How to remove Vista Security
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Vista Security description
Vista Security is another name for a scam hidden under names of XP Security and Win7 Security. All these programs are definitely not made to protect your computer. VistaSecurity brings annoying pop-ups asking to pay for using the tool. Victims soon discover that there is no option to uninstall Vista Security and they find their antispyware programs disabled. Vista Security blocks real security applications to prevent people from deleting the malware.
Vista Security may as well hijack web browser and only display sources that promote Vista Security as a legitimate tool. Don’t fall for this fraud and delete Vista Security with no doubts.
Vista Security is a Rogue Antispyware software
How to manually remove Vista Security
To remove Vista Security spyware you must block Vista Security sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other Vista Security files and registry utility. Follow the Vista Security detection and removal instructions below.
The most typical software removal method is to remove Vista Security by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden Vista Security files, running processes and registries in your computer, so Vista Security may recreate all other files after reboot.
Vista Security manual removal instructions
Stop and remove Vista Security processes:
pw.exe
MSASCui.exe
Read more how to kill Vista Security processes
Locate and delete Vista Security registry entries:
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"
Read more how to delete Vista Security registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by Vista Security
Detect and delete other Vista Security files:
%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
We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track Vista Security and automaticaly remove Vista Security processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.

