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Published by admin on August 6, 2008 09:56 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what PowerAntiSpy is?

DESCRIPTION

PowerAntiSpy or Power AntiSpy, is fake anti-spyware designed to trick you into spending your money on a licensed version of this malicious program when it is not necessary. PowerAntiSpy should defiantly not be your first choice of programs for removing spyware because it does a very lousy job at it. Actually, PowerAntiSpy does not remove any spyware, only the money from your wallet.

If you end up with PowerAntiSpy installed on your system then you may be greeted with a plethora of popups or system alert messages that claim you have infections on your computer. We found these messages to be untrue. PowerAntiSpy is the actual parasite or program that should be removed from your computer.

In non-techie terms: You should never install or purchase PowerAntiSpy under any circumstances. PowerAntiSpy is a waste of time and money. Why spend $30 to $80 on a program that is as useless when you can use that money to fill your gas tank?

Aliases: PowerAntiSpy, Power AntiSpy, Power-Anti-Spy.

PowerAntiSpy Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

PowerAntiSpy Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. PowerAntiSpy manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that PowerAntiSpy will be removed completely. So read the PowerAntiSpy 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 PowerAntiSpy Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall PowerAntiSpy if found.
To stop PowerAntiSpy 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 PowerAntiSpy processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister PowerAntiSpy DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these PowerAntiSpy DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the PowerAntiSpy DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type PowerAntiSpy and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the PowerAntiSpy 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 PowerAntiSpy 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 PowerAntiSpy 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 PowerAntiSpy Directories.
To find PowerAntiSpy directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following PowerAntiSpy directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the PowerAntiSpy folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder PowerAntiSpy and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting PowerAntiSpy could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove PowerAntiSpy icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the PowerAntiSpy manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your PowerAntiSpy problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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