Windows Optimal Tool Removal Guide

Windows Optimal Tool is a fake antivirus program that cannot detect and remove any kind of virus, malware or trojan. However, Windows Optimal Tool pretends to be a legitimate antivirus which can protect computers from the attack malwares. Once Windows Optimal Tool is installed on the computer, it will start automatically when Windows boot. Then Windows Optimal Tool will do a fake scan on the computer and will definitely scare the user with pop ups which shows that the computer has been infected by a lot of malwares. Windows Optimal Tool will repeatedly shows the pop ups to urge the user to purchase the full version of Windows Optimal Tool so that to remove all the threats. However, Windows Optimal Tool cannot detect and remove any kind of virus, malware and trojan.

Windows Optimal Tool can be removed by stopping the processes and removing the files by using Emsisoft HiJackFree. Then the user should remove the registry entries added or modified by Windows Optimal Tool shown in the removal guide below. All files related to Windows Optimal Tool must be deleted.

Windows Optimal Tool should be removed immediately!

Windows Optimal Tool Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
%AppData%\[random].exe
%AppData%\svchost.exe

Delete Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\avastui.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msseces.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msmpeng.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msascui.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\egui.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ekrn.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore "DisableSR " = '1'

Remove Folders and Files
%AppData%\[random].exe
%AppData%\svchost.exe