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Remove Soft Stronghold - SoftStronghold Removal Information

Soft Stronghold is nothing more, but another rogue anti-spyware application, commonly known as fake security software. Soft Stronghold is a part of the one family of WiniBlue rogues. Its recent created predecessors are Soft Cop, Soft Soldier, Soft Veteran, Trust Warrior and Trust Soldier. All of these programs from the above are unreal security software and must not to be trusted. The tricking strategies they use are also identical for all. After being installed on your PC, Soft Stronghold, like its forerunner, will directly scan the whole Operation System and will send you alerts about tons of malicious files inside. Please note that Soft Stronghold is a simple rogue ant-virus program that is why everything it shows is nothing more but a fake. Such fake scan results are going to be sent to every user that put to use Soft Stronghold. So do not panic, and purchase the registered license of Soft Stronghold to fight the threats this scareware makes you believe in, because very probably you do not have any of them. Another interesting fact about rogue ant-spyware applications is that every time you log in your system, they begin their scare work. Soft Stronghold will modify Windows Security Center in such a way that it will send tons of annoying pop-ups, scare alerts that someone is trying to attack your computer, and security notifications about the importance of purchasing Soft Stronghold. All of this is just another simple attempt to scare you and make you believe that Soft Stronghold is the security application you can trust. Please remember that Soft Stronghold is nothing more but simple rogue ant-virus software and it should be removed from your computer directly at a time it has been detected.


Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: Critical
Screenshot:

Soft Stronghold Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove Soft Stronghold manually:
It's possible to remove Soft Stronghold manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Soft Stronghold.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Stronghold
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Stronghold\1 Soft Stronghold.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Stronghold\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Stronghold\3 Uninstall.lnk
c:\Program Files\Soft Stronghold Software
c:\Program Files\Soft Stronghold Software\Soft Stronghold
c:\Program Files\Soft Stronghold Software\Soft Stronghold\data.bin
c:\Program Files\Soft Stronghold Software\Soft Stronghold\license.txt
c:\Program Files\Soft Stronghold Software\Soft Stronghold\uninstall.exe
c:\Program Files\Soft Stronghold Software\Soft Stronghold\Soft Stronghold.exe
C:\Windows\System32\blocker.dll


Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Soft Stronghold
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Soft Stronghold
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Soft Stronghold
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Soft Stronghold"


Please be careful because manual removal of Soft Stronghold may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on October 25th, 2009 with no comments.
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Remove PC Scout - PC Scout Removal Information

PC Scout is a creation of hackers who produced Active Security and Core Guard Antivirus 2009. Though it is brand new, PC Scout does not have a lot of differences in work from its predecessors. The main strategy for all rogue anti-spyware application is tricking you into buying absolutely worthless products. PC Scout is trying to create conditions for it’s save work by getting rid of all other security software on your computer. When being installed, PC Scout will run a fake scan of your OS and each scan will notify you about numerous threats inside your PC. However, PC Scout will give you the possibility to fight those threats only after you have purchase the registered license from the program’s web-site. Do not be disappointed and scared because all of those threats do not even exist and are harmless. Unfortunately, even after you have purchase the license all your troubles will not disappear. Furthermore, they might even double. While you are using your computer, PC Scout will spread tons of annoying notifications about license necessarity all over your work windows. Everything is made to make you trust PC Scout and to influence the user into giving your money to hackers, even though you don’t get any profits from that. After some time, PC Scout is going to download Trojans and that is the time when real problems begin. Everything is leading to loosing of all private documents and will cut down your PC life time. That is why we highly recommend you to remove PC Scout and all of its products out of your computer until it is not too late.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: Critical
Screenshot:

PC Scout Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove PC Scout manually:
It's possible to remove PC Scout manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\PC Scout Support.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\PC Scout.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PC Scout
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PC Scout\PC Scout Support.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PC Scout\PC Scout.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PC Scout\Uninstall PC Scout.lnk
c:\Program Files\PC Scout
c:\Program Files\PC Scout\core.cga
c:\Program Files\PC Scout\CoreExt.dll
c:\Program Files\PC Scout\help.ico
c:\Program Files\PC Scout\pcscout.exe
c:\Program Files\PC Scout\Uninstall.exe


Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Scout
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PC Scout
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "PC Scout"


Please be careful because manual removal of PC Scout may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on October 18th, 2009 with no comments.
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Remove Windows Smart Security - WindowsSmartSecurity Removal Information

Without doubts, when an ordinary user hears about Windows Smart Security he thinks that it is the newest application that will protect his PC from numerous threats from the outside. Truly believing it so, he installs this software on the computer and follows all requests and offers. Unfortunately, Windows Smart Security is not the protection you really need. The problem is, this is a rogue or fake antispyware program that was created by hackers who’s the main strategy is to trick people and steal their money. After been installed Windows Smart Security is generated to start immediate scan. After this scan has finished it would state that your PC is infected. After that Windows Smart Security is going to offer you to follow the link it gives and purchase the official license, either way you will be not able to get rid of those threats on your PC. Calm down, and do not hurry up purchasing the license. Certainly, you don’t have any of those malicious files Windows Smart Security is trying to make you believe in. Probably, it is just a part of strategy to leave you little money to go around. What is more, Windows Smart Security is not going to stop that easy. It will always remind you about itself, by sending annoying pop-ups every time you log in the system, trying to make you purchase the license. All in all, Windows Smart Security is just a simple badware that you are not going to have any profits from. Moreover, after some period of time it would download more malware, but you are not going to find out about it till it is too late. So, be careful and don’t ever trust Windows Smart Security and its products.


Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Innovagest2000 SL
Threat Level: Critical
Screenshot:

Windows Smart Security Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove Windows Smart Security manually:
It's possible to remove Windows Smart Security manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\hl11734594
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\hl11734594\hl11734594
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\hl11734594\hl11734594.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\hl11734594\pchl11734594ins
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Smart Security 2009.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Smart Security
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Smart Security\Windows Smart Security 2009.lnk


Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windows Smart Security
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Smart Security
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Windows Smart Security
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Windows Smart Security"


Please be careful because manual removal of Windows Smart Security may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on October 12th, 2009 with no comments.
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Remove SecurityTool - SecurityTool Removal Information

The modern Internet is packed with tons of information. Without doubts, it is the easiest way of getting help from. Unfortunately, this help is not always right help. Moreover, it might sometimes be the source of problems. That is why, every time you mess around in the Internet you need to have some protection, to keep you computer out of malicious objects. The most popular protection nowadays is antivirus application. But there is a great amount of rogue or fake antispyware, which have been disguised as a real one. SecurityTool is one of those fake antispyware applications that try to trick you into giving your money away. This software was created be hackers, and will never help you to protect your PC. Been installed on the computer, SecurityTool immediately scans the whole system. This malicious program always have the same scan results: PC is infected. That is the strategy for all rogue applications this type. Everything is made only for one intention: to make you be scared and to induce ordinary users to believe that SecurityTool is the help you need to fight against those threats. Unfortunately, everything from above is nothing more but a well-practiced performance, where you are the part of audience who has to pay for. Believe or not, it is really difficult to find out that you have been tricked be the simple software. But when you have already realized this, it might be too late. So, don’t ever trust SecurityTool and all of such type of rogue antivirus, because it is the game, where you don’t have a lot of options to win. The only way to do so, is to uninstall SecurityTool as soon as possible, and never use it again.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: High
Screenshot:

SecurityTool Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove SecurityTool manually:
It's possible to remove SecurityTool manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SecurityTool.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SecurityTool
c:\Program Files\SecurityTool Software
c:\Program Files\SecurityTool Software\SecurityTool
c:\Program Files\SecurityTool Software\SecurityTool\data.bin
c:\Program Files\SecurityTool Software\SecurityTool\license.txt
c:\Program Files\SecurityTool Software\SecurityTool\uninstall.exe
c:\Program Files\SecurityTool Software\SecurityTool\SecurityTool.exe

Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SecurityTool
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SecurityTool
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SecurityTool
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SecurityTool"


Please be careful because manual removal of SecurityTool may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on September 25th, 2009 with no comments.
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Remove SaveArmor - Save Armor Removal Information

SaveArmor is new application that pretends to be legitimate anti-spyware application. But in reality it is another misleading program. Moreover it is representative of infamous Winisoft rogue family, members of which had done a lot of harm to computer users all over the world. SaveArmor is a clone of its predecessors, with the same GUI but different name. Parasite is usually promoted via Trojan-Downloader which install SaveArmor trial version onto victim’s computer without any notification or approval. After installing malicious software into PC, same Trojan will configure it to start automatically every boot up. While running, SaveArmor will bother you with annoying pop-ups, exaggerated scan results and fake security alerts. More about scans, results of which is always predicable because SaveArmor after “landing” on your machine had created a lot of files with random names in order to detect them as infections in further scans. But in reality these files are harmless and won’t carry any danger to your data or privacy. They are only shown in order to mislead you and push into purchasing licensed version of SaveArmor for 50$, which is in reality absolutely useless piece of software. As you see SaveArmor is malicious software that must be removed as soon as detected.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: Critical
Screenshot:

SaveArmor Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove SaveArmor manually:
It's possible to remove SaveArmor manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

c:\Program Files\SaveArmor Software
c:\Program Files\SaveArmor Software\SaveArmor
c:\Program Files\SaveArmor Software\SaveArmor\SaveArmor.exe
c:\Program Files\SaveArmor Software\SaveArmor\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\10069zo5-a-virus796.bin
c:\WINDOWS\105579izus27f5.bin
c:\WINDOWS\105899py3cz.dll
c:\WINDOWS\system32\30c9ba5kdzor218.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\system32\31429wor51baz.bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32\3190z59rus461.cpl
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SaveArmor.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SaveArmor
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SaveArmor\1 SaveArmor.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SaveArmor\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SaveArmor\3 Uninstall.lnk
%Temp%\Local Settings\Temp\x0lc3bqd.exe


Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SaveArmor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SaveArmor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SaveArmor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_SAVEARMORSVC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SaveArmorSvc
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SaveArmor"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "x0lc3bqd.exe"


Please be careful because manual removal of SaveArmor may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on September 22nd, 2009 with no comments.
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Remove TrustWarrior - Trus tWarrior Removal Information

It’s been commonly known that nowadays the numbers of different viruses and spywares is rising up enormously fast. Fortunately, the production of new applications that help to fight that entire malicious staff and to prevent their penetration inside our computers is also very high. One might first think that TrustWarrior is one of that software that might help to protect computers from the dangerous outside. Unfortunately, TrustWarrior is the simple fake that was created to trick ordinary users into purchasing the rogue programs and install them on their PC. Been downloaded and installed, TrustWarrior begins unreal scan. Well, for sure the scan by itself is real, but results of it are not the truth. While installing, TrustWarrior creates numerous folders throughout the system, and then presents them as virus. This is the tactic most rogue antivirus applications work. After everything from the above, TrustWarrior will propose you to visit their official web-site where you can get help, and buy the registered version of this software to get rid of all problems with your PC. For around 50$ you could purchase absolutely useless application. Moreover, it might download real viruses without your concern. After all you will face big troubles. TrustWarrior doesn’t stop even on this. It is going to bother you with annoying pop-ups every time you log into the system. The main topic of each pop-up is to convince you to purchase new version of TrustWarrior for better protection. Everything, been represented in this article, is the warning for those, who thinks about their money, and is not indifferent for protection and all private documents, information stored down in their computers. All in all, be careful, smart, and always think about what software you are using, and what did you get to know about it, because very possible you are already the victim of modern world internet pirates, commonly recognized as hackers.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: Critical
Screenshot:

TrustWarrior Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove TrustWarrior manually:
It's possible to remove TrustWarrior manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

c:\Program Files\TrustWarrior Software
c:\Program Files\TrustWarrior Software\TrustWarrior
c:\Program Files\TrustWarrior Software\TrustWarrior\TrustWarrior.exe
c:\Program Files\TrustWarrior Software\TrustWarrior\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\1074hazktool7905.bin
c:\WINDOWS\10a89acz5oor1785.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\10z58s9ambo54d0.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\52d39tea522z.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\system32\52z6ba5kdoor21529.dll
c:\WINDOWS\system32\5309zddwar5515.cpl
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\TrustWarrior.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustWarrior
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustWarrior\1 TrustWarrior.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustWarrior\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustWarrior\3 Uninstall.lnk
%Temp%\Local Settings\Temp\xinoprpc.exe


Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TrustWarrior
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TrustWarrior
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Reporting\RebootWatch
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TrustWarrior
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_TRUSTWARRIORSVC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TrustWarriorSvc
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "TrustWarrior"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "xinoprpc.exe"


Please be careful because manual removal of TrustWarrior may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

Written by admin on September 18th, 2009 with no comments.
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