For computer users, no matter if it's for work or at home, the security of our systems is something most of us take seriously.
Unfortunately, even though it's something that needs to be taken seriously, more people than you realize fail to keep security software on their computers, let alone keep it up to date and scan their computers on a regular basis.
But having a security software is not all it's cracked up to be, especially if the software you are using is actually a cleverly disguised malware that has even used a famous operating system name to try to convince people to trust the product.
Called "Windows Antivirus Pro", this malware has nothing to do with the Microsoft corporation or even the windows operating system itself.
It is just a clever deception used to gain your trust and you need to get of windows antivirus pro quickly.
This is nothing worse than malware.
This means that once it is installed on your computer (usually without your knowledge or under false pretences) the software will stop the proper operation of your computer so that until you purchase and activate your copy of the software, you will continue having serious performance issues.
Most commonly, people experience two different types of problems when this malware is on their computer: #1 As they use their web browser to go online, all of their searches will be redirected through a proxy or another computer so that it blocks where you want to go.
Instead you will get messages telling you the site you want to visit has been found to be spreading viruses or phishing.
This information is false, but you will still be unable to get to the web site and you need to get rid of windows antivirus pro to stop this.
#2 As you try to use programs on your computer, you are going to experience random issues including crashes, problems starting up and a constant flow of error messages that continue to tell you that there are problems on your computer.
All of these issues can make it seem like your computer has been seriously compromised.
While your computer is having issues, it's not as bad as what it really seems.
You can remove windows antivirus system pro manually or automatically.
to do it manually you need to do the following.
#1 Start task manager by pressing the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys together.
#2 Go to the processes tab and stop the following.
anti_files.
exe Windows Antivirus Pro.
exe dbsinit.
exe svchast.
exe desot.
exe WindowsAntivirusProUpdate.
exe Not all of them will be present, stop the ones that are.
#3 Delete all the files used by this malware by deleting the Windows antivirus pro folder and and all of its contents.
#4 Start the registry editor by going to the start menu, then run and then type in regedt32 and press return.
Delete the following registry keys.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windows Antivirus Pro HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Windows Antivirus Pro" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\AntipPro2009_12 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{F54AF7DE-6038-4026-8433-CC30E3F17212} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Win Antivirus Pro HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntipPro2009_12 HKEY_USERS\Software\WindowsAntivirusPro HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Softimer Do not delete the wrong keys or it can render your computer useless.
If you are not sure how to do this to remove windows antivirus pro the manual way you can do it automatically.
Here is how.
#1 Download a system and registry scanner.
#2 Do a complete system scan.
This will search for any running malware and stop it, including this one.
The advantage of this is it will stop malware you do not even know about.
#3 After the malware has been stopped you can remove antivirus system pro automatically.
#4 The system and registry scanner will then remove any registry entries belonging to this malware and then repair any damage it has caused safely and quickly.
If you have this malware on your computer follow these steps to get rid of it and optimize your computer to run faster again and malware free.