Mar 14

Remove Antivirus Soft demo (Uninstall Instructions)

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Threat Description:

Antivirus Soft demo is a malware name associated with one of the most rapidly evolving rogue security products in the wild as of now. It is pretty much the same thing as Antivirus Soft, it only manifests itself as the ‘Demo’ version when trying to encourage people into registering the licensed copy. Antivirus Soft demo usually enters one’s computer with trojans that may come from basically any Internet sources if you click something you shouldn’t have clicked. The trespassing process is not perceptible for your eye and sometimes even bypasses virus defense you are using. Things with your PC get worse as Antivirus Soft demo starts to cause Registry changes and drops insecure damaging files. It will start bombarding you with fake scanners, false pop-ups and other types of notifications. You will not be able to execute any process because Antivirus Soft demo will overrule it notifying you that the process is infected. Besides, Antivirus Soft demo will redirect your web browser to pages that contain misleading warning inscriptions. These fake alert pages redirect you to Antivirus Soft official site where the only doable thing is to buy the nasty program. So cut-off Internet access and blocked programs sure sounds like cold comfort, doesn’t it? To prevent this from happening, you should do the following. Reboot your system and, once Windows is running, be real quick and go to Start, then choose Run and type msconfig in there. When a UI opens up, you will see some tabs there. Please choose the one called Startup. Under Startup tab, find [random]sftav process and uncheck it using your mouse. Save all the changes and restart your machine. After your PC is rebooted again, Antivirus Soft demo will be knocked down for a while. Then, go ahead and use our instructions below to remove Antivirus Soft demo malware. If you Internet connection still appears to be blocked, please use a browser other than Internet Explorer or untick the ‘Use a proxy server for your LAN’ option under ‘LAN settings’ in IE Tools (Connections).

Determine if your system is infected with Antivirus Soft demo and related threats:

Download Antivirus Soft demo Free Scanner with Remover

Antivirus Soft demo GUI Screenshot:

Antivirus Soft demo GUI

How to remove this threat manually:

Antivirus Soft demo manual uninstall procedure:

Get rid of the related corrupt files:

  • %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\[random string]\[random string]sysguard.exe
  • %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\[random string]\[random string]sftav.exe

Delete the associated registry entries:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “RunInvalidSignatures” = “1″
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyOverride” = “”
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyServer” = “http=127.0.0.1:5555″
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random string]“
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random string]“

Please note that Antivirus Soft demo manual removal is a procedure of high complexity and should be performed with extreme caution. Lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may cause irreparable system damage. To ensure trouble-free deletion, it is recommended to use the automatic removal tool below:

Download Antivirus Soft demo Removal Tool

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