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How to remove Anti Troy rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
Anti Troy (aka AntiTroy) is a new threat roving through the internet in search of vulnerable computer systems to infect. Anti Troy is a part of the vast scareware family which was recently represented by AntiAID, AntiAdd, REAnti and Anti Keep. Anti Troy installs to a targeted computer without the user’s knowledge and consent. The most typical way for Anti Troy to distribute its executables is phony online scanners and misleading ads that lure people into clicking them. Having got onto the host computer, Anti Troy makes the system run its corrupt process at startup by creating several Windows registry keys. Additionally, Anti Troy prevents the user from uninstalling; it disables Task Manager, Control Panel and sometimes even affects the option of booting into Safe Mode. When operating on the challenged machine, Anti Troy makes the system slow and hard to use. Anti Troy issues numerous fake alerts and reports the interception of a variety of infections. After that, Anti Troy claims you can’t get rid of the just ‘detected’ malware unless you purchase its full version on one of the insecure sites it redirects you to. To sum it all up, Anti Troy is a dangerous thing to have on one’s PC as it threatens the system stability and the user’s privacy. So remove Anti Troy fake anti-spyware as soon as you detect it on your machine.

Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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How to remove Anti Troy manually:
Manual removal of Anti Troy 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:

• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\AntiTroy.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AntiTroy
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AntiTroy\1 AntiTroy.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AntiTroy\2 Homepage.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AntiTroy\3 Uninstall.lnk
• %Program Files%\AntiTroy Software
• %Program Files%\AntiTroy Software\AntiTroy
• %Program Files%\AntiTroy Software\AntiTroy\AntiTroy.exe
• %Program Files%\AntiTroy Software\AntiTroy\main_config.xml
• %Program Files%\AntiTroy Software\AntiTroy\uninstall.exe
• %WINDOWS%\1009stea525z1.dll
• %WINDOWS%\1018zhr5at19497.ocx
• %WINDOWS%\101z5hie92236.ocx
• %WINDOWS%\system32\1853worz2f19.bin
• %WINDOWS%\system32\18f0addwaze5917.ocx
• %WINDOWS%\system32\194z45py6b9.ocx
• %WINDOWS%\system32\[random numbers].exe

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntiTroy
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AntiTroy
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AntiTroy
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “AntiTroy.exe”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random numbers].exe”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “AntiTroy”

Please, be aware that manual removal of Anti Troy 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 Anti Troy, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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