster.fx files if you&#8217;re comfortable editing your system, you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s fairly easy to delete Win32.Monster.fx files in Windows.</p>
<p><strong>How to delete Win32.Monster.fx files in Windows XP and Vista:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>A speech bubble will pop up asking you, &#8220;<strong>What do you want to search for?</strong>&#8221; Click &#8220;<strong>All files and folders</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type a Win32.Monster.fx file in the search box, and select &#8220;<strong>Local Hard Drives</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221; Once the file is found, delete it.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to stop Win32.Monster.fx processes:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>Run</strong>.</li>
<li>Type <strong>taskmgr.exe</strong> into the the Run command box, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221; You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys <strong><small>CTRL</small></strong> + <strong><small>Shift</small></strong> + <strong><small>ESC</small></strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Processes</strong> tab, and find Win32.Monster.fx processes.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve found the Win32.Monster.fx processes, right-click them and select &#8220;<strong>End Process</strong>&#8221; to kill Win32.Monster.fx.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to remove Win32.Monster.fx registry keys:</strong></p>
<p><img alt="Win32.Monster.fx warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" />  Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it.  Editing your registry can be intimidating if you&#8217;re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there&#8217;s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. <strong>Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>
Select your Windows menu &#8220;<strong>Start</strong>,&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; An &#8220;<strong>Open</strong>&#8221; field will appear. Type &#8220;<strong>regedit</strong>&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>&#8221; to open up your Registry Editor.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Registry Editor</strong> will open as a window with two panes.  The left side Registry Editor&#8217;s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
		</li>
<li>
To find a registry key, such as any Win32.Monster.fx registry keys, select &#8220;<strong>Edit</strong>,&#8221; then select &#8220;<strong>Find</strong>,&#8221; and in the search bar type any of Win32.Monster.fx&#8217;s registry keys.
		</li>
<li>
As soon as Win32.Monster.fx registry key appears, you can delete the Win32.Monster.fx registry key by right-clicking it and selecting &#8220;<strong>Modify</strong>,&#8221; then clicking &#8220;<strong>Delete</strong>.&#8221;
		</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to delete Win32.Monster.fx DLL files:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>First locate Win32.Monster.fx DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, then click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; Type &#8220;<strong>cmd</strong>&#8221; in Run, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>To change your current directory, type &#8220;<strong>cd</strong>&#8221; in the command box, press your &#8220;<strong>Space</strong>&#8221; key, and enter the full directory where the Win32.Monster.fx DLL file is located. If you&#8217;re not sure if the Win32.Monster.fx DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter &#8220;<strong>dir</strong>&#8221; in the command box to display a directory&#8217;s contents.  To go one directory back, enter &#8220;<strong>cd ..</strong>&#8221; in the command box and press &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve located the Win32.Monster.fx DLL file you want to remove, type &#8220;<strong>regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll</strong>&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll&#8221;) and press your &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>&#8221; key.</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  If you want to restore any Win32.Monster.fx DLL file you removed, type &#8220;regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 jl27script.dll&#8221;) into your command box, and press your &#8220;Enter&#8221; key.</p>
<p><strong>Did Win32.Monster.fx change your homepage?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Windows <strong>Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Home Page</strong>, select <strong>the General > Use Default</strong>.</li>
<li>Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., &#8220;http://www.homepage.com&#8221;).</li>
<li>Select <strong>Apply > OK</strong>.</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Win32.Monster.fx Removal Tip</h3>
<p>Is your computer acting funny after deleting any Win32.Monster.fx files? I recommend using a program like <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3194029-10540041?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pctools.com%2Ffile-recover%2Fpurchase%2F&#038;cjsku=File+Recover" target="_blank">File Recover</a> from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can&#8217;t be recovered by Windows operating sytem. <img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-3194029-10540041" style="width:1px; border:0" alt=""/></p>
<p>Want to save time finding Win32.Monster.fx files?  <a title="Use Spyware Doctor to Find Win32.Monster.fx Files" href="/spyware-doctor-review">Download Spyware Doctor</a>, let it find the Win32.Monster.fx files for you, and then manually delete Win32.Monster.fx files.</p>
<h2 id="how-did-i-get-it">How Did You Get Win32.Monster.fx?</h2>
<p>Wondering how Win32.Monster.fx ended up on your PC? If you&#8217;re infected with Win32.Monster.fx or other badware, perhaps you were using&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Freeware or shareware</strong>: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like Win32.Monster.fx.  Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to &#8220;pay&#8221; developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
		</li>
<li><strong>Peer-to-peer software</strong>: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network?  When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like Win32.Monster.fx.
		</li>
<li><strong>Questionable websites</strong>: Did you visit a website that&#8217;s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like Win32.Monster.fx. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don&#8217;t already.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2>Understanding Win32.Monster.fx</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re infected with Win32.Monster.fx, you should know what you&#8217;re fighting. I&#8217;ll explain some definitions related to Win32.Monster.fx.</p>
<h3 id="rogueantispyware">Win32.Monster.fx May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware</h3>
<p>Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself.</p>
<p>Often when you&#8217;re infected with rogue anti-spyware like Win32.Monster.fx, you&#8217;ll see a false popup security alert like this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/rogue_antispyware_popup_alert.png" alt="Win32.Monster.fx  popup" title="Win32.Monster.fx  Popup Security Alert" style="border:0" /></p>
<p><strong>Rogue Anti-Spyware Tactics</strong></p>
<p>Typically, rogue anti-spyware such as Win32.Monster.fx has one or more of the qualities listed below, which is why rogue anti-spyware is considered anti-spyware software of questionable value.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>False positives/fake alerts</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Copycat looks</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications.  Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>High pressure marketing</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application.  Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Poor detection/scan reporting</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC.  For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files, DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Weak scanning/detection</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<p>Did Win32.Monster.fx use these tactics to trick you into buying Win32.Monster.fx?</p>
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		<title>Spyware Activity Alert</title>
		<link>http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-spyware-activity-alert</link>
		<comments>http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-spyware-activity-alert#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristopher</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Fake Antispyware]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AntivirusBEST]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Spyware-activity-alert.gif" title="Spyware Activity Alert screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Spyware-activity-alert.gif" class="alignleft" alt="Spyware Activity Alert screenshot" /></a>  <strong>"Spyware activity alert!"</strong> is a sham system alert from scareware <a title="Spyware Activity Alert Shills AntivirusBEST" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-antivirusbest">AntivirusBEST</a>.  This fake "Spyware activity alert!" popup reads:
<blockquote>"<strong>AntivirusBEST</strong>. Spyware activity alert! Spyware.IEMonster activity deteted. it is spyware that attempts to steal passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook and other programs, including logins and passwords from online banking sessions, eBay, PayPal."</blockquote>
If Spyware.IEMonster is actually on your computer -- which I doubt -- it's because AntivirusBEST installed it. If you follow this spyware activity alert's prompts, you'll end up blowing dough on scamware AntivirusBEST, which will do nothing but remove credit from your AmEx.

If you're going to waste cash, do it with me in at a Wynn blackjack table.

Let me show you how to get rid of this spoof spyware activity alert, before you set fire to your computer.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Spyware-activity-alert.gif" title="Spyware Activity Alert screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Spyware-activity-alert.gif" class="alignleft" alt="Spyware Activity Alert screenshot" /></a>  <strong>&#8220;Spyware activity alert!&#8221;</strong> is a sham system alert from scareware <a title="Spyware Activity Alert Shills AntivirusBEST" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-antivirusbest">AntivirusBEST</a>.  This fake &#8220;Spyware activity alert!&#8221; popup reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;<strong>AntivirusBEST</strong>. Spyware activity alert! Spyware.IEMonster activity deteted. it is spyware that attempts to steal passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook and other programs, including logins and passwords from online banking sessions, eBay, PayPal.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>If Spyware.IEMonster is actually on your computer &#8212; which I doubt &#8212; it&#8217;s because AntivirusBEST installed it. If you follow this spyware activity alert&#8217;s prompts, you&#8217;ll end up blowing dough on scamware AntivirusBEST, which will do nothing but remove credit from your AmEx.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re going to waste cash, do it with me in at a Wynn blackjack table.</p>
<p>Let me show you how to get rid of this spoof spyware activity alert, before you set fire to your computer.</p>
<div class="rid">
<h3 id="removal">GET RID of Spyware Activity Alert</h3>
<ul>
<li class="black"><a title="Spyware Activity Alert Removal Instructions" href="#how-to-remove">Manual Removal: step-by-step instructions to remove Spyware Activity Alert</a></li>
<li class="boldred"><a title="Automatically Detect Spyware Activity Alert" href="/spyware-doctor-review?q=6">Automatic Removal: easily remove Spyware Activity Alert with software</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
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<h2 id="do-you-have-it">Do You Have Spyware Activity Alert?</h2>
<p>When you&#8217;re infected with badware &#8212; whether it&#8217;s Spyware Activity Alert, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus &#8212; there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Slow computer performance</strong>: It just takes one parasite like Spyware Activity Alert to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with Spyware Activity Alert.
		</li>
<li><strong>New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage</strong>: Badware like Spyware Activity Alert may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
		</li>
<li><strong>Annoying popups</strong>: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you&#8217;re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-to-remove">How to Remove Spyware Activity Alert Manually</h2>
<p><img alt="Spyware Activity Alert warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" /> Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it&#8217;ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.</p>
<p>To remove Spyware Activity Alert manually, you need to delete Spyware Activity Alert files. Not sure <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete Spyware Activity Alert files">how to delete Spyware Activity Alert files</a>? <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete Spyware Activity Alert files">Click here</a>, and I&#8217;ll show you.  Otherwise, go ahead and&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Block  Spyware Activity Alert sites:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
www.your-security-center.com<br />
www.best-protect.info
</div>
<p><strong>Delete  Spyware Activity Alert files:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\abest.exe<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\Installer.exe<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\svchost.exe<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\Uninstall.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\Desktop\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\QWProtect.dll<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\ABEST.CAB<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirusBEST<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\
</div>
<p><strong>Remove Spyware Activity Alert registry values:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho.1<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\QWProtect.dll<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{684a7904-2593-4bbe-a90e-cdaf2ac606ae}
</div>
<p><i><strong>Note:</strong> In any Spyware Activity Alert files I mention above, &#8220;%UserProfile%&#8221; is a variable referring to your current user&#8217;s profile folder. If you&#8217;re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith&#8221;).  If you have any questions about manual Spyware Activity Alert removal, go ahead and leave a comment.</i></p>
<h3 id="deletefiles">How Do You Remove Spyware Activity Alert Files?</h3>
<p>Need help figuring out how to delete Spyware Activity Alert files? While there&#8217;s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove Spyware Activity Alert files if you&#8217;re comfortable editing your system, you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s fairly easy to delete Spyware Activity Alert files in Windows.</p>
<p><strong>How to delete Spyware Activity Alert files in Windows XP and Vista:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>A speech bubble will pop up asking you, &#8220;<strong>What do you want to search for?</strong>&#8221; Click &#8220;<strong>All files and folders</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type a Spyware Activity Alert file in the search box, and select &#8220;<strong>Local Hard Drives</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221; Once the file is found, delete it.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to stop Spyware Activity Alert processes:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>Run</strong>.</li>
<li>Type <strong>taskmgr.exe</strong> into the the Run command box, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221; You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys <strong><small>CTRL</small></strong> + <strong><small>Shift</small></strong> + <strong><small>ESC</small></strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Processes</strong> tab, and find Spyware Activity Alert processes.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve found the Spyware Activity Alert processes, right-click them and select &#8220;<strong>End Process</strong>&#8221; to kill Spyware Activity Alert.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to remove Spyware Activity Alert registry keys:</strong></p>
<p><img alt="Spyware Activity Alert warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" />  Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it.  Editing your registry can be intimidating if you&#8217;re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there&#8217;s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. <strong>Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>
Select your Windows menu &#8220;<strong>Start</strong>,&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; An &#8220;<strong>Open</strong>&#8221; field will appear. Type &#8220;<strong>regedit</strong>&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>&#8221; to open up your Registry Editor.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Registry Editor</strong> will open as a window with two panes.  The left side Registry Editor&#8217;s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
		</li>
<li>
To find a registry key, such as any Spyware Activity Alert registry keys, select &#8220;<strong>Edit</strong>,&#8221; then select &#8220;<strong>Find</strong>,&#8221; and in the search bar type any of Spyware Activity Alert&#8217;s registry keys.
		</li>
<li>
As soon as Spyware Activity Alert registry key appears, you can delete the Spyware Activity Alert registry key by right-clicking it and selecting &#8220;<strong>Modify</strong>,&#8221; then clicking &#8220;<strong>Delete</strong>.&#8221;
		</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to delete Spyware Activity Alert DLL files:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>First locate Spyware Activity Alert DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, then click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; Type &#8220;<strong>cmd</strong>&#8221; in Run, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>To change your current directory, type &#8220;<strong>cd</strong>&#8221; in the command box, press your &#8220;<strong>Space</strong>&#8221; key, and enter the full directory where the Spyware Activity Alert DLL file is located. If you&#8217;re not sure if the Spyware Activity Alert DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter &#8220;<strong>dir</strong>&#8221; in the command box to display a directory&#8217;s contents.  To go one directory back, enter &#8220;<strong>cd ..</strong>&#8221; in the command box and press &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve located the Spyware Activity Alert DLL file you want to remove, type &#8220;<strong>regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll</strong>&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll&#8221;) and press your &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>&#8221; key.</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  If you want to restore any Spyware Activity Alert DLL file you removed, type &#8220;regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 jl27script.dll&#8221;) into your command box, and press your &#8220;Enter&#8221; key.</p>
<p><strong>Did Spyware Activity Alert change your homepage?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Windows <strong>Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Home Page</strong>, select <strong>the General > Use Default</strong>.</li>
<li>Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., &#8220;http://www.homepage.com&#8221;).</li>
<li>Select <strong>Apply > OK</strong>.</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Spyware Activity Alert Removal Tip</h3>
<p>Is your computer acting funny after deleting any Spyware Activity Alert files? I recommend using a program like <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3194029-10540041?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pctools.com%2Ffile-recover%2Fpurchase%2F&#038;cjsku=File+Recover" target="_blank">File Recover</a> from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can&#8217;t be recovered by Windows operating sytem. <img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-3194029-10540041" style="width:1px; border:0" alt=""/></p>
<p>Want to save time finding Spyware Activity Alert files?  <a title="Use Spyware Doctor to Find Spyware Activity Alert Files" href="/spyware-doctor-review">Download Spyware Doctor</a>, let it find the Spyware Activity Alert files for you, and then manually delete Spyware Activity Alert files.</p>
<h2 id="how-did-i-get-it">How Did You Get Spyware Activity Alert?</h2>
<p>Wondering how Spyware Activity Alert ended up on your PC? If you&#8217;re infected with Spyware Activity Alert or other badware, perhaps you were using&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Freeware or shareware</strong>: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like Spyware Activity Alert.  Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to &#8220;pay&#8221; developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
		</li>
<li><strong>Peer-to-peer software</strong>: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network?  When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like Spyware Activity Alert.
		</li>
<li><strong>Questionable websites</strong>: Did you visit a website that&#8217;s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like Spyware Activity Alert. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don&#8217;t already.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2>Understanding Spyware Activity Alert</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re infected with Spyware Activity Alert, you should know what you&#8217;re fighting. I&#8217;ll explain some definitions related to Spyware Activity Alert.</p>
<h3 id="rogueantispyware">Spyware Activity Alert May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware</h3>
<p>Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself.</p>
<p>Often when you&#8217;re infected with rogue anti-spyware like Spyware Activity Alert, you&#8217;ll see a false popup security alert like this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/rogue_antispyware_popup_alert.png" alt="Spyware Activity Alert  popup" title="Spyware Activity Alert  Popup Security Alert" style="border:0" /></p>
<p><strong>Rogue Anti-Spyware Tactics</strong></p>
<p>Typically, rogue anti-spyware such as Spyware Activity Alert has one or more of the qualities listed below, which is why rogue anti-spyware is considered anti-spyware software of questionable value.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>False positives/fake alerts</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Copycat looks</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications.  Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>High pressure marketing</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application.  Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Poor detection/scan reporting</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC.  For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files, DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Weak scanning/detection</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<p>Did Spyware Activity Alert use these tactics to trick you into buying Spyware Activity Alert?</p>
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		<title>System File Modification Alert</title>
		<link>http://www.411-spyware.com/system-file-modification-alert</link>
		<comments>http://www.411-spyware.com/system-file-modification-alert#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristopher</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Fake Antispyware]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AntivirusBEST]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fake System Alert]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-files-modification-alert-antivirusbest.gif" title="System File Modification Alert screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-files-modification-alert-antivirusbest.gif" class="alignleft" alt="System File Modification Alert screenshot" /></a>  <strong>"System file modification alert!"</strong> is a fake system alert from scareware <a title="System File Modification Alert pimps AntivirusBEST" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-antivirusbest">AntivirusBEST</a>.  This spoof "System file modification alert!" popup reads:
<blockquote>"<strong>AntivirusBEST</strong>. System files modification alert! Some critical system files of your computer were modified by malicious program. It may cause system instability and data loss. Click here to block unathorised modifications by removing threats (Recommended)."</blockquote>
If any files on your PC have been modified, it's thanks to AntivirusBEST. If you follow this false system files modification alert, you'll be tricked into wasting money on AntivirusBEST, which will do nothing but remove dough from your AmEx.

If you're going to waste money, you may as well do it with me in a Wynn casino.

So let me show you how to remove this spoof system files modification alert, before you toss your computer in a hot tub.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-files-modification-alert-antivirusbest.gif" title="System File Modification Alert screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-files-modification-alert-antivirusbest.gif" class="alignleft" alt="System File Modification Alert screenshot" /></a>  <strong>&#8220;System file modification alert!&#8221;</strong> is a fake system alert from scareware <a title="System File Modification Alert pimps AntivirusBEST" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-antivirusbest">AntivirusBEST</a>.  This spoof &#8220;System file modification alert!&#8221; popup reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;<strong>AntivirusBEST</strong>. System files modification alert! Some critical system files of your computer were modified by malicious program. It may cause system instability and data loss. Click here to block unathorised modifications by removing threats (Recommended).&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>If any files on your PC have been modified, it&#8217;s thanks to AntivirusBEST. If you follow this false system files modification alert, you&#8217;ll be tricked into wasting money on AntivirusBEST, which will do nothing but remove dough from your AmEx.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re going to waste money, you may as well do it with me in a Wynn casino.</p>
<p>So let me show you how to remove this spoof system files modification alert, before you toss your computer in a hot tub.</p>
<div class="rid">
<h3 id="removal">GET RID of System File Modification Alert</h3>
<ul>
<li class="black"><a title="System File Modification Alert Removal Instructions" href="#how-to-remove">Manual Removal: step-by-step instructions to remove System File Modification Alert</a></li>
<li class="boldred"><a title="Automatically Detect System File Modification Alert" href="/spyware-doctor-review?q=6">Automatic Removal: easily remove System File Modification Alert with software</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><!--rid--></p>
<h2 id="do-you-have-it">Do You Have System File Modification Alert?</h2>
<p>When you&#8217;re infected with badware &#8212; whether it&#8217;s System File Modification Alert, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus &#8212; there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Slow computer performance</strong>: It just takes one parasite like System File Modification Alert to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with System File Modification Alert.
		</li>
<li><strong>New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage</strong>: Badware like System File Modification Alert may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
		</li>
<li><strong>Annoying popups</strong>: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you&#8217;re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-to-remove">How to Remove System File Modification Alert Manually</h2>
<p><img alt="System File Modification Alert warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" /> Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it&#8217;ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.</p>
<p>To remove System File Modification Alert manually, you need to delete System File Modification Alert files. Not sure <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete System File Modification Alert files">how to delete System File Modification Alert files</a>? <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete System File Modification Alert files">Click here</a>, and I&#8217;ll show you.  Otherwise, go ahead and&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Block  System File Modification Alert sites:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
http://best-protect.info/<br />
http://www.your-security-center.com
</div>
<p><strong>Delete  System File Modification Alert files:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\abest.exe<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\Installer.exe<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\svchost.exe<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\QWProtect.dll<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\Uninstall.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\Desktop\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
svchost.exe<br />
qwprotect.dllx<br />
qwprotect.dll<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirusBEST<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\ABEST.CAB
</div>
<p><strong>Remove System File Modification Alert registry values:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{684a7904-2593-4bbe-a90e-cdaf2ac606ae}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho.1<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\QWProtect.dll
</div>
<p><i><strong>Note:</strong> In any System File Modification Alert files I mention above, &#8220;%UserProfile%&#8221; is a variable referring to your current user&#8217;s profile folder. If you&#8217;re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith&#8221;).  If you have any questions about manual System File Modification Alert removal, go ahead and leave a comment.</i></p>
<h3 id="deletefiles">How Do You Remove System File Modification Alert Files?</h3>
<p>Need help figuring out how to delete System File Modification Alert files? While there&#8217;s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove System File Modification Alert files if you&#8217;re comfortable editing your system, you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s fairly easy to delete System File Modification Alert files in Windows.</p>
<p><strong>How to delete System File Modification Alert files in Windows XP and Vista:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>A speech bubble will pop up asking you, &#8220;<strong>What do you want to search for?</strong>&#8221; Click &#8220;<strong>All files and folders</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type a System File Modification Alert file in the search box, and select &#8220;<strong>Local Hard Drives</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221; Once the file is found, delete it.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to stop System File Modification Alert processes:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>Run</strong>.</li>
<li>Type <strong>taskmgr.exe</strong> into the the Run command box, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221; You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys <strong><small>CTRL</small></strong> + <strong><small>Shift</small></strong> + <strong><small>ESC</small></strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Processes</strong> tab, and find System File Modification Alert processes.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve found the System File Modification Alert processes, right-click them and select &#8220;<strong>End Process</strong>&#8221; to kill System File Modification Alert.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to remove System File Modification Alert registry keys:</strong></p>
<p><img alt="System File Modification Alert warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" />  Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it.  Editing your registry can be intimidating if you&#8217;re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there&#8217;s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. <strong>Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>
Select your Windows menu &#8220;<strong>Start</strong>,&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; An &#8220;<strong>Open</strong>&#8221; field will appear. Type &#8220;<strong>regedit</strong>&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>&#8221; to open up your Registry Editor.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Registry Editor</strong> will open as a window with two panes.  The left side Registry Editor&#8217;s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
		</li>
<li>
To find a registry key, such as any System File Modification Alert registry keys, select &#8220;<strong>Edit</strong>,&#8221; then select &#8220;<strong>Find</strong>,&#8221; and in the search bar type any of System File Modification Alert&#8217;s registry keys.
		</li>
<li>
As soon as System File Modification Alert registry key appears, you can delete the System File Modification Alert registry key by right-clicking it and selecting &#8220;<strong>Modify</strong>,&#8221; then clicking &#8220;<strong>Delete</strong>.&#8221;
		</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to delete System File Modification Alert DLL files:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>First locate System File Modification Alert DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, then click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; Type &#8220;<strong>cmd</strong>&#8221; in Run, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>To change your current directory, type &#8220;<strong>cd</strong>&#8221; in the command box, press your &#8220;<strong>Space</strong>&#8221; key, and enter the full directory where the System File Modification Alert DLL file is located. If you&#8217;re not sure if the System File Modification Alert DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter &#8220;<strong>dir</strong>&#8221; in the command box to display a directory&#8217;s contents.  To go one directory back, enter &#8220;<strong>cd ..</strong>&#8221; in the command box and press &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve located the System File Modification Alert DLL file you want to remove, type &#8220;<strong>regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll</strong>&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll&#8221;) and press your &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>&#8221; key.</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  If you want to restore any System File Modification Alert DLL file you removed, type &#8220;regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 jl27script.dll&#8221;) into your command box, and press your &#8220;Enter&#8221; key.</p>
<p><strong>Did System File Modification Alert change your homepage?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Windows <strong>Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Home Page</strong>, select <strong>the General > Use Default</strong>.</li>
<li>Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., &#8220;http://www.homepage.com&#8221;).</li>
<li>Select <strong>Apply > OK</strong>.</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.</li>
</ol>
<h3>System File Modification Alert Removal Tip</h3>
<p>Is your computer acting funny after deleting any System File Modification Alert files? I recommend using a program like <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3194029-10540041?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pctools.com%2Ffile-recover%2Fpurchase%2F&#038;cjsku=File+Recover" target="_blank">File Recover</a> from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can&#8217;t be recovered by Windows operating sytem. <img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-3194029-10540041" style="width:1px; border:0" alt=""/></p>
<p>Want to save time finding System File Modification Alert files?  <a title="Use Spyware Doctor to Find System File Modification Alert Files" href="/spyware-doctor-review">Download Spyware Doctor</a>, let it find the System File Modification Alert files for you, and then manually delete System File Modification Alert files.</p>
<h2 id="how-did-i-get-it">How Did You Get System File Modification Alert?</h2>
<p>Wondering how System File Modification Alert ended up on your PC? If you&#8217;re infected with System File Modification Alert or other badware, perhaps you were using&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Freeware or shareware</strong>: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like System File Modification Alert.  Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to &#8220;pay&#8221; developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
		</li>
<li><strong>Peer-to-peer software</strong>: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network?  When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like System File Modification Alert.
		</li>
<li><strong>Questionable websites</strong>: Did you visit a website that&#8217;s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like System File Modification Alert. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don&#8217;t already.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2>Understanding System File Modification Alert</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re infected with System File Modification Alert, you should know what you&#8217;re fighting. I&#8217;ll explain some definitions related to System File Modification Alert.</p>
<h3 id="rogueantispyware">System File Modification Alert May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware</h3>
<p>Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself.</p>
<p>Often when you&#8217;re infected with rogue anti-spyware like System File Modification Alert, you&#8217;ll see a false popup security alert like this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/rogue_antispyware_popup_alert.png" alt="System File Modification Alert  popup" title="System File Modification Alert  Popup Security Alert" style="border:0" /></p>
<p><strong>Rogue Anti-Spyware Tactics</strong></p>
<p>Typically, rogue anti-spyware such as System File Modification Alert has one or more of the qualities listed below, which is why rogue anti-spyware is considered anti-spyware software of questionable value.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>False positives/fake alerts</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Copycat looks</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications.  Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>High pressure marketing</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application.  Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Poor detection/scan reporting</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC.  For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files, DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Weak scanning/detection</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<p>Did System File Modification Alert use these tactics to trick you into buying System File Modification Alert?</p>
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		<title>&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup</title>
		<link>http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-system-alert-popup</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristopher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-Error-AntivirusBEST.gif" title="&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-Error-AntivirusBEST.gif" class="alignleft" alt="&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup screenshot" /></a>  <strong>"System Alert!" popup</strong> is a spoof system alert from scamware <a title="System Alert pimps AntivirusBEST" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-antivirusbest">AntivirusBEST</a>.  This fake "System Alert!" popup reads:
<blockquote>"<strong>System Error!</strong> Attention, kaka! Some dangerous trojan horses texted in your system. Microsoft Windows XP files corrupted. This may lead to the destruction of important files in C:\WINDOWS. Download protection software now! Click OK to download the antispyware. (Recommended.)"</blockquote>
Click "No" until your mouse breaks.  If you click "OK," you'll be tricked into wasting money on AntivirusBEST, which will do nothing but remove $50 from your AmEx.

Let me show you how to remove this spoof system alert, before you toss your computer in a bubble bath.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-Error-AntivirusBEST.gif" title="&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-Error-AntivirusBEST.gif" class="alignleft" alt="&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup screenshot" /></a>  <strong>&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; popup</strong> is a spoof system alert from scamware <a title="System Alert pimps AntivirusBEST" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-antivirusbest">AntivirusBEST</a>.  This fake &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; popup reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;<strong>System Error!</strong> Attention, kaka! Some dangerous trojan horses texted in your system. Microsoft Windows XP files corrupted. This may lead to the destruction of important files in C:\WINDOWS. Download protection software now! Click OK to download the antispyware. (Recommended.)&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Click &#8220;No&#8221; until your mouse breaks.  If you click &#8220;OK,&#8221; you&#8217;ll be tricked into wasting money on AntivirusBEST, which will do nothing but remove $50 from your AmEx.</p>
<p>Let me show you how to remove this spoof system alert, before you toss your computer in a bubble bath.</p>
<div class="rid">
<h3 id="removal">GET RID of &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup</h3>
<ul>
<li class="black"><a title="&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup Removal Instructions" href="#how-to-remove">Manual Removal: step-by-step instructions to remove &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup</a></li>
<li class="boldred"><a title="Automatically Detect &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup" href="/spyware-doctor-review?q=6">Automatic Removal: easily remove &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup with software</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><!--rid--></p>
<h2 id="do-you-have-it">Do You Have &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup?</h2>
<p>When you&#8217;re infected with badware &#8212; whether it&#8217;s &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus &#8212; there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Slow computer performance</strong>: It just takes one parasite like &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup.
		</li>
<li><strong>New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage</strong>: Badware like &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
		</li>
<li><strong>Annoying popups</strong>: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you&#8217;re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-to-remove">How to Remove &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup Manually</h2>
<p><img alt="&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" /> Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it&#8217;ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.</p>
<p>To remove &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup manually, you need to delete &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files. Not sure <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files">how to delete &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files</a>? <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files">Click here</a>, and I&#8217;ll show you.  Otherwise, go ahead and&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Block  &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup sites:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
http://best-protect.info/<br />
http://www.your-security-center.com
</div>
<p><strong>Delete  &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\abest.exe<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\Installer.exe<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\svchost.exe<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\QWProtect.dll<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\Uninstall.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\Desktop\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
svchost.exe<br />
qwprotect.dllx<br />
qwprotect.dll<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirusBEST<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\ABEST.CAB
</div>
<p><strong>Remove &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup registry values:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{684a7904-2593-4bbe-a90e-cdaf2ac606ae}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho.1<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\QWProtect.dll
</div>
<p><i><strong>Note:</strong> In any &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files I mention above, &#8220;%UserProfile%&#8221; is a variable referring to your current user&#8217;s profile folder. If you&#8217;re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith&#8221;).  If you have any questions about manual &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup removal, go ahead and leave a comment.</i></p>
<h3 id="deletefiles">How Do You Remove &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup Files?</h3>
<p>Need help figuring out how to delete &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files? While there&#8217;s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files if you&#8217;re comfortable editing your system, you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s fairly easy to delete &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files in Windows.</p>
<p><strong>How to delete &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files in Windows XP and Vista:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>A speech bubble will pop up asking you, &#8220;<strong>What do you want to search for?</strong>&#8221; Click &#8220;<strong>All files and folders</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type a &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup file in the search box, and select &#8220;<strong>Local Hard Drives</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221; Once the file is found, delete it.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to stop &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup processes:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>Run</strong>.</li>
<li>Type <strong>taskmgr.exe</strong> into the the Run command box, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221; You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys <strong><small>CTRL</small></strong> + <strong><small>Shift</small></strong> + <strong><small>ESC</small></strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Processes</strong> tab, and find &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup processes.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve found the &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup processes, right-click them and select &#8220;<strong>End Process</strong>&#8221; to kill &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to remove &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup registry keys:</strong></p>
<p><img alt="&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" />  Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it.  Editing your registry can be intimidating if you&#8217;re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there&#8217;s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. <strong>Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>
Select your Windows menu &#8220;<strong>Start</strong>,&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; An &#8220;<strong>Open</strong>&#8221; field will appear. Type &#8220;<strong>regedit</strong>&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>&#8221; to open up your Registry Editor.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Registry Editor</strong> will open as a window with two panes.  The left side Registry Editor&#8217;s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
		</li>
<li>
To find a registry key, such as any &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup registry keys, select &#8220;<strong>Edit</strong>,&#8221; then select &#8220;<strong>Find</strong>,&#8221; and in the search bar type any of &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup&#8217;s registry keys.
		</li>
<li>
As soon as &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup registry key appears, you can delete the &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup registry key by right-clicking it and selecting &#8220;<strong>Modify</strong>,&#8221; then clicking &#8220;<strong>Delete</strong>.&#8221;
		</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to delete &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup DLL files:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>First locate &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, then click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; Type &#8220;<strong>cmd</strong>&#8221; in Run, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>To change your current directory, type &#8220;<strong>cd</strong>&#8221; in the command box, press your &#8220;<strong>Space</strong>&#8221; key, and enter the full directory where the &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup DLL file is located. If you&#8217;re not sure if the &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter &#8220;<strong>dir</strong>&#8221; in the command box to display a directory&#8217;s contents.  To go one directory back, enter &#8220;<strong>cd ..</strong>&#8221; in the command box and press &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve located the &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup DLL file you want to remove, type &#8220;<strong>regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll</strong>&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll&#8221;) and press your &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>&#8221; key.</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  If you want to restore any &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup DLL file you removed, type &#8220;regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 jl27script.dll&#8221;) into your command box, and press your &#8220;Enter&#8221; key.</p>
<p><strong>Did &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup change your homepage?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Windows <strong>Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Home Page</strong>, select <strong>the General > Use Default</strong>.</li>
<li>Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., &#8220;http://www.homepage.com&#8221;).</li>
<li>Select <strong>Apply > OK</strong>.</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.</li>
</ol>
<h3>&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup Removal Tip</h3>
<p>Is your computer acting funny after deleting any &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files? I recommend using a program like <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3194029-10540041?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pctools.com%2Ffile-recover%2Fpurchase%2F&#038;cjsku=File+Recover" target="_blank">File Recover</a> from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can&#8217;t be recovered by Windows operating sytem. <img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-3194029-10540041" style="width:1px; border:0" alt=""/></p>
<p>Want to save time finding &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files?  <a title="Use Spyware Doctor to Find &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup Files" href="/spyware-doctor-review">Download Spyware Doctor</a>, let it find the &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files for you, and then manually delete &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup files.</p>
<h2 id="how-did-i-get-it">How Did You Get &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup?</h2>
<p>Wondering how &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup ended up on your PC? If you&#8217;re infected with &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup or other badware, perhaps you were using&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Freeware or shareware</strong>: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup.  Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to &#8220;pay&#8221; developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
		</li>
<li><strong>Peer-to-peer software</strong>: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network?  When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup.
		</li>
<li><strong>Questionable websites</strong>: Did you visit a website that&#8217;s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don&#8217;t already.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2>Understanding &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re infected with &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup, you should know what you&#8217;re fighting. I&#8217;ll explain some definitions related to &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup.</p>
<h3 id="rogueantispyware">&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware</h3>
<p>Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself.</p>
<p>Often when you&#8217;re infected with rogue anti-spyware like &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup, you&#8217;ll see a false popup security alert like this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/rogue_antispyware_popup_alert.png" alt="&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup  popup" title="&#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup  Popup Security Alert" style="border:0" /></p>
<p><strong>Rogue Anti-Spyware Tactics</strong></p>
<p>Typically, rogue anti-spyware such as &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup has one or more of the qualities listed below, which is why rogue anti-spyware is considered anti-spyware software of questionable value.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>False positives/fake alerts</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Copycat looks</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications.  Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>High pressure marketing</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application.  Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Poor detection/scan reporting</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC.  For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files, DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Weak scanning/detection</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<p>Did &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup use these tactics to trick you into buying &#8220;System Alert!&#8221; Popup?</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristopher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/warning-you-re-in-danger-wallpaper.gif" title="&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/warning-you-re-in-danger-wallpaper.gif" class="alignleft" alt="&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper screenshot" /></a> <strong>"Warning. Your're in Danger!" wallpaper</strong>  is a fake security warning from scareware <a title="Warning Wallpaper pimps System Security 4.52" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-system-security-version-4-52">System Security 4.52</a>.  This "Warning. Your're in Danger!" wallpaper -- yes, "you<i>r</i>'re" -- reads:
<blockquote>"WARNING. YOUR'RE IN DANGER! YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED WITH SPYWARE! ALL YOU DO WITH COMPUTER IS STORED FOREVER IN YOUR HARD DISK. WHEN YOU VISIT SITES, SEND E-MAILS... ALL YOUR ACTIONS ARE LOGGED. AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THEM WITH STANDART TOOLS. YOUR DATA IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR FORENSICS. AND IN SOME CASES FOR YOUR BOSS, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR WIFE, YOUR CHILDREN.
<small>Every site you or somebody or even something, like spyware, opened in your browsers, with all images, and all downloaded and maybe later removed movies or mp3 songs - ARE STILL THERE and could break your life! SECURE YOURSELF RIGHT NOW! REMOVE ALL SPYWARE FROM YOUR PC!"</small></blockquote>
If you can actually understand any of this "Warning" wallpaper's English-as-a-second-language prompts, you'll be tricked into wasting money on System Security 4.52. Even if you have spyware on your system -- besides System Security 4.52 -- , System Security can't remove it.

So let me show you how to remove  "Warning" wallpaper, before this "Warning. Your're in Danger!" desktop makes you set your computer on fire.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/warning-you-re-in-danger-wallpaper.gif" title="&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/warning-you-re-in-danger-wallpaper.gif" class="alignleft" alt="&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper screenshot" /></a> <strong>&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; wallpaper</strong>  is a fake security warning from scareware <a title="Warning Wallpaper pimps System Security 4.52" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-system-security-version-4-52">System Security 4.52</a>.  This &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; wallpaper &#8212; yes, &#8220;you<i>r</i>&#8216;re&#8221; &#8212; reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;WARNING. YOUR&#8217;RE IN DANGER! YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED WITH SPYWARE! ALL YOU DO WITH COMPUTER IS STORED FOREVER IN YOUR HARD DISK. WHEN YOU VISIT SITES, SEND E-MAILS&#8230; ALL YOUR ACTIONS ARE LOGGED. AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THEM WITH STANDART TOOLS. YOUR DATA IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR FORENSICS. AND IN SOME CASES FOR YOUR BOSS, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR WIFE, YOUR CHILDREN.<br />
<small>Every site you or somebody or even something, like spyware, opened in your browsers, with all images, and all downloaded and maybe later removed movies or mp3 songs - ARE STILL THERE and could break your life! SECURE YOURSELF RIGHT NOW! REMOVE ALL SPYWARE FROM YOUR PC!&#8221;</small></p></blockquote>
<p>If you can actually understand any of this &#8220;Warning&#8221; wallpaper&#8217;s English-as-a-second-language prompts, you&#8217;ll be tricked into wasting money on System Security 4.52. Even if you have spyware on your system &#8212; besides System Security 4.52 &#8212; , System Security can&#8217;t remove it.</p>
<p>So let me show you how to remove  &#8220;Warning&#8221; wallpaper, before this &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; desktop makes you set your computer on fire.</p>
<div class="rid">
<h3 id="removal">GET RID of &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper</h3>
<ul>
<li class="black"><a title="&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper Removal Instructions" href="#how-to-remove">Manual Removal: step-by-step instructions to remove &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper</a></li>
<li class="boldred"><a title="Automatically Detect &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper" href="/spyware-doctor-review?q=6">Automatic Removal: easily remove &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper with software</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
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<h2 id="do-you-have-it">Do You Have &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper?</h2>
<p>When you&#8217;re infected with badware &#8212; whether it&#8217;s &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus &#8212; there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Slow computer performance</strong>: It just takes one parasite like &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper.
		</li>
<li><strong>New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage</strong>: Badware like &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
		</li>
<li><strong>Annoying popups</strong>: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you&#8217;re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-to-remove">How to Remove &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper Manually</h2>
<p><img alt="&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" /> Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it&#8217;ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.</p>
<p>To remove &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper manually, you need to delete &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files. Not sure <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files">how to delete &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files</a>? <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files">Click here</a>, and I&#8217;ll show you.  Otherwise, go ahead and&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Stop &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper processes:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
SystemSecurity.exe<br />
936453029.exe<br />
549344438.exe<br />
788573529.exe<br />
1714292029.exe<br />
1003720520.exe<br />
adobe_flash[1].exe<br />
AdobeFlash[1].exe<br />
TubePlayer.ver.6.exe<br />
cogad.exe<br />
torbjne.exe<br />
mupd1_2_1165664.exe<br />
winscenter.exe<br />
iehelpers[1].exe<br />
iehelper.exe<br />
19329203.exe<br />
ayscjcts.exe<br />
install[1].exe<br />
281681216.exe<br />
~tmpa.exe<br />
bnmio.exe<br />
bd3q0qix.exe<br />
vamsoft.exe<br />
iii[1].exe<br />
load[1].exe<br />
winafoe.exe<br />
ParisHilton[1].exe<br />
winkfmc.exe<br />
TckBX673.exe<br />
card[1].exe<br />
ert51791.exe<br />
AdwarePro.exe<br />
AdwarePro_Setup[1].exe<br />
StartApp.exe<br />
1[1].exe<br />
ntos.exe<br />
new23[1].exe<br />
gr[2].exe<br />
adv111[1].exe<br />
new26[1].exe<br />
SetupAntivirusXP[1].exe<br />
ieupdates.exe<br />
28823330.exe<br />
Test.exe<br />
loader[1].exe<br />
Hyves_Browser.exe<br />
Hyves_Browser_Instalation.exe<br />
9179499.exe<br />
1462403437.exe<br />
winlogin.exe<br />
AntivirusXP.exe<br />
vvunbwrhxa.exe<br />
372561511.exe<br />
svchost.exe<br />
1610380076.exe<br />
800990911.exe<br />
431192516.exe<br />
172939276.exe<br />
240844061.exe<br />
931330021.exe<br />
973260134.exe<br />
3DF7076F.exe<br />
432632312.exe<br />
613622941.exe<br />
1591300478.exe<br />
438978017.exe<br />
1986350760.exe<br />
1977868703.exe<br />
2030350728.exe<br />
install[2].exe<br />
564DB681.exe<br />
1431998300.exe<br />
1947101902.exe<br />
1940874419.exe<br />
1767930182.exe<br />
650526885.exe<br />
695276073.exe<br />
1550536869.exe<br />
1327825314.exe<br />
498278020.exe<br />
2029503323.exe<br />
14894324.exe<br />
1743310514.exe<br />
375534146.exe<br />
1573468717.exe<br />
202150970.exe<br />
370382475.exe<br />
2084498445.exe<br />
801085450.exe<br />
25238076.exe<br />
380679599.exe<br />
1354455340.exe<br />
1690486455.exe<br />
1725032906.exe<br />
2113272685.exe<br />
1255330437.exe<br />
1126514300.exe<br />
554845319.exe<br />
01560265.exe<br />
02686578.exe<br />
00607031.exe<br />
500153984.exe<br />
96484328.exe<br />
03380828.exe<br />
90188702.exe<br />
00184705.exe<br />
93069676.exe<br />
13059684.exe<br />
11120624.exe<br />
97246086.exe<br />
17236094.exe<br />
699415262.exe<br />
18563124.exe<br />
18058594.exe<br />
11447194.exe<br />
91457186.exe<br />
99363896.exe<br />
52796787.exe<br />
13496218.exe<br />
03326093.exe<br />
14610250.exe<br />
06837430.exe<br />
29192498.exe<br />
19353904.exe<br />
90649526.exe<br />
14147964.exe<br />
17722954.exe<br />
94955616.exe<br />
14945624.exe<br />
94875926.exe<br />
14865934.exe<br />
19378284.exe<br />
99388276.exe<br />
16846714.exe<br />
96856706.exe<br />
16692344.exe<br />
96733746.exe<br />
16723754.exe<br />
99825926.exe<br />
19815934.exe<br />
90249366.exe<br />
10239374.exe<br />
10639534.exe<br />
13779354.exe<br />
93789346.exe<br />
19916874.exe<br />
99926866.exe<br />
94157956.exe<br />
05643921.exe<br />
install.exe
</div>
<p><strong> Remove &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper registry keys:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\systemsecurity2009<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\systemsecurity2009 displayicon<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\systemsecurity2009 displayname<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\systemsecurity2009 shortcutpath<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\systemsecurity2009 uninstallstring<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunSystemSecurity<br />
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUNcogad<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun281681216<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunkxva<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallAdwarePro<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunAdwareProMFCT<br />
Adware Pro<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp PathsAdwarePro.exe<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunMmexofumutokara<br />
AntivirusXP<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMenuOrderStart Menu2ProgramsAntivirusXP<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallHyves Browser<br />
MICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUNAntivirusXP.exe<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun359F5809-00B8-4455-A73A-9EA62A51101B<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun973260134<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMenuOrderStart Menu2ProgramsSystem Security<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun1690486455<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun370382475<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallSystemSecurity2009<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun�2215359<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun�0206953<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 94955616<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 16723754<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 96733746<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 16692344<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 19815934<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 97246086<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 93069676<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 13059684<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 11120624<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 16846714<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 96856706<br />
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 99825926<br />
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 99363896<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 19353904<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 90649526<br />
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 13779354<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 93789346<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 19916874<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 99926866<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 14147964<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 94157956
</div>
<p><strong>Delete &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
system security 2009.lnk<br />
system security 2009 support.lnk<br />
ldycgadzmr.dll<br />
setupapi.dll<br />
SSEngine.dll<br />
iemodule.dll<br />
cvucujahoza.dll<br />
oqarib.dll<br />
imod3.dll<br />
usp10.dll<br />
Omahonafazeq.dll<br />
uxeqipuzimocin.dll<br />
swapdm.dll
</div>
<p><i><strong>Note:</strong> In any &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files I mention above, &#8220;%UserProfile%&#8221; is a variable referring to your current user&#8217;s profile folder. If you&#8217;re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith&#8221;).  If you have any questions about manual &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper removal, go ahead and leave a comment.</i></p>
<h3 id="deletefiles">How Do You Remove &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper Files?</h3>
<p>Need help figuring out how to delete &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files? While there&#8217;s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files if you&#8217;re comfortable editing your system, you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s fairly easy to delete &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files in Windows.</p>
<p><strong>How to delete &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files in Windows XP and Vista:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>A speech bubble will pop up asking you, &#8220;<strong>What do you want to search for?</strong>&#8221; Click &#8220;<strong>All files and folders</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type a &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper file in the search box, and select &#8220;<strong>Local Hard Drives</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221; Once the file is found, delete it.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to stop &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper processes:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>Run</strong>.</li>
<li>Type <strong>taskmgr.exe</strong> into the the Run command box, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221; You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys <strong><small>CTRL</small></strong> + <strong><small>Shift</small></strong> + <strong><small>ESC</small></strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Processes</strong> tab, and find &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper processes.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve found the &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper processes, right-click them and select &#8220;<strong>End Process</strong>&#8221; to kill &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to remove &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper registry keys:</strong></p>
<p><img alt="&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" />  Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it.  Editing your registry can be intimidating if you&#8217;re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there&#8217;s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. <strong>Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>
Select your Windows menu &#8220;<strong>Start</strong>,&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; An &#8220;<strong>Open</strong>&#8221; field will appear. Type &#8220;<strong>regedit</strong>&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>&#8221; to open up your Registry Editor.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Registry Editor</strong> will open as a window with two panes.  The left side Registry Editor&#8217;s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
		</li>
<li>
To find a registry key, such as any &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper registry keys, select &#8220;<strong>Edit</strong>,&#8221; then select &#8220;<strong>Find</strong>,&#8221; and in the search bar type any of &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper&#8217;s registry keys.
		</li>
<li>
As soon as &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper registry key appears, you can delete the &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper registry key by right-clicking it and selecting &#8220;<strong>Modify</strong>,&#8221; then clicking &#8220;<strong>Delete</strong>.&#8221;
		</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to delete &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper DLL files:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>First locate &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, then click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; Type &#8220;<strong>cmd</strong>&#8221; in Run, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>To change your current directory, type &#8220;<strong>cd</strong>&#8221; in the command box, press your &#8220;<strong>Space</strong>&#8221; key, and enter the full directory where the &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper DLL file is located. If you&#8217;re not sure if the &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter &#8220;<strong>dir</strong>&#8221; in the command box to display a directory&#8217;s contents.  To go one directory back, enter &#8220;<strong>cd ..</strong>&#8221; in the command box and press &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve located the &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper DLL file you want to remove, type &#8220;<strong>regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll</strong>&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll&#8221;) and press your &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>&#8221; key.</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  If you want to restore any &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper DLL file you removed, type &#8220;regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 jl27script.dll&#8221;) into your command box, and press your &#8220;Enter&#8221; key.</p>
<p><strong>Did &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper change your homepage?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Windows <strong>Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Home Page</strong>, select <strong>the General > Use Default</strong>.</li>
<li>Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., &#8220;http://www.homepage.com&#8221;).</li>
<li>Select <strong>Apply > OK</strong>.</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.</li>
</ol>
<h3>&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper Removal Tip</h3>
<p>Is your computer acting funny after deleting any &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files? I recommend using a program like <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3194029-10540041?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pctools.com%2Ffile-recover%2Fpurchase%2F&#038;cjsku=File+Recover" target="_blank">File Recover</a> from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can&#8217;t be recovered by Windows operating sytem. <img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-3194029-10540041" style="width:1px; border:0" alt=""/></p>
<p>Want to save time finding &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files?  <a title="Use Spyware Doctor to Find &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper Files" href="/spyware-doctor-review">Download Spyware Doctor</a>, let it find the &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files for you, and then manually delete &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper files.</p>
<h2 id="how-did-i-get-it">How Did You Get &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper?</h2>
<p>Wondering how &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper ended up on your PC? If you&#8217;re infected with &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper or other badware, perhaps you were using&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Freeware or shareware</strong>: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper.  Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to &#8220;pay&#8221; developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
		</li>
<li><strong>Peer-to-peer software</strong>: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network?  When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper.
		</li>
<li><strong>Questionable websites</strong>: Did you visit a website that&#8217;s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don&#8217;t already.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2>Understanding &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re infected with &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper, you should know what you&#8217;re fighting. I&#8217;ll explain some definitions related to &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper.</p>
<h3 id="rogueantispyware">&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware</h3>
<p>Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself.</p>
<p>Often when you&#8217;re infected with rogue anti-spyware like &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper, you&#8217;ll see a false popup security alert like this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/rogue_antispyware_popup_alert.png" alt="&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper  popup" title="&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper  Popup Security Alert" style="border:0" /></p>
<p><strong>Rogue Anti-Spyware Tactics</strong></p>
<p>Typically, rogue anti-spyware such as &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper has one or more of the qualities listed below, which is why rogue anti-spyware is considered anti-spyware software of questionable value.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>False positives/fake alerts</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Copycat looks</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications.  Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>High pressure marketing</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application.  Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Poor detection/scan reporting</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC.  For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files, DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Weak scanning/detection</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<p>Did &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper use these tactics to trick you into buying &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper?</p>
<h3 id="Trojans">&#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper May Be a Trojan</h3>
<p>Trojans install themselves secretly onto your computer, most often through your downloading a simple email attachment (often Trojans pose as harmless pictures). Most Trojans are able to gain complete control over your PC after installation. With this control, the Trojan and the hacker behind it may change your system settings, delete important files, steal your passwords, and watch your computer acitivity.</p>
<p><strong>Infection Methods of &#8220;Warning. Your&#8217;re in Danger!&#8221; Wallpaper and Other Trojans</strong></p>
<p>Most Trojans infect your computer by tricking you into launching an infected file.  This poisoned file could disguised as a small file, such as a jpeg or other email attachment, or it might be downloaded via a website or FTP.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Email:</strong> Your PC may be infected with a Trojan when you download infected email attachments, or sometimes even when you simply open an email.  Many Trojans exploit security holes in Microsoft Outlook. You may be able to reduce your chances of getting infected by a Trojan by using a spam-blocking software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Websites:</strong> Your PC may be infected with a Trojan when you visit a rogue site. Many Trojans exploit security holes in Internet Explorer web browser so that by simply visiting a website you may unknowingly download a Trojan.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Open ports:</strong> If your computer runs programs that provide file-sharing functions - such as AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), MSN Messenger, and more - you may open your computer up to vulnerabilities. Using file sharing through these applications may create a network that gives attackers the opportunity to remotely access your computer.
		</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST</title>
		<link>http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-unregistered-version-of-antivirusbest</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristopher</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Browser Hijackers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AntivirusBEST]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.411-spyware.com/?p=4944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Internet-Explorer-has-found.gif" title="Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Internet-Explorer-has-found.gif" class="alignleft" alt="Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST screenshot" /></a>  An <strong>unregistered version of AntivirusBEST</strong> is the best version of AntivirusBEST you can have, though you don't want any version of this scamware.  If your browser is hijacked with a message that reads "Internet Explorer has found an unregistered version of AntivirusBEST. To protect your computer, please register your AntivirusBEST" --

I'm sorry.

Don't follow this "Internet Explorer has found an unregistered version of AntivirusBEST" message's prompts -- if you do, you'll be tricked into buying the "full" version of AntivirusBEST.  What does a registered version of AntivirusBEST do? AntivirusBEST slows down your computer, drives you bananas with popups, and removes credit from your AmEx, extra time you thought you had this weekend, and your sanity.

Let me show you how to uninstall an unregistered version of AntivirusBEST.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Internet-Explorer-has-found.gif" title="Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/Internet-Explorer-has-found.gif" class="alignleft" alt="Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST screenshot" /></a>  An <strong>unregistered version of AntivirusBEST</strong> is the best version of AntivirusBEST you can have, though you don&#8217;t want any version of this scamware.  If your browser is hijacked with a message that reads &#8220;Internet Explorer has found an unregistered version of AntivirusBEST. To protect your computer, please register your AntivirusBEST&#8221; &#8211;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sorry.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t follow this &#8220;Internet Explorer has found an unregistered version of AntivirusBEST&#8221; message&#8217;s prompts &#8212; if you do, you&#8217;ll be tricked into buying the &#8220;full&#8221; version of AntivirusBEST.  What does a registered version of AntivirusBEST do? AntivirusBEST slows down your computer, drives you bananas with popups, and removes credit from your AmEx, extra time you thought you had this weekend, and your sanity.</p>
<p>Let me show you how to uninstall an unregistered version of AntivirusBEST.</p>
<div class="rid">
<h3 id="removal">GET RID of Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST</h3>
<ul>
<li class="black"><a title="Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST Removal Instructions" href="#how-to-remove">Manual Removal: step-by-step instructions to remove Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST</a></li>
<li class="boldred"><a title="Automatically Detect Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST" href="/spyware-doctor-review?q=6">Automatic Removal: easily remove Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST with software</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><!--rid--></p>
<h2 id="do-you-have-it">Do You Have Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST?</h2>
<p>When you&#8217;re infected with badware &#8212; whether it&#8217;s Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus &#8212; there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Slow computer performance</strong>: It just takes one parasite like Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST.
		</li>
<li><strong>New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage</strong>: Badware like Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
		</li>
<li><strong>Annoying popups</strong>: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you&#8217;re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-to-remove">How to Remove Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST Manually</h2>
<p><img alt="Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" /> Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it&#8217;ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.</p>
<p>To remove Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST manually, you need to delete Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files. Not sure <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files">how to delete Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files</a>? <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files">Click here</a>, and I&#8217;ll show you.  Otherwise, go ahead and&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Block  Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST sites:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
http://best-protect.info/<br />
http://www.your-security-center.com
</div>
<p><strong>Delete  Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\Programs\antivirusbest\Uninstall.lnk<br />
c:\documents and settings\all users\Desktop\AntivirusBEST.lnk<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\abest.exe<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\Installer.exe<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\svchost.exe<br />
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\QWProtect.dll<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirusBEST<br />
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\AB\ABEST.CAB
</div>
<p><strong>Remove Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST registry values:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{44b2c9f5-608d-46de-82e1-26c5bcb85193}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\qwprotect.qwprotectbho.1<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\QWProtect.dll<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{684a7904-2593-4bbe-a90e-cdaf2ac606ae}<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{296a8a7f-b5ac-4789-9b33-f32c2f9a6abd}
</div>
<p><i><strong>Note:</strong> In any Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files I mention above, &#8220;%UserProfile%&#8221; is a variable referring to your current user&#8217;s profile folder. If you&#8217;re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith&#8221;).  If you have any questions about manual Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST removal, go ahead and leave a comment.</i></p>
<h3 id="deletefiles">How Do You Remove Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST Files?</h3>
<p>Need help figuring out how to delete Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files? While there&#8217;s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files if you&#8217;re comfortable editing your system, you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s fairly easy to delete Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files in Windows.</p>
<p><strong>How to delete Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files in Windows XP and Vista:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>A speech bubble will pop up asking you, &#8220;<strong>What do you want to search for?</strong>&#8221; Click &#8220;<strong>All files and folders</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type a Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST file in the search box, and select &#8220;<strong>Local Hard Drives</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221; Once the file is found, delete it.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to stop Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST processes:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>Run</strong>.</li>
<li>Type <strong>taskmgr.exe</strong> into the the Run command box, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221; You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys <strong><small>CTRL</small></strong> + <strong><small>Shift</small></strong> + <strong><small>ESC</small></strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Processes</strong> tab, and find Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST processes.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve found the Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST processes, right-click them and select &#8220;<strong>End Process</strong>&#8221; to kill Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to remove Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST registry keys:</strong></p>
<p><img alt="Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" />  Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it.  Editing your registry can be intimidating if you&#8217;re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there&#8217;s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. <strong>Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>
Select your Windows menu &#8220;<strong>Start</strong>,&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; An &#8220;<strong>Open</strong>&#8221; field will appear. Type &#8220;<strong>regedit</strong>&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>&#8221; to open up your Registry Editor.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Registry Editor</strong> will open as a window with two panes.  The left side Registry Editor&#8217;s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
		</li>
<li>
To find a registry key, such as any Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST registry keys, select &#8220;<strong>Edit</strong>,&#8221; then select &#8220;<strong>Find</strong>,&#8221; and in the search bar type any of Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST&#8217;s registry keys.
		</li>
<li>
As soon as Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST registry key appears, you can delete the Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST registry key by right-clicking it and selecting &#8220;<strong>Modify</strong>,&#8221; then clicking &#8220;<strong>Delete</strong>.&#8221;
		</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to delete Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST DLL files:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>First locate Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, then click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; Type &#8220;<strong>cmd</strong>&#8221; in Run, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>To change your current directory, type &#8220;<strong>cd</strong>&#8221; in the command box, press your &#8220;<strong>Space</strong>&#8221; key, and enter the full directory where the Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST DLL file is located. If you&#8217;re not sure if the Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter &#8220;<strong>dir</strong>&#8221; in the command box to display a directory&#8217;s contents.  To go one directory back, enter &#8220;<strong>cd ..</strong>&#8221; in the command box and press &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve located the Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST DLL file you want to remove, type &#8220;<strong>regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll</strong>&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll&#8221;) and press your &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>&#8221; key.</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  If you want to restore any Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST DLL file you removed, type &#8220;regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 jl27script.dll&#8221;) into your command box, and press your &#8220;Enter&#8221; key.</p>
<p><strong>Did Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST change your homepage?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Windows <strong>Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Home Page</strong>, select <strong>the General > Use Default</strong>.</li>
<li>Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., &#8220;http://www.homepage.com&#8221;).</li>
<li>Select <strong>Apply > OK</strong>.</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST Removal Tip</h3>
<p>Is your computer acting funny after deleting any Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files? I recommend using a program like <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3194029-10540041?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pctools.com%2Ffile-recover%2Fpurchase%2F&#038;cjsku=File+Recover" target="_blank">File Recover</a> from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can&#8217;t be recovered by Windows operating sytem. <img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-3194029-10540041" style="width:1px; border:0" alt=""/></p>
<p>Want to save time finding Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files?  <a title="Use Spyware Doctor to Find Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST Files" href="/spyware-doctor-review">Download Spyware Doctor</a>, let it find the Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files for you, and then manually delete Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST files.</p>
<h2 id="how-did-i-get-it">How Did You Get Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST?</h2>
<p>Wondering how Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST ended up on your PC? If you&#8217;re infected with Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST or other badware, perhaps you were using&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Freeware or shareware</strong>: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST.  Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to &#8220;pay&#8221; developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
		</li>
<li><strong>Peer-to-peer software</strong>: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network?  When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST.
		</li>
<li><strong>Questionable websites</strong>: Did you visit a website that&#8217;s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don&#8217;t already.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2>Understanding Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re infected with Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST, you should know what you&#8217;re fighting. I&#8217;ll explain some definitions related to Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST.</p>
<h3 id="rogueantispyware">Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware</h3>
<p>Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself.</p>
<p>Often when you&#8217;re infected with rogue anti-spyware like Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST, you&#8217;ll see a false popup security alert like this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/rogue_antispyware_popup_alert.png" alt="Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST  popup" title="Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST  Popup Security Alert" style="border:0" /></p>
<p><strong>Rogue Anti-Spyware Tactics</strong></p>
<p>Typically, rogue anti-spyware such as Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST has one or more of the qualities listed below, which is why rogue anti-spyware is considered anti-spyware software of questionable value.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>False positives/fake alerts</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Copycat looks</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications.  Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>High pressure marketing</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application.  Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Poor detection/scan reporting</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC.  For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files, DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Weak scanning/detection</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<p>Did Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST use these tactics to trick you into buying Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST?</p>
<h3 id="browserhijacker">Unregistered Version of AntivirusBEST May Be a Browser Hijacker</h3>
<p>Browser hijackers can change your web browser settings.  Browser hijackers may change your home page to or redirect your searches through a pay-per-click site  to make money, and browser hijackers may also monitor your web activities.  Often, resetting your web browser to its default settings will not remove or stop the browser hijacker from working.</p>
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		<title>System Security 4.52</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristopher</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[System Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-Security-4.52.gif" title="System Security 4.52 screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-Security-4.52.gif" class="alignleft" alt="System Security 4.52 screenshot" /></a> <strong>System Security 4.52</strong> is the latest and dirtiest spawn of scareware <a title="System Security 4.52 is the spawn of System Security" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/system-security-removal">System Security</a>.  Like earlier versions, <a title="System Security 4.52 is related to System Security 4.51" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/system-security-version-4-51-removal">System Security 4.51</a>, System Security 4.52 effs up your web browser and Task Manager, and blocks your legit antivirus apps and any fresh downloads of security software.  

System Security 4.52 gets worse: like other scamware, System Security 4.52 launches loads of System Security 4.52 popups, spoofs system alerts, and hijacks your desktop with a fake security warning.

Let me show you how to uninstall  System Security 4.52, before System Security 4.52 popups make you set fire to your computer.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-Security-4.52.gif" title="System Security 4.52 screenshot" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/System-Security-4.52.gif" class="alignleft" alt="System Security 4.52 screenshot" /></a> <strong>System Security 4.52</strong> is the latest and dirtiest spawn of scareware <a title="System Security 4.52 is the spawn of System Security" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/system-security-removal">System Security</a>.  Like earlier versions, <a title="System Security 4.52 is related to System Security 4.51" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/system-security-version-4-51-removal">System Security 4.51</a>, System Security 4.52 effs up your web browser and Task Manager, and blocks your legit antivirus apps and any fresh downloads of security software.  </p>
<p>System Security 4.52 gets worse: like other scamware, System Security 4.52 launches loads of System Security 4.52 popups, spoofs system alerts, and hijacks your desktop with a fake security warning.</p>
<p>Let me show you how to uninstall  System Security 4.52, before System Security 4.52 popups make you set fire to your computer.</p>
<div class="rid">
<h3 id="removal">GET RID of System Security 4.52</h3>
<ul>
<li class="black"><a title="System Security 4.52 Removal Instructions" href="#how-to-remove">Manual Removal: step-by-step instructions to remove System Security 4.52</a></li>
<li class="boldred"><a title="Automatically Detect System Security 4.52" href="/spyware-doctor-review?q=6">Automatic Removal: easily remove System Security 4.52 with software</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><!--rid--></p>
<h2 id="do-you-have-it">Do You Have System Security 4.52?</h2>
<p>When you&#8217;re infected with badware &#8212; whether it&#8217;s System Security 4.52, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus &#8212; there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Slow computer performance</strong>: It just takes one parasite like System Security 4.52 to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with System Security 4.52.
		</li>
<li><strong>New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage</strong>: Badware like System Security 4.52 may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
		</li>
<li><strong>Annoying popups</strong>: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you&#8217;re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-to-remove">How to Remove System Security 4.52 Manually</h2>
<p><img alt="System Security 4.52 warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" /> Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it&#8217;ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.</p>
<p>To remove System Security 4.52 manually, you need to delete System Security 4.52 files. Not sure <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete System Security 4.52 files">how to delete System Security 4.52 files</a>? <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete System Security 4.52 files">Click here</a>, and I&#8217;ll show you.  Otherwise, go ahead and&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Stop System Security 4.52 processes:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
SystemSecurity.exe<br />
936453029.exe<br />
549344438.exe<br />
788573529.exe<br />
1714292029.exe<br />
1003720520.exe<br />
adobe_flash[1].exe<br />
AdobeFlash[1].exe<br />
TubePlayer.ver.6.exe<br />
cogad.exe<br />
torbjne.exe<br />
mupd1_2_1165664.exe<br />
winscenter.exe<br />
iehelpers[1].exe<br />
iehelper.exe<br />
19329203.exe<br />
ayscjcts.exe<br />
install[1].exe<br />
281681216.exe<br />
~tmpa.exe<br />
bnmio.exe<br />
bd3q0qix.exe<br />
vamsoft.exe<br />
iii[1].exe<br />
load[1].exe<br />
winafoe.exe<br />
ParisHilton[1].exe<br />
winkfmc.exe<br />
TckBX673.exe<br />
card[1].exe<br />
ert51791.exe<br />
AdwarePro.exe<br />
AdwarePro_Setup[1].exe<br />
StartApp.exe<br />
1[1].exe<br />
ntos.exe<br />
new23[1].exe<br />
gr[2].exe<br />
adv111[1].exe<br />
new26[1].exe<br />
SetupAntivirusXP[1].exe<br />
ieupdates.exe<br />
28823330.exe<br />
Test.exe<br />
loader[1].exe<br />
Hyves_Browser.exe<br />
Hyves_Browser_Instalation.exe<br />
9179499.exe<br />
1462403437.exe<br />
winlogin.exe<br />
AntivirusXP.exe<br />
vvunbwrhxa.exe<br />
372561511.exe<br />
svchost.exe<br />
1610380076.exe<br />
800990911.exe<br />
431192516.exe<br />
172939276.exe<br />
240844061.exe<br />
931330021.exe<br />
973260134.exe<br />
3DF7076F.exe<br />
432632312.exe<br />
613622941.exe<br />
1591300478.exe<br />
438978017.exe<br />
1986350760.exe<br />
1977868703.exe<br />
2030350728.exe<br />
install[2].exe<br />
564DB681.exe<br />
1431998300.exe<br />
1947101902.exe<br />
1940874419.exe<br />
1767930182.exe<br />
650526885.exe<br />
695276073.exe<br />
1550536869.exe<br />
1327825314.exe<br />
498278020.exe<br />
2029503323.exe<br />
14894324.exe<br />
1743310514.exe<br />
375534146.exe<br />
1573468717.exe<br />
202150970.exe<br />
370382475.exe<br />
2084498445.exe<br />
801085450.exe<br />
25238076.exe<br />
380679599.exe<br />
1354455340.exe<br />
1690486455.exe<br />
1725032906.exe<br />
2113272685.exe<br />
1255330437.exe<br />
1126514300.exe<br />
554845319.exe<br />
01560265.exe<br />
02686578.exe<br />
00607031.exe<br />
500153984.exe<br />
96484328.exe<br />
03380828.exe<br />
90188702.exe<br />
00184705.exe<br />
93069676.exe<br />
13059684.exe<br />
11120624.exe<br />
97246086.exe<br />
17236094.exe<br />
699415262.exe<br />
18563124.exe<br />
18058594.exe<br />
11447194.exe<br />
91457186.exe<br />
99363896.exe<br />
52796787.exe<br />
13496218.exe<br />
03326093.exe<br />
14610250.exe<br />
06837430.exe<br />
29192498.exe<br />
19353904.exe<br />
90649526.exe<br />
14147964.exe<br />
17722954.exe<br />
94955616.exe<br />
14945624.exe<br />
94875926.exe<br />
14865934.exe<br />
19378284.exe<br />
99388276.exe<br />
16846714.exe<br />
96856706.exe<br />
16692344.exe<br />
96733746.exe<br />
16723754.exe<br />
99825926.exe<br />
19815934.exe<br />
90249366.exe<br />
10239374.exe<br />
10639534.exe<br />
13779354.exe<br />
93789346.exe<br />
19916874.exe<br />
99926866.exe<br />
94157956.exe<br />
05643921.exe<br />
install.exe
</div>
<p><strong> Remove System Security 4.52 registry keys:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\systemsecurity2009<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\systemsecurity2009 displayicon<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\systemsecurity2009 displayname<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\systemsecurity2009 shortcutpath<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\systemsecurity2009 uninstallstring<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunSystemSecurity<br />
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUNcogad<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun281681216<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunkxva<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallAdwarePro<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunAdwareProMFCT<br />
Adware Pro<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp PathsAdwarePro.exe<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunMmexofumutokara<br />
AntivirusXP<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMenuOrderStart Menu2ProgramsAntivirusXP<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallHyves Browser<br />
MICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUNAntivirusXP.exe<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun359F5809-00B8-4455-A73A-9EA62A51101B<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun973260134<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMenuOrderStart Menu2ProgramsSystem Security<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun1690486455<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun370382475<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallSystemSecurity2009<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun�2215359<br />
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun�0206953<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 94955616<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 16723754<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 96733746<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 16692344<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 19815934<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 97246086<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 93069676<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 13059684<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 11120624<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 16846714<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 96856706<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 18563124<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 18058594<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 99825926<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 10239374<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 90249366<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 91457186<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 11447194<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 17722954<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 14945624<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 17236094<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 699415262<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 94875926<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 14865934<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 19378284<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 99388276<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 99363896<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 19353904<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 90649526<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 10639534<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 13779354<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 93789346<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 19916874<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 99926866<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 14147964<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN 94157956
</div>
<p><strong>Delete System Security 4.52 files:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
system security 2009.lnk<br />
system security 2009 support.lnk<br />
ldycgadzmr.dll<br />
setupapi.dll<br />
SSEngine.dll<br />
iemodule.dll<br />
cvucujahoza.dll<br />
oqarib.dll<br />
imod3.dll<br />
usp10.dll<br />
Omahonafazeq.dll<br />
uxeqipuzimocin.dll<br />
swapdm.dll
</div>
<p><i><strong>Note:</strong> In any System Security 4.52 files I mention above, &#8220;%UserProfile%&#8221; is a variable referring to your current user&#8217;s profile folder. If you&#8217;re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith&#8221;).  If you have any questions about manual System Security 4.52 removal, go ahead and leave a comment.</i></p>
<h3 id="deletefiles">How Do You Remove System Security 4.52 Files?</h3>
<p>Need help figuring out how to delete System Security 4.52 files? While there&#8217;s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove System Security 4.52 files if you&#8217;re comfortable editing your system, you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s fairly easy to delete System Security 4.52 files in Windows.</p>
<p><strong>How to delete System Security 4.52 files in Windows XP and Vista:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>A speech bubble will pop up asking you, &#8220;<strong>What do you want to search for?</strong>&#8221; Click &#8220;<strong>All files and folders</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type a System Security 4.52 file in the search box, and select &#8220;<strong>Local Hard Drives</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221; Once the file is found, delete it.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to stop System Security 4.52 processes:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>Run</strong>.</li>
<li>Type <strong>taskmgr.exe</strong> into the the Run command box, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221; You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys <strong><small>CTRL</small></strong> + <strong><small>Shift</small></strong> + <strong><small>ESC</small></strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Processes</strong> tab, and find System Security 4.52 processes.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve found the System Security 4.52 processes, right-click them and select &#8220;<strong>End Process</strong>&#8221; to kill System Security 4.52.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to remove System Security 4.52 registry keys:</strong></p>
<p><img alt="System Security 4.52 warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" />  Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it.  Editing your registry can be intimidating if you&#8217;re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there&#8217;s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. <strong>Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>
Select your Windows menu &#8220;<strong>Start</strong>,&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; An &#8220;<strong>Open</strong>&#8221; field will appear. Type &#8220;<strong>regedit</strong>&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>&#8221; to open up your Registry Editor.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Registry Editor</strong> will open as a window with two panes.  The left side Registry Editor&#8217;s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
		</li>
<li>
To find a registry key, such as any System Security 4.52 registry keys, select &#8220;<strong>Edit</strong>,&#8221; then select &#8220;<strong>Find</strong>,&#8221; and in the search bar type any of System Security 4.52&#8217;s registry keys.
		</li>
<li>
As soon as System Security 4.52 registry key appears, you can delete the System Security 4.52 registry key by right-clicking it and selecting &#8220;<strong>Modify</strong>,&#8221; then clicking &#8220;<strong>Delete</strong>.&#8221;
		</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to delete System Security 4.52 DLL files:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>First locate System Security 4.52 DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, then click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; Type &#8220;<strong>cmd</strong>&#8221; in Run, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>To change your current directory, type &#8220;<strong>cd</strong>&#8221; in the command box, press your &#8220;<strong>Space</strong>&#8221; key, and enter the full directory where the System Security 4.52 DLL file is located. If you&#8217;re not sure if the System Security 4.52 DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter &#8220;<strong>dir</strong>&#8221; in the command box to display a directory&#8217;s contents.  To go one directory back, enter &#8220;<strong>cd ..</strong>&#8221; in the command box and press &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve located the System Security 4.52 DLL file you want to remove, type &#8220;<strong>regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll</strong>&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll&#8221;) and press your &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>&#8221; key.</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  If you want to restore any System Security 4.52 DLL file you removed, type &#8220;regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 jl27script.dll&#8221;) into your command box, and press your &#8220;Enter&#8221; key.</p>
<p><strong>Did System Security 4.52 change your homepage?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Windows <strong>Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Home Page</strong>, select <strong>the General > Use Default</strong>.</li>
<li>Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., &#8220;http://www.homepage.com&#8221;).</li>
<li>Select <strong>Apply > OK</strong>.</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.</li>
</ol>
<h3>System Security 4.52 Removal Tip</h3>
<p>Is your computer acting funny after deleting any System Security 4.52 files? I recommend using a program like <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3194029-10540041?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pctools.com%2Ffile-recover%2Fpurchase%2F&#038;cjsku=File+Recover" target="_blank">File Recover</a> from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can&#8217;t be recovered by Windows operating sytem. <img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-3194029-10540041" style="width:1px; border:0" alt=""/></p>
<p>Want to save time finding System Security 4.52 files?  <a title="Use Spyware Doctor to Find System Security 4.52 Files" href="/spyware-doctor-review">Download Spyware Doctor</a>, let it find the System Security 4.52 files for you, and then manually delete System Security 4.52 files.</p>
<h2 id="how-did-i-get-it">How Did You Get System Security 4.52?</h2>
<p>Wondering how System Security 4.52 ended up on your PC? If you&#8217;re infected with System Security 4.52 or other badware, perhaps you were using&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Freeware or shareware</strong>: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like System Security 4.52.  Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to &#8220;pay&#8221; developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
		</li>
<li><strong>Peer-to-peer software</strong>: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network?  When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like System Security 4.52.
		</li>
<li><strong>Questionable websites</strong>: Did you visit a website that&#8217;s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like System Security 4.52. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don&#8217;t already.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2>Understanding System Security 4.52</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re infected with System Security 4.52, you should know what you&#8217;re fighting. I&#8217;ll explain some definitions related to System Security 4.52.</p>
<h3 id="rogueantispyware">System Security 4.52 May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware</h3>
<p>Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself.</p>
<p>Often when you&#8217;re infected with rogue anti-spyware like System Security 4.52, you&#8217;ll see a false popup security alert like this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/rogue_antispyware_popup_alert.png" alt="System Security 4.52  popup" title="System Security 4.52  Popup Security Alert" style="border:0" /></p>
<p><strong>Rogue Anti-Spyware Tactics</strong></p>
<p>Typically, rogue anti-spyware such as System Security 4.52 has one or more of the qualities listed below, which is why rogue anti-spyware is considered anti-spyware software of questionable value.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>False positives/fake alerts</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Copycat looks</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications.  Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>High pressure marketing</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application.  Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Poor detection/scan reporting</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC.  For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files, DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Weak scanning/detection</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<p>Did System Security 4.52 use these tactics to trick you into buying System Security 4.52?</p>
<h3 id="Trojans">System Security 4.52 May Be a Trojan</h3>
<p>Trojans install themselves secretly onto your computer, most often through your downloading a simple email attachment (often Trojans pose as harmless pictures). Most Trojans are able to gain complete control over your PC after installation. With this control, the Trojan and the hacker behind it may change your system settings, delete important files, steal your passwords, and watch your computer acitivity.</p>
<p><strong>Infection Methods of System Security 4.52 and Other Trojans</strong></p>
<p>Most Trojans infect your computer by tricking you into launching an infected file.  This poisoned file could disguised as a small file, such as a jpeg or other email attachment, or it might be downloaded via a website or FTP.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Email:</strong> Your PC may be infected with a Trojan when you download infected email attachments, or sometimes even when you simply open an email.  Many Trojans exploit security holes in Microsoft Outlook. You may be able to reduce your chances of getting infected by a Trojan by using a spam-blocking software.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Websites:</strong> Your PC may be infected with a Trojan when you visit a rogue site. Many Trojans exploit security holes in Internet Explorer web browser so that by simply visiting a website you may unknowingly download a Trojan.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Open ports:</strong> If your computer runs programs that provide file-sharing functions - such as AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), MSN Messenger, and more - you may open your computer up to vulnerabilities. Using file sharing through these applications may create a network that gives attackers the opportunity to remotely access your computer.
		</li>
</ul>
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		<title>USAntispy</title>
		<link>http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-usantispy</link>
		<comments>http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-usantispy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristopher</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Fake Antispyware]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Active Antivir]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[US Antispy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.411-spyware.com/?p=4918</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/USAntispy.gif" alt="USAntispy screenshot" style="padding: 4px; margin: 0 7px 2px 0; float: left; border:1px solid #ccc;" /> <strong>USAntispy</strong> is, at best, bad software.  At worst?  USAntispy is badware.  I'll tell you why: USAntispy runs sloppy system scans that may be riddled with false positives.  USAntispy may pop up spoof security alerts, and these USAntispy popups may tell you you're infected with non-existent spyware.  USAntispy may also be hard to uninstall, and USAntispy also shares mommies with <a title="USAntispy is related to Active Antivir" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-active-antivir">Active Antivir</a>.

If USAntispy is driving you bananas, you can try to <a title="How to get a USAntispy refund" href="http://www.active-antivir.com/index.php?page=conditions#15a" target="_blank">get a USAntispy refund</a>.  I'd save my breath, time, and sanity, though, -- let me show you how to remove USAntispy, for free.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/USAntispy.gif" alt="USAntispy screenshot" style="padding: 4px; margin: 0 7px 2px 0; float: left; border:1px solid #ccc;" />  <strong>USAntispy</strong> is, at best, bad software.  At worst?  USAntispy is badware.  I&#8217;ll tell you why: USAntispy runs sloppy system scans that may be riddled with false positives.  USAntispy may pop up spoof security alerts, and these USAntispy popups may tell you you&#8217;re infected with non-existent spyware.  USAntispy may also be hard to uninstall, and USAntispy also shares mommies with <a title="USAntispy is related to Active Antivir" href="http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-active-antivir">Active Antivir</a>.</p>
<p>If USAntispy is driving you bananas, you can try to <a title="How to get a USAntispy refund" href="http://www.active-antivir.com/index.php?page=conditions#15a" target="_blank">get a USAntispy refund</a>.  I&#8217;d save my breath, time, and sanity, though, &#8212; let me show you how to remove USAntispy, for free.</p>
<div class="rid">
<h3 id="removal">GET RID of USAntispy</h3>
<ul>
<li class="black"><a title="USAntispy Removal Instructions" href="#how-to-remove">Manual Removal: step-by-step instructions to remove USAntispy</a></li>
<li class="boldred"><a title="Automatically Detect USAntispy" href="/spyware-doctor-review?q=6">Automatic Removal: easily remove USAntispy with software</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><!--rid--></p>
<h2 id="do-you-have-it">Do You Have USAntispy?</h2>
<p>When you&#8217;re infected with badware &#8212; whether it&#8217;s USAntispy, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus &#8212; there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Slow computer performance</strong>: It just takes one parasite like USAntispy to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with USAntispy.
		</li>
<li><strong>New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage</strong>: Badware like USAntispy may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
		</li>
<li><strong>Annoying popups</strong>: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you&#8217;re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.
		</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-to-remove">How to Remove USAntispy Manually</h2>
<p><img alt="USAntispy warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" /> Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it&#8217;ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.</p>
<p>To remove USAntispy manually, you need to delete USAntispy files. Not sure <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete USAntispy files">how to delete USAntispy files</a>? <a href="#deletefiles" title="How to manually delete USAntispy files">Click here</a>, and I&#8217;ll show you.  Otherwise, go ahead and&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Block  USAntispy sites:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
http://www.active-antivir.com
</div>
<p><strong>Delete  USAntispy files:</strong></p>
<div class="postRemoveFiles">
 USAntivirus.exe
</div>
<p><i><strong>Note:</strong> In any USAntispy files I mention above, &#8220;%UserProfile%&#8221; is a variable referring to your current user&#8217;s profile folder. If you&#8217;re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith&#8221;).  If you have any questions about manual USAntispy removal, go ahead and leave a comment.</i></p>
<h3 id="deletefiles">How Do You Remove USAntispy Files?</h3>
<p>Need help figuring out how to delete USAntispy files? While there&#8217;s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove USAntispy files if you&#8217;re comfortable editing your system, you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s fairly easy to delete USAntispy files in Windows.</p>
<p><strong>How to delete USAntispy files in Windows XP and Vista:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>A speech bubble will pop up asking you, &#8220;<strong>What do you want to search for?</strong>&#8221; Click &#8220;<strong>All files and folders</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Type a USAntispy file in the search box, and select &#8220;<strong>Local Hard Drives</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Search</strong>.&#8221; Once the file is found, delete it.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to stop USAntispy processes:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>Run</strong>.</li>
<li>Type <strong>taskmgr.exe</strong> into the the Run command box, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221; You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys <strong><small>CTRL</small></strong> + <strong><small>Shift</small></strong> + <strong><small>ESC</small></strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Processes</strong> tab, and find USAntispy processes.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve found the USAntispy processes, right-click them and select &#8220;<strong>End Process</strong>&#8221; to kill USAntispy.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to remove USAntispy registry keys:</strong></p>
<p><img alt="USAntispy warning" src="/images/warning.gif" class="warning" />  Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it.  Editing your registry can be intimidating if you&#8217;re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there&#8217;s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. <strong>Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>
Select your Windows menu &#8220;<strong>Start</strong>,&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; An &#8220;<strong>Open</strong>&#8221; field will appear. Type &#8220;<strong>regedit</strong>&#8221; and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>&#8221; to open up your Registry Editor.
		</li>
<li>
<strong>Registry Editor</strong> will open as a window with two panes.  The left side Registry Editor&#8217;s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
		</li>
<li>
To find a registry key, such as any USAntispy registry keys, select &#8220;<strong>Edit</strong>,&#8221; then select &#8220;<strong>Find</strong>,&#8221; and in the search bar type any of USAntispy&#8217;s registry keys.
		</li>
<li>
As soon as USAntispy registry key appears, you can delete the USAntispy registry key by right-clicking it and selecting &#8220;<strong>Modify</strong>,&#8221; then clicking &#8220;<strong>Delete</strong>.&#8221;
		</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How to delete USAntispy DLL files:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>First locate USAntispy DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows <strong>Start</strong> menu, then click &#8220;<strong>Run</strong>.&#8221; Type &#8220;<strong>cmd</strong>&#8221; in Run, and click &#8220;<strong>OK</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>To change your current directory, type &#8220;<strong>cd</strong>&#8221; in the command box, press your &#8220;<strong>Space</strong>&#8221; key, and enter the full directory where the USAntispy DLL file is located. If you&#8217;re not sure if the USAntispy DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter &#8220;<strong>dir</strong>&#8221; in the command box to display a directory&#8217;s contents.  To go one directory back, enter &#8220;<strong>cd ..</strong>&#8221; in the command box and press &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>.&#8221;</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve located the USAntispy DLL file you want to remove, type &#8220;<strong>regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll</strong>&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll&#8221;) and press your &#8220;<strong>Enter</strong>&#8221; key.</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it.  If you want to restore any USAntispy DLL file you removed, type &#8220;regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll&#8221; (e.g., &#8220;regsvr32 jl27script.dll&#8221;) into your command box, and press your &#8220;Enter&#8221; key.</p>
<p><strong>Did USAntispy change your homepage?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Windows <strong>Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Home Page</strong>, select <strong>the General > Use Default</strong>.</li>
<li>Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., &#8220;http://www.homepage.com&#8221;).</li>
<li>Select <strong>Apply > OK</strong>.</li>
<li>You&#8217;ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.</li>
</ol>
<h3>USAntispy Removal Tip</h3>
<p>Is your computer acting funny after deleting any USAntispy files? I recommend using a program like <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3194029-10540041?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pctools.com%2Ffile-recover%2Fpurchase%2F&#038;cjsku=File+Recover" target="_blank">File Recover</a> from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can&#8217;t be recovered by Windows operating sytem. <img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-3194029-10540041" style="width:1px; border:0" alt=""/></p>
<p>Want to save time finding USAntispy files?  <a title="Use Spyware Doctor to Find USAntispy Files" href="/spyware-doctor-review">Download Spyware Doctor</a>, let it find the USAntispy files for you, and then manually delete USAntispy files.</p>
<h2 id="how-did-i-get-it">How Did You Get USAntispy?</h2>
<p>Wondering how USAntispy ended up on your PC? If you&#8217;re infected with USAntispy or other badware, perhaps you were using&#8230;</p>
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<li><strong>Freeware or shareware</strong>: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like USAntispy.  Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to &#8220;pay&#8221; developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
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<li><strong>Peer-to-peer software</strong>: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network?  When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like USAntispy.
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<li><strong>Questionable websites</strong>: Did you visit a website that&#8217;s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like USAntispy. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don&#8217;t already.
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<h2>Understanding USAntispy</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re infected with USAntispy, you should know what you&#8217;re fighting. I&#8217;ll explain some definitions related to USAntispy.</p>
<h3 id="rogueantispyware">USAntispy May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware</h3>
<p>Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself.</p>
<p>Often when you&#8217;re infected with rogue anti-spyware like USAntispy, you&#8217;ll see a false popup security alert like this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.411-spyware.com/images/rogue_antispyware_popup_alert.png" alt="USAntispy  popup" title="USAntispy  Popup Security Alert" style="border:0" /></p>
<p><strong>Rogue Anti-Spyware Tactics</strong></p>
<p>Typically, rogue anti-spyware such as USAntispy has one or more of the qualities listed below, which is why rogue anti-spyware is considered anti-spyware software of questionable value.</p>
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<li><strong>False positives/fake alerts</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
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<strong>Copycat looks</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications.  Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software.
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<strong>High pressure marketing</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application.  Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
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<strong>Poor detection/scan reporting</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC.  For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files, DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
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<strong>Weak scanning/detection</strong>: Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.
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<p>Did USAntispy use these tactics to trick you into buying USAntispy?</p>
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