Saturday, December 27, 2008

Malware of Astrum Antivirus Pro has no shame to say white is black

There are totally harmless, legitimate and even crucial for some programs and Windows (!) files declared viruses according to the results of scan by Astrum Antivirus Pro. Remove Astrum Antivirus Pro instead of removing them if this program has been scaring you with its scan or you have discovered its presence by other signs. Astrum Antivirus Pro is a rogue that has AntivirusTrigger for parental program and is likely to become its substitute. Astrum Antivirus Pro removal is needed also to the purpose of Windows security and performance maintenance. Download Spyware Doctor with antivirus and start free scan targeting Astrum Antivirus Pro removal.

Astrum Antivirus Pro snapshot:


Astrum Antivirus Pro automatical removal tool:

Astrum Antivirus Pro manual removal instructions:
Delete Astrum Antivirus Pro files:

Astrum.exe
uninst.exe
Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk

Delete Astrum Antivirus Pro registry entries:

%UserProfile%HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Astrumsoft
%UserProfile%HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{29E762AD-1B6F-3CB6-7F71-866F3E78180B}
%UserProfile%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft
\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Astrumsoft
%UserProfile%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Astrumsoft

1 comment:

pratik 2 share said...

Step 1: Stop these Astrum Antivirus Pro processes:

Remove Astrum.exe virus from computer.

1. Press "Alt+Ctrl+Delete."

2. Click on "Task Manager".
You can also launch the Task Manager instantly if you press Ctrl + Shift + ESC simultaneously. This is much easier than accessing it from Ctrl + Alt + Delete or the taskbar.
It works for both Windows XP or Windows Vista. .

3. Select the process that you want to stop, then click on "End Task".

Now search these Process and Remove it.

%UserProfile%c:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware\Astrum.exe

%UserProfile%c:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware\uninst.exe

Step 2: Remove these Astrum Antivirus Pro Registry Entries:


Step 1. Go to Start.

Step 2. Click Run.

Step 3. Type "regedit" and click on OK.

Step 4. Now it opens the Registry Editor

Step 5. In order to modify the registry key, you need to find the exact registry key you want to edit. In case you know what exact subkey you are looking for, you can easily navigate through the subkey.

Or,

you can press Ctrl + F (or go to Edit -> Find) to locate the subkey that contains the value you want to edit.
%UserProfile%HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Astrumsoft

%UserProfile%HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{29E762AD-1B6F-3CB6-7F71-866F3E78180B}

%UserProfile%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Astrumsoft

%UserProfile%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Astrumsoft

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Astrum] "C:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware\Astrum.exe"


Step 3: Remove these Astrum Antivirus Pro files:

%UserProfile%c:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware
%UserProfile%c:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware\Astrum.exe
%UserProfile%c:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware\uninst.exe
%UserProfile%%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk
%UserProfile%%UserProfile%\Desktop\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk
%UserProfile%%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk
%UserProfile%%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6
%UserProfile%%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk






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