Astrum Antivirus Pro Removal Guide
Do you know what Astrum Antivirus Pro is?
DESCRIPTION
Astrum Antivirus Pro is a fake anti-spyware program known to be a clone of Antivirus Trigger and Virus Trigger. All of the mentioned programs were found to perform a vast array of malicious functions in addition to causing havoc on the system that they are installed onto.
Astrum Antivirus Pro, once installed, starts to display numerous security or popup notifications that attempt to notify you of a fake issue or parasite that you must remove. Do not take heed to any messages related to Astrum Antivirus Pro because they are more than likely fake. Astrum Antivirus Pro should be treated as a serious infection that must be removed immediately.
In non-techie terms:
Astrum Antivirus Pro is not much different from other rogue anti-spyware programs. Astrum Antivirus Pro performs the same old tactics of getting you to purchase a full version of the malicious program. Do not fall for Astrum Antivirus Pro’s tricks. It will only make you upset when you find out that you have wasted your hard earned money on Astrum Antivirus Pro.
Aliases: Astrum Antivirus Pro, Astrum Antivirus, Astrum AntivirusPro, AstrumAntivirus Pro, AstrumAntivirusPro.
Astrum Antivirus Pro Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Astrum Antivirus Pro Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Astrum Antivirus Pro manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that the infection will be removed completely. So read the 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 Astrum Antivirus Pro Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found. - To stop Astrum Antivirus Pro 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 processes:
Astrum.exe
asv[1].exe
uninst.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Astrum Antivirus Pro DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Astrum Antivirus Pro and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the 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 Astrum Antivirus Pro 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 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 Astrum Antivirus Pro Directories.
To find infection directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the named folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the selected folder and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting a folder could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Astrum Antivirus Pro icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the manual removal instructions!
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