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How to remove Crusader Antivirus rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
Crusader Antivirus (alias Crusader-Antivirus or Spyware Crusader) is a rogue anti-spyware program distributed through trojans that trespass the computer without user awareness and consent. When secretly installed, Crusader Antivirus configures the Operating System of the compromised computer to launch its executable files each time the machine is started. The presence of Crusader Antivirus on the infected computer has the following symptoms: it tends to display fake alerts and nag screens; triggers fabricated security scanners that deliver scan results stating that the PC is badly infected with malware and needs the aid of Crusader Antivirus commercial version which, by the way, requires a payment. In other words, the basic goal of Crusader Antivirus rogue anti-spyware is to scare people into installing its full commercial software version and, of course, make them waste their money for the worthless and dangerous scamware. It’s important to realize that installing Crusader Antivirus is very likely to render your PC useless because of the system slowdown and internet connection trouble it causes. It’s strongly recommended to abstain from downloading Crusader Antivirus; and do NOT ignore its pop-ups and scanners if any because if you keep doing nothing about it, Crusader Antivirus will play havoc with your computer. Please, follow the instructions below to diagnose your PC for Crusader Antivirus and affiliate malware.

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 Crusader Antivirus manually:
Manual removal of Crusader Antivirus is feasible if you have sufficient expertise in working with program files, system processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The files to be deleted are listed below:

• %Program Files%\Crusader-Antivirus\Crusader-Antivirus.exe
• %Program Files%\\Crusader-Antivirus\Crusader-Antivirus.url
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Crusader-Antivirus
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Crusader-Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Crusader-Antivirus\Crusader-Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Crusader-Antivirus\Crusader-Antivirus Website.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Crusader-Antivirus\Help.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Crusader-Antivirus\Registration.lnk
• %Program Files%\\Common Files\System\Uninstall
• %Program Files%\\Common Files\System\Uninstall\Uninstall Crusader-Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Crusader-Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Crusader-Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Crusader-Antivirus.exe

The associated registry entries to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Crusader-Antivirus”

Please, be informed that manual removal of Crusader Antivirus is a cumbersome procedure and does not always ensure complete deletion of the malware, since some files might be hidden or may automatically reanimate themselves afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal of Crusader Antivirus which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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