How to remove Vista Smart Security

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at 1:00 am
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Vista Smart Security description

Vista Smart Security sometimes presents itself as Vista Smart Security 2010. The name doesn’t change a thing since the program is malicious and it shouldn’t be used as anti-spyware.

Vista SmartSecurity is not able to function as a security tool. It puts all the efforts to scare people into buying the program. VistaSmart Security imitates functions of antispyware apps in order to look like a reputable tool. It loads system scan result and infection alerts. If VistaSmartSecurity warnings appear on your screen, keep in mind that the pop-ups are fabricated. Do not buy Vista Smart Security and remove it without any hesitation.

Vista Smart Security is a Rogue Antispyware software

How to manually remove Vista Smart Security

To remove Vista Smart Security spyware you must block Vista Smart Security sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other Vista Smart Security files and registry utility. Follow the Vista Smart Security detection and removal instructions below.

The most typical software removal method is to remove Vista Smart Security by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden Vista Smart Security files, running processes and registries in your computer, so Vista Smart Security may recreate all other files after reboot.

Vista Smart Security manual removal instructions

Stop and remove Vista Smart Security processes:
ave.exe Read more how to kill Vista Smart Security processes

Locate and delete Vista Smart Security registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\start
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\start\command
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\start
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\start\command
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command | @ = ""%AppData%\ave.exe" /START "%1" %*"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command | IsolatedCommand = ""%1" %*"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe | @ = "secfile"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe | Content Type = "application/x-msdownload"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command | @ = ""%AppData%\ave.exe" /START "%1" %*"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command | IsolatedCommand = ""%1" %*"
Read more how to delete Vista Smart Security registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by Vista Smart Security

Detect and delete other Vista Smart Security files:
%AppData%\ave.exe

We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track Vista Smart Security and automaticaly remove Vista Smart Security processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.

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