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Remove Total Vista Security, Total Vista Security Removal

By Luciana on March 16, 2010 | Rogue Antispyware, ErrorSweeper, Error Sweeper, Remove ErrorSweeper, Defence Lab, Defence Lab Removal Tools, DefenceLab, DefenceLab Removal Tools, Total Vista Security, TotalVistaSecurity, Total VistaSecurity, TotalVista Security, Remove Total Vista Security Remove Total Vista Security, Total Vista Security Removal

Total Vista Security is not a program to trust. It is not a real antivirus nor should it be taken for one. The application is a fraud imitating the actions of a legitimate security software. Total Vista Security generates fake system scans and reports numerous threats to be found. It then suggests acquiring the full Total Vista Security software so that it could remove the parasites that have been found during the scan and protect your computer. It also generates fabricated security alert messages warning about some threats that do not actually exist.

One may become infected with Total Vista Security by surfing the web with a poorly protected computer which is not able to detect or prevent trojans from entering the system. However, trojans are not the only way in which Total Vista Security is distributed. It may as well be advertised as a reputable security tool and suggested for download or come with fake video codecs and other downloadable files. In case you have Total Vista Security on your computer it would be best to remove it upon detection.

New processes created

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New Total Vista Security registry entries created

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "AntiVirusOverride" = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "FirewallOverride" = "1" Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan your registry errors
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New files and directories created

%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\av.exe
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\REgth7834T
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\[Random] Learn how to unregister malicious DLL files

How to remove Total Vista Security

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