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How to remove Powerantivirusscannerv2.com hijacker

Malware Description:
Powerantivirusscannerv2.com is yet another malicious website pushing the rogue security product called Personal Antivirus (aka PAV). The blackhat SEO tactics practiced by fraudulent developers of Personal Antivirus presupposes driving a lot of traffic to Powerantivirusscannerv2.com domain in order to ensure potential victims’ visiting it and getting brainwashed there. Strangely enough, Powerantivirusscannerv2.com scanner looks like My Computer window, with its folders and hard drives. That window will contain a scan progress bar that supposedly indicates the scan status. When the scanner is through checking your computer for infections, it reports a variety of threats detected. Then, as a tool to eliminate the infections, Powerantivirusscannerv2.com will offer you to download and purchase the license for Personal Antivirus. You are strongly recommended to think sober when Powerantivirusscannerv2.com tries to fool you around. In other words, it’s totally unacceptable to install Personal Antivirus on Powerantivirusscannerv2.com after you learn how badly “contaminated” your PC is. In the meantime, your computer is fine and contains the one and only virus – it’s Powerantivirusscannerv2.com hijacker assisted by trojans that redirect people’s web-surfing. Removing Powerantivirusscannerv2.com hijacker will solve the problem with mischievous browser activity. So don’t waste your time and use a legitimate antivirus tool to detect and remove this infection before it grows into a major threat for your computer.

Malware Type: Browser Hijackers

Malware Author: Innovagest2000 SL

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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How to remove Powerantivirusscannerv2.com hijacker manually:
Manual removal of Powerantivirusscannerv2.com hijacker and attendant malware is feasible if you have sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, system processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The associated files to be deleted are listed below:

• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\Personal Antivirus.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Personal Antivirus Home Page.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Personal Antivirus.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Purchase License.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Personal Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\settings.ini
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\uill.ini
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\unins000.exe
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\Uninstall Personal Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\config.cfg
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\Timeout.inf
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\Urls.inf
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\log.txt
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\pguard.ini
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\services.exe
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\activate.ico
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Explorer.ico
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\PerAvir.exe
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\unins000.dat
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\uninstall.ico
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\working.log
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db\DBInfo.ver
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db\ia080614.db
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db\ia080618x.db
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAEs.lng
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAFr.lng
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAGer.lng
• %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAIt.lng
• %WINDOWS%\system32\log.txt
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\winlogon.exe
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iGSh.png
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iMSh.png
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iPSh.png
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iv.exe
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\log.txt
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\pguard.ini
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\services.exe

The related registry entries to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Personal Antivirus_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ITGRDENGINE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ITGrdEngine
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “PrS”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Personal Antivirus”

Please, be aware that manual removal of Powerantivirusscannerv2.com hijacker is a cumbersome procedure and does not ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that 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 Powerantivirusscannerv2.com hijacker, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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