Title: CleanThis
Also known as: Clean This, Windows CleanThis

Remove CleanThis
Removal instructions

 
Severity scale:CleanThis severity is 71  (71 / 100)
 
CleanThis is a rogue anti-spyware program that is promoted through the use of fake online anti-malware scanners and misleading or infected websites This rogue program is from the same family as ThinkPoint and Palladium Pro. Once installed, the rogue program will prompt you to restart your computer to remove the unknown Trojan. After a restart, CleanThis will display it's splash screen and run a fake system scan. After the fake scan, it will claim that your computer is infected with spyware and that you need to buy certain modules that are not included in a trial version of CleanThis to remove found spyware. In reality, thought, this fake program only pretends to scan your computer and it won't remove any infections from your computer simply because the reported infections do not even exist. Please don't purchase this fake antispyware and instead, follow CleanThis removal instructions below.

While running, Windows CleanThis will block legit programs on your computer. It will block task manager, registry editor and other tools too claiming that these tools were block due the security reasons and might be infected with malicious code. The main process of CleanThis is called gog.exe. You will have to end this process first and then either remove all the other malicious files related to CleanThis manually or use an automatic removal tool. One possible way is to reboot your computer in safe mode with command prompt and delete gog.exe. Then open registry editor and remove associated CleanThis keys. Clean This doesn't allow you to run only Internet Explorer as well.

As you can see, CleanThis is nothing more but a scam. It reports fake infections and prompts to pay for a full version of the program to remove them. The problems that the reported infection don't even exist. If you have already bought this rogue program than you should contact your credit card company and dispute the charges. Finally, please use an automatic removal tool given below to remove CleanThis from your computer or delete its files manually.

Related files: install, gog.exe, completescan

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

CleanThis snapshot:
CleanThis removal

Automatic CleanThis removal:

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SpyHunter is recommended remover to uninstall CleanThis. You should confirm using free trial that it detects current version of parasite.

Note: Tested and Confirmed means that we have tested spyware remover with multiple versions of CleanThis and got the best results. There might be updated or modified version of particular parasite that require manual killing of parasite process or an update. In such case try other removers in the line.

Manual assistance required means that one or all of removers were unable to remove parasite without some manual intervention, please read manul removal instructions below.

If you failed to remove CleanThis using SpyHunter please report this to us.
Malwarebytes Anti Malware
Tested and Confirmed! Malwarebytes Anti Malware removes CleanThis (2011-03-21 04:28:57)
STOPzilla
Tested and Confirmed! STOPzilla removes CleanThis (2011-03-21 04:28:57)
Spyware Doctor
We are testing Spyware Doctor's efficiency at removing CleanThis (2011-04-15 06:41:26)
XoftSpySE Anti Spyware

CleanThis manual removal:

Kill processes:
gog.exe
Delete registry values:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentConfiguration\Winlogon\Shell = %AppData%\gog.exe
Delete files:
%UserProfile%\\Application Data\\completescan
%UserProfile%\\Application Data\\gog.exe
%UserProfile%\\Application Data\\install
Delete directories:
Phone Support to remove CleanThis
Phone Support to remove CleanThis

QR code for CleanThis removal instructions:

CleanThis qrcode
QR is short for Quick Response. They can be read quickly by the mobile phones. QR codes can store more data than standard barcodes, including url links, geo coordinates, and text.

The reason we add QR code to the website is that parasites like CleanThis are really hard to remove on infected computer. you can quicly scan the QR code with your mobile device and have manual removal instructions to uninstall CleanThis right in your pocket.

Simply use the QR scanner and read removal instructions from mobile device.

SYMPTOMS OF rogue antispyware INFECTION

Rogue AntiSpyware virus usually imitates the legal anti-spyware software or some essential system components. Typically virus gets inside the computer with a help of trojans, that use security vulnerabilities for that. After getting inside the system, it tries to make it look like your system is infected with the numerous parasites, so it starts ‘scanning’ and finds numerous threats.

All rogue Anti-spyware along with CleanThis have the same purpose: Get your money by using scare tactics. If you will believe that that fake threats are real and pay them money, you will not get them back even if you will ask to cancel the order in your Bank. All the infections are deceptive and you dont need to purchase their Paid version. You need to remove Rogue virus itself.

Information added: 2011-03-21 04:28:57
Information updated: 2011-04-15 04:04:11

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james bond
Had this crap on my laptop could not even get into windows in safe mode could not get system restore to work.I did system recovery and everything is now fine.I keep nothing important on my machine so it was very easy.Lots of you can not do it this way cause you loose all your data!

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