Spyware Techie

Published by Scott on March 26, 2009 09:08 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what Virus Alarm is?

DESCRIPTION

Virus Alarm is a fake and worthless anti-spyware program. Virus Alarm attempts to make computer users believe it is able to scan your system for spyware or parasites and then remove them. Virus Alarm does not effectively do this. Instead, Virus Alarm annoys the hell out of you with popups and alert messages that are all bogus.

Virus Alarm may be related to other rogue anti-spyware programs such as Virus Melt or Virus Doctor which are all preposterous applications. Virus Alarm may come from a Trojan such as Zlob where it could be automatically installed and then automatically start scanning your system.

In non-techie terms:
You do not want Virus Alarm on your computer. It would be better to go spend $40 on a prostitute than purchase Virus Alarm. At least with a prostitute you would be getting something for your money. We are not condoning prostitution just making a point. Do not ever purchase Virus Alarm under any circumstances.

Aliases: Virus Alarm, VirusAlarm.

Virus Alarm Automatic Removal Instructions

Virus Alarm Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Virus Alarm manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Virus Alarm will be removed completely. So read the Virus Alarm 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 Virus Alarm Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Virus Alarm if found.
To stop Virus Alarm 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 Virus Alarm processes:
VAlarm.exe
VMelt.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.

To unregister Virus Alarm 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 Virus Alarm registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Virus Alarm
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Virus Alarm"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VAlarm.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "6204703"

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 Virus Alarm Directories.
To find Virus Alarm directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Virus Alarm directories:
C:\Program Files\Virus Alarm
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Virus Alarm
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\17d4
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\7c69f0c

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

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

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that Virus Alarm will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.

Virus Alarm Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

Virus Alarm Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Virus Alarm 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 Virus Alarm Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found.
To stop Virus Alarm 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:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister Virus Alarm 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 Virus Alarm 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 Virus Alarm 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:
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 Virus Alarm 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 Virus Alarm icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

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

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