How to Remove SoftVeteran, SoftVeteran Removal Instructions
By Jason on October 22, 2009 | Rogue Antispyware
SoftVeteran is a malware which pretends to be a real system security tool. Although SoftVeteran might look very convincing and tempting, it should be avoided at any cost. Purchasing the program will not provide the computer with security or virus protection. The only actions that Soft Veteran is capable of performing are misleading and harmful. Downloading or installing this application might lead to some serious system damage.
SoftVeteran employs various malicious techniques in order to trick the user into purchasing the program: it installs on the computer all by itself, depicts legitimate system files as threats during the fabricated security scans and suggests removing them (this might cause serious computer dysfunctions or even system crash), prevents legitimate anti-spyware programs from working, hijacks the web browser and redirects it to some corrupt websites. Please beware and do not purchase SoftVeteran. If you, however, already have SoftVeteran on your system, please follow the instructions in order to remove it.
SoftVeteran websites
softveteran.com Learn how to block rogue websitesNew processes created
10555hzcktool91c.exeSoftVeteran.exe
uninstall.exe
jqd4.tmp.exe Learn how to remove malicious processes
New SoftVeteran registry entries created
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SoftVeteranHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SoftVeteran
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SoftVeteran
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "jqd4.tmp.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SoftVeteran" Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan your registry errors
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New files and directories created
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SoftVeteran.lnkc:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftVeteran
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftVeteran\1 SoftVeteran.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftVeteran\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftVeteran\3 Uninstall.lnk
%Temp%\jqd4.tmp.exe
c:\Program Files\SoftVeteran Software
c:\Program Files\SoftVeteran Software\SoftVeteran
c:\Program Files\SoftVeteran Software\SoftVeteran\SoftVeteran.exe
c:\Program Files\SoftVeteran Software\SoftVeteran\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\1051zhreat910265.ocx
c:\WINDOWS\10555hzcktool91c.exe
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How to remove SoftVeteran
To remove SoftVeteran manually you must block rogue SoftVeteran related websites, remove malicious processes and registry entries, unregister dlls and delete all malicious SoftVeteran files from your computer.
Please note: cleaning your computer is a difficult and dangerous task, manually editing registry entries and removing processes and files may cause serious damage to your system. We strongly recommend scanning your computer with one of the legitimate antispyware scanners.
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