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How to remove Vista Internet Security rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
The program known as Vista Internet Security can get pretty aggressive and very misleading. You’ll be surprised, in the bad way, to learn what kind of an application it is. Vista Internet Security refers to the species of fake anti-spyware tools that are so widespread nowadays. This kind of malware was invented years ago and has been literally taking over the cyber world since. Vista Internet Security infects computers running Vista Operating System and manifests itself in an awfully annoying way. It claims to intercept tons of unsafe malware items on your computer. For the communicating purpose, it uses false positives and phony scan reports that look real but do not bear any genuineness in fact. It’s pretty easy to fall for the tricks of Vista Internet Security as it was designed to look professional enough for an average computer user to perceive it as something legit. This very wrong first impression is the main catch about the nasty program we are analyzing. Vista Internet Security frightens users with its sleek-looking ads, if successful in this component of its activity, moves on to prompt its own way out. It wrongfully states that if you buy its commercial version, all your trouble will shortly be ‘so far away’. Do not believe the absurd promises and recommendations of Vista Internet Security. This software will never provide any actual tech help for eliminating any PC problems. Moreover, it is a virus itself and pursues the objectives that do not coincide with yours. Vista Internet Security must therefore be uninstalled at once. If you try removing this program in the way you are accustomed to (i.e. via Control Panel), we are afraid you will fail. This is because the hackers made their bad product too sophisticated to be listed on Add/Remove Programs page. Due to this, you will have to use a special guide to get rid of Vista Internet Security malware (see below).

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 Vista Internet Security manually:
Manual removal of Vista Internet 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:

• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\opRSK
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\MSASCui.exe
• %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\opRSK
• %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\pw.exe
• %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\MSASCui.exe

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\pezfile
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pezfile
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\pezfile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pezfile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.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\pw.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\pw.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″

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

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