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Remove SoftBarrier, SoftBarrier Removal Help

By Luciana on October 29, 2009 | Rogue Antispyware Remove SoftBarrier, SoftBarrier Removal Help

SoftBarrier is an online fraud pretending to be a real security tool. It belongs to the large family of rogue-antispyware applications which have already caused serious problems to thousands of computer users all over the world. Although the names of the programs are different, with SoftBarrier being the latest one, these fraudulent applications are all the same – they perform all the same actions and use the same malicious techniques.

The purpose of Soft Barrier is to convince the user that it is a legitimate security program and that in order to provide complete system protection it needs to be purchase. Unfortunately, there is no SoftBarrier security software which is promised if the user transfers the required amount of money. Soft Barrier is nothing but an online scam meant for infecting computers with parasites and stealing money from their owners. If you have SoftBarrier on your system, you should immediately remove it by following the instructions bellow.

SoftBarrier websites

softbarrier.com Learn how to block rogue websites

New processes created

vwc4.tmp.exe
111249acztool1ef5.exe
1649zt5oj447.exe
SoftBarrier.exe
uninstall.exe Learn how to remove malicious processes

New SoftBarrier registry entries created

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SoftBarrier
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SoftBarrier
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SoftBarrier
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SoftBarrier"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "vwc4.tmp.exe" Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan your registry errors
Learn how to remove malicious registry entries

New files and directories created

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SoftBarrier.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftBarrier
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftBarrier\1 SoftBarrier.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftBarrier\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftBarrier\3 Uninstall.lnk
c:\Program Files\SoftBarrier Software
c:\Program Files\SoftBarrier Software\SoftBarrier
c:\Program Files\SoftBarrier Software\SoftBarrier\SoftBarrier.exe
c:\Program Files\SoftBarrier Software\SoftBarrier\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\1037not-a-zir9s795.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\10517z9rm7e.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\111249acztool1ef5.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\1649zt5oj447.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\164z7spamb95755.bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32\16624s5y1z9.dll
%Temp%\vwc4.tmp.exe Learn how to unregister malicious DLL files

How to remove SoftBarrier

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