Remove Antispyware Shield Pro. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Antispyware Shield Pro
Also known as: AntispywareShieldPro
Type: Spyware
Severity scale:Antispyware Shield Pro severity is 72  (72 / 100)
 
Antispyware Shield Pro is a fake anti-spyware application. It displays fake security alerts, simulates system scan and reports false scan results to scare you into thinking that your computer is badly infected with Trojans, spyware, adware and other malicious software. The rogue program detects legitimate or even non-existing files as serious infections. The main goal of AntispywareShieldPro is to trick out money from your, so after the fake scan it will ask you to pay for a full version of the program to remove the infections. No doubts, this is a scam. Don't trust it and get rid of this virus upon detection.

Antispyware Shield Pro graphical user interface
[Figure 1. Antispyware Shield Pro graphical user interface]

This malware is promoted through the use of fake online scanners that imitates graphical user interface of Windows OS [Figure 2]. The fake online scanner supposedly detects many serious system security threats and suggests to use Antispyware Shield Pro to remove them. You should leave such misleading websites immediately. Websites involved: Entiresafescripts.net, Scanner.entiresafescripts.net and obviously there are more. Please note: don't visit these websites.

Antispyware Shield Pro fake online scanner
[Figure 2. Antispyware Shield Pro fake online scanner]

While running, AntispywareShield Pro will also display fake security alerts every one or two minutes. It will display Antispyware Shield Pro activation window [Figure 3] from time to time too. In order to remove this infection, you should download an automatic removal tool provided below or use the manual removal guide. If you can't download or launch an automatic removal tool, you have to end Antispyware ShieldPro processes antispyshield.exe and restore.exe. The restore.exe process protects the other one, so it's important to end both of them. If you can't use Windows Task Manager then download Process Explorer (explorer.com).

Antispyware Shield Pro activation window
[Figure 3. Antispyware Shield Pro activation window]

Please use the removal guide below to remove Antispyware Shield Pro from your computer as soon as possible. If you have inadvertently purchased it, please contact your credit card company and dispute the charges.


Related files: antispyshield.exe, license.rtf, uninst.exe, restore.exe, storage.dat, Antispyware Shield Pro.lnk, uninstall.lnk

Antispyware Shield Pro properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Antispyware Shield Pro removal:

remover for Antispyware Shield Pro

Antispyware Shield Pro manual removal:

Kill processes:
antispyshield.exe uninst.exe restore.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Entire Safe Scripts Ltd\Antispyware Shield Pro
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\antispyshield.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antispyware Shield Pro
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Restore"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "EnableLUA" = 0
Delete files:
antispyshield.exe License.rtf uninst.exe restore.exe storage.dat Antispyware Shield Pro.lnk Uninstall.lnk
Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\Antispyware Shield Pro
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\JKPF893
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Restore
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Antispyware Shield Pro

Other programs to remove Antispyware Shield Pro:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 28/12/09
Information updated: 28/12/09

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