AVASoft Professional Antivirus provide fake features such as system scan, protection, privacy, update and setting. It recommend the user to activate AVASoft Professional Antivirus to get Full protection against malicious, virus, spyware and unwanted software.
AVASoft Professional Antivirus can be removed by stop processes and kill all files with random name in the hard drives. The user also must remove the autorun setting added by AVASoft Professional Antivirus. These can be done by using Emsisoft HiJackFree.
AVASoft Professional Antivirus should be removed immediately!
AVASoft Professional Antivirus Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
%AppData%\AVASoft Professional Antivirus\ScanDisk_.exe
%CommonAppData%\79b35\BAa76.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\kernel32.exe
Delete Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TAA.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "URL" = "http://findgala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "URL" = "http://findgala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "IIL" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "ltHI" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "ltTST"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "PRS" = "http://127.0.0.1:27777/?inj=%ORIGINAL%"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "UID" = "7"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "Mod/4.00007"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer "DisallowRun" = 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "0" = "msseces.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "1" = "MSASCui.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "2" = "ekrn.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "3" = "egui.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "4" = "avgnt.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "5" = "avcenter.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "6" = "avscan.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "7" = "avgfrw.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "8" = "avgui.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "9" = "avgtray.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "10" = "avgscanx.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "11" = "avgcfgex.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "12" = "avgemc.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "13" = "avgchsvx.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "14" = "avgcmgr.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "15" = "avgwdsvc.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "AVASoft Professional Antivirus"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "CheckExeSignatures" = "no"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AlphaAV.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\bidserver.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\dvp95.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\luau.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\normist.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\prizesurfer.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\SoftSafeness.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\vscenu6.02d30.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\winstart.exe
... and many more Image File Execution Options entries.
Remove Folders and Files
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\AVASoft Professional Antivirus.lnk
%AppData%\AVASoft Professional Antivirus
%CommonAppData%\79b35
%UserProfile%\Desktop\AVASoft Professional Antivirus.lnk
%UserProfile%\Recent\dudl.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\exec.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\kernel32.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\kernel32.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\pal.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\ppal.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\ppal.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\SICKBOY.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\SICKBOY.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\sld.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\sld.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\SM.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\snl2w.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.dll
%StartMenu%\AVASoft Professional Antivirus.lnk
%StartMenu%\Programs\AVASoft Professional Antivirus.lnk
AVASoft Professional Antivirus should be removed immediately!
AVASoft Professional Antivirus Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
%AppData%\AVASoft Professional Antivirus\ScanDisk_.exe
%CommonAppData%\79b35\BAa76.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\kernel32.exe
Delete Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TAA.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "URL" = "http://findgala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "URL" = "http://findgala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "IIL" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "ltHI" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "ltTST"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "PRS" = "http://127.0.0.1:27777/?inj=%ORIGINAL%"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "UID" = "7"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "Mod/4.00007"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer "DisallowRun" = 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "0" = "msseces.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "1" = "MSASCui.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "2" = "ekrn.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "3" = "egui.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "4" = "avgnt.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "5" = "avcenter.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "6" = "avscan.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "7" = "avgfrw.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "8" = "avgui.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "9" = "avgtray.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "10" = "avgscanx.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "11" = "avgcfgex.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "12" = "avgemc.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "13" = "avgchsvx.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "14" = "avgcmgr.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "15" = "avgwdsvc.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "AVASoft Professional Antivirus"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "CheckExeSignatures" = "no"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AlphaAV.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\bidserver.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\dvp95.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\luau.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\normist.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\prizesurfer.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\SoftSafeness.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\vscenu6.02d30.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\winstart.exe
... and many more Image File Execution Options entries.
Remove Folders and Files
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\AVASoft Professional Antivirus.lnk
%AppData%\AVASoft Professional Antivirus
%CommonAppData%\79b35
%UserProfile%\Desktop\AVASoft Professional Antivirus.lnk
%UserProfile%\Recent\dudl.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\exec.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\kernel32.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\kernel32.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\pal.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\ppal.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\ppal.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\SICKBOY.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\SICKBOY.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\sld.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\sld.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\SM.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\snl2w.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.dll
%StartMenu%\AVASoft Professional Antivirus.lnk
%StartMenu%\Programs\AVASoft Professional Antivirus.lnk