Barracuda Antivirus Removal Guide and Information
Do you know what Barracuda Antivirus is?
DESCRIPTION
Barracuda Antivirus is a fake anti-spyware program that uses aggressive techniques to mislead computer users into purchasing a full version of Barracuda Antivirus. Barracuda Antivirus usually comes from a malicious site, such as www.barracuda-antivirus.com, which advertises the Barracuda Antivirus application. In some instances Barracuda Antivirus is installed automatically through a Trojan infection.
Once Barracuda Antivirus is installed, it is known to present you with a plethora of popup messages in addition to fake system warning notifications. Barracuda Antivirus may automatically load at startup of Windows making it difficult to detect and remove in some cases.
In non-techie terms:
Barracuda Antivirus is not able to detect or remove parasites from your computer. Because Barracuda Antivirus is an illicit security tool, you must never purchase the full program under any circumstances.
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Aliases: Barracuda Antivirus, BarracudaAntivirus, www.barracuda-antivirus.com.
Barracuda Antivirus Removal Guide and Information Automatic Removal Instructions
Barracuda Antivirus Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Barracuda Antivirus manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Barracuda Antivirus will be removed completely. So read the Barracuda Antivirus 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 Barracuda Antivirus Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Barracuda Antivirus if found. - To stop Barracuda Antivirus 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 Barracuda Antivirus processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Barracuda Antivirus DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Barracuda Antivirus DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the Barracuda Antivirus DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Barracuda Antivirus and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Barracuda Antivirus 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 Barracuda Antivirus 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 Barracuda Antivirus registry keys:
There are no 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 Barracuda Antivirus Directories.
To find Barracuda Antivirus directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Barracuda Antivirus directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Barracuda Antivirus folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Barracuda Antivirus and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Barracuda Antivirus could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Barracuda Antivirus icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Barracuda Antivirus manual removal instructions!
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