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Remove AntiKeep, AntiKeep Removal Help

By Jason on December 3, 2009 | Rogue Antispyware Remove AntiKeep, AntiKeep Removal Help

AntiKeep is a fake system security program. It pretends to act as a real computer protection tool although it is actually not able to perform any of the actions that would keep one's system safe and virus-free. AntiKeep is known for launching false computer scans and generating warning messages which are meant to scare the users.

The purpose of AntiKeep is to make the user believe that it is a legitimate computer protection software and that in order to provide its full service the license for using AntiKeep need to be purchased. It is very important not to fall into the AntiKeep trap as paying money for this rogue tool means simply wasting it away. Here are some examples of the fabricated warning messages displayed by AntiKeep:

Security Center Alert!
Infiltration Alert!
Your computer is being attacked by an Internet Virus. It could be a password-stealing attack, a trojan-dropper or similar.
Do you want AntiKeep to block this attack?

Spyware Alert!
Your computer is infected with spyware. It could damage your critical files or expose your private data on the Internet. Click here to register your copy of AntiKeep and remove spyware threats from your PC.

730 SPYWARE Found
Attention: DANGER!
AntiKeep has detected 730 Critical SPYWARE Objects while scanning the system. Following object will shortly interrupt system running by:

! Annoying advertisements wasting your traffic.
! Slow page downloading speed. Web browser is not working properly.
! Cyber thieves get access to credit card.
! Criminals will steal your personal data and photos.
! Hackers will get access to emails box, personals, hosting and Internet services. They will use your computer and IP address for illegal purposes.

Register AntiKeep to block or remove threatening objects. Click “Clean” to register the version to render revealed threats.

In order to remove AntiKeep from your computer please follow the instructions bellow.

AntiKeep websites

antikeep.com Learn how to block rogue websites

New processes created

AntiKeep.exe
uninstall.exe Learn how to remove malicious processes

New AntiKeep registry entries created

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AntiKeep
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\AntiKeep
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "AntiKeep.exe" Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan your registry errors
Learn how to remove malicious registry entries

New files and directories created

%CommonDesktopDir%\AntiKeep.lnk
%CommonPrograms%\AntiKeep\AntiKeep.lnk
%CommonPrograms%\AntiKeep\Homepage.lnk
%CommonPrograms%\AntiKeep\Uninstall.lnk
%ProgramFiles%\AntiKeep Software\AntiKeep\AntiKeep.exe
%ProgramFiles%\AntiKeep Software\AntiKeep\uninstall.exe Learn how to unregister malicious DLL files

Symptoms in a Hijackthis log

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AntiKeep] C:\Program Files\AntiKeep Software\AntiKeep\AntiKeep.exe -min

How to remove AntiKeep

To remove AntiKeep manually you must block rogue AntiKeep related websites, remove malicious processes and registry entries, unregister dlls and delete all malicious AntiKeep 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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