AntiAID Removal Guide
Do you know what AntiAID is?
DESCRIPTION
AntiAID is the latest in rogue applications Hailing from large group of rogue security applications currently being spread across the internet, such as SystemVeteran, System Fighter, Block Keeper, Block Watcher, Shield Safeness, Trust Cop, Secure Warrior, Secure Fighter, Security Fighter, Safety Keeper and many more. AntiAID also known as AntiAID tends to mislead computer users into thinking their system has been infected with a variety of PC threats and viruses, by inundating the user’s system with warning messages and pop-up alert notifications.
In non-techie terms:
AntiAID will exhibit a fictitious system scanner, so as to provide even more evidence of its validity, bear in mind – all of the above tactics are falsified and is merely a means to ensure their (the hackers who designed the tool) objective of stealing money from unsuspecting users is met. While AntiAID insists that it is a legitimate application, it makes use of dubious tactics and has been proven to be a rogue application. It is advised to remove all traces of AntiAID, as soon as it has been detected on any PC system.
Aliases: Anti AID, Anti.AID
AntiAID Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
AntiAID Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. AntiAID manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that AntiAID will be removed completely. So read the AntiAID removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.
- Uninstall AntiAID Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall AntiAID if found. - To stop AntiAID processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these AntiAID processes:
1 AntiAID.lnk
AntiAID.exe
AntiAID.lnk
setup[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister AntiAID DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these AntiAID DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the AntiAID DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type AntiAID and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the AntiAID DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister). - To unregister AntiAID registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these AntiAID registry keys: - If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
- Remove AntiAID Directories.
To find AntiAID directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following AntiAID directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the AntiAID folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder AntiAID and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting AntiAID could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove AntiAID icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the AntiAID manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your AntiAID problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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