Remove Astrum Antivirus Pro. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Astrum Antivirus Pro
Also known as: Astrum Antivirus Pro, Astrum AntivirusPro, AstrumAntivirus Pro
Type: Malware
Severity scale:Astrum Antivirus Pro severity is 90  (90 / 100)
 
Astrum Antivirus Pro is a rogue anti-spyware application. It's a clone of another fake anti-spyware application called Antivirus Trigger. AstrumAntivirusPro can be installed on your computer by trojans, such as Zlob or Vundo, through browser security holes or it can be downloaded and installed manually by the user.
Usually Astrum Antivirus Pro runs a fake systen scanner and then displays fake scan results. It might flood system with large number of popup adverts and notifications of imaginary security risks and system vulnerabilities. Astrum AntivirusPro tries to scare users that their systems are flooded with spyware and strongly recommends to buy a full version of Astrum Antivirus Pro, because it is the only way to remove all the infections. Of course it's not true, don't buy it. If you are infected with this rogue, remove it quickly.


Related files: %UserProfile%c:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware, %UserProfile%c:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware\Astrum.exe, %UserProfile%c:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware\uninst.exe, %UserProfile%%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Astrum Antivir, %UserProfile%%UserProfile%\Desktop\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk, %UserProfile%%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk, %UserProfile%%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6, %UserProfile%%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk

Automatic Astrum Antivirus Pro removal:

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Astrum Antivirus Pro manual removal:

Kill processes:
Astrum.exe uninst.exe
Delete registry values:
%UserProfile%HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Astrumsoft
%UserProfile%HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{29E762AD-1B6F-3CB6-7F71-866F3E78180B}
%UserProfile%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Astrumsoft
%UserProfile%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Astrumsoft
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Astrum] "C:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware\Astrum.exe"
Delete files:
%UserProfile%c:\\Program Files\\Astrumsoftware %UserProfile%c:\\Program Files\\Astrumsoftware\\Astrum.exe %UserProfile%c:\\Program Files\\Astrumsoftware\\uninst.exe %UserProfile%%UserProfile%\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\Quick Launch\\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk %UserProfile%%UserProfile%\\Desktop\\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk %UserProfile%%UserProfile%\\Start Menu\\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk %UserProfile%%UserProfile%\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6 %UserProfile%%UserProfile%\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6\\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk

Other programs to remove Astrum Antivirus Pro:

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

Information added: 26/12/08
Information updated: 26/12/08

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