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How to remove Active Security rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
Active Security is the newest rogue anti-spyware utility that does not deserve one’s trust since it attempts to crook people out of their money. Active Security maintains the ‘traditions’ of ransomware programs so it trespasses on one’s computer without letting the user know. Having made itself comfortable inside the compromised digital environment, Active Security reconfigures the host system and makes it mutate so that the rogue’s commands are easily executed. The apparent signs of Active Security presence on your machine will include the following: general PC slowdown, multiple popup ads and unwanted scanners, disabling Task Manager and System Restore and occasionally Safe Mode; not to mention browser hijacking which leads to web-surfing redirections to insecure websites. The alerts and security scanners triggered by Active Security bear no informative value because they report non-existent infections without checking if they are actually on your computer. Such approach exhibited by Active Security pursues the mission to make you think your computer is in trouble and needs Active Security commercial software to resolve these security issues. The most essential thing one should realize about Active Security is its being a computer impostor that wants your money and cannot protect your PC in fact. So please do not waste your time considering whether you should install Active Security; instead, you should immediately remove this nasty rogueware as it greatly jeopardizes any computer it infects.

Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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Active Security Screenshot:

How to remove Active Security manually:
Manual removal of Active Security is a feasible objective if you have sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The files to be deleted are listed below:

• %Program Files%\Active Security
• %Program Files%\Active Security\asecurity.exe
• %Program Files%\Active Security\core.cga
• %Program Files%\Active Security\coreext.dll
• %Program Files%\Active Security\help.ico
• %Program Files%\Active Security\uninstall.exe
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\Active Security ReadMe.txt
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\Active Security Support.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\Active Security.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Active Security
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Active Security\Active Security Support.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Active Security\Active Security.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Active Security\Uninstall Active Security.lnk
• %Temp%\4otjesjty.mof
• %Temp%\c.dat
• %Temp%\creg.dat

The registry entries that need to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Active Security
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Active Security
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Active Security”

Please, be aware that manual removal of Active Security is a cumbersome process and does not always ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal of Active Security, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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