Remove PersonalAntiSpy. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: PersonalAntiSpy
Also known as: Personal AntiSpy, Personal Anti Spy
Type: Malware
Severity scale:PersonalAntiSpy severity is 81  (81 / 100)
 
PersonalAntiSpy uses all kinds of pop-ups to make an impression of infected system and trick user into buying a full version of this fraudulent application. Personal AntiSpy may also present itself as PersonalAntiSpy Free or PersonalAntiSpy Unregistered version. It generates system tray alerts and pop-ups masked as security notifications and offers running Personal Anti Spy scan. User can’t refuse the scan because PersonalAntiSpy automatically redirects user to online scanner and reports many infections. The scan is as fraudulent as the security warnings: they are fabricated in order to make people interested in Personal AntiSpy software.

If you buy license of Personal Anti Spy, consider your money lost. PersonalAntiSpy is a scam and a computer parasite. It should be deleted as soon as possible. Avoid visiting personalantispy.com and antispy.biz websites and block them using your HOSTS file.


Related files: PersonalAntiSpySetup.exe, personalantispy_ifree[1].exe, personalantispy_free[1].exe, pbm.exe, Activate.dat, asagents.dll, AsAgents.xml, AutoProcess.dat, bnlink.dat, err.log, insthelp.exe, lapv.dat, license.rtf, monstate.dat, msvcr71.dll, pas.exe, pas.ini, pas.xml, pv.dat, readme.rtf, scanlog.xml, shellext.dll, shellext.xml, sr.log, Summary.dat, unins000.dat, unins000.exe, up.dat, upascw.exe, updater.dat, updaterdb.dat, UserAgent.dll, uwasffnt.exe, vbpv.dat, appupdate.dat, dbupdate.dat, enemies.dat, knownfiles.dat, tasks.dat, TEBase.dat, threatnet.dat, quaratine.dat, #post_quarantine, atl71.dll, gdiplus.dll, mfc71.dll, msvcp71.dll, uwasfsd.sys, update.log

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

PersonalAntiSpy snapshot:
PersonalAntiSpy removal

Automatic PersonalAntiSpy removal:

remover for PersonalAntiSpy

PersonalAntiSpy manual removal:

Kill processes:
pbm.exe InstHelp.exe pas.exe upascw.exe uwasffNT.exe personalantispy_free[1].exe personalantispy_ifree[1].exe PersonalAntiSpySetup.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PersonalAntiSpy Free
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ExplorerUPAS
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{_CLSID_WAShellExecuteCheck}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1924FA29-9740-4F6B-A683-90FB42FC1237}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5CAB6A79-7710-405a-9B08-A13E908534E9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{ABCD4567-76B5-4bc7-AAC5-396D70925B11}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ExplorerUPAS
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ExplorerUPAS
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4567AB12-A884-4CA6-B739-CEDB12FEF096}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{ABCD4567-4D73-43E9-85E5-53A2DBD95411}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{ABCD4567-D8E8-4DF1-A3EA-D0AA72F42611}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{4567AB12-AE24-4FD6-B479-E2B464F32DA6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{ABCD4567-7437-43EF-AB74-4AB1D3A37411}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{C766ED4F-EF37-4C77-8F71-288661A2D513}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\upashellext.ShellHook
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\upashellext.ShellHook.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\upashellext.WASContextMenu
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\upashellext.WASContextMenu.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\uwasfsd.CreationNotifier
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\uwasfsd.CreationNotifier.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PersonalAntiSpy Free_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PersonalAntiSpy Free
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\uwasfsd
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\uwasfsd
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "UPAS 3.2.155.0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "PASMonitor"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "PersonalAntiSpy Free"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "upascw"
Unregister DLLs:
atl71.dll gdiplus.dll mfc71.dll msvcp71.dll UserAgent.dll shellext.dll msvcr71.dll msvcp71.dll mfc71.dll atl71.dll AsAgents.dll

Delete files:
c:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\PersonalAntiSpy\\pbm.exe c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\Activate.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\AsAgents.dll c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\AsAgents.xml c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\atl71.dll c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\AutoProcess.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\bnlink.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\err.log c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\InstHelp.exe c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\lapv.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\license.rtf c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\mfc71.dll c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\monstate.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\msvcp71.dll c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\msvcr71.dll c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\pas.exe c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\pas.ini c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\pas.xml c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\pv.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\readme.rtf c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\scanlog.xml c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\shellext.dll c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\shellext.xml c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\sr.log c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\Summary.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\unins000.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\unins000.exe c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\up.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\upascw.exe c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\updater.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\updaterdb.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\UserAgent.dll c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\uwasffNT.exe c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\vbpv.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\database\\appupdate.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\database\\dbupdate.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\database\\enemies.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\database\\knownfiles.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\database\\tasks.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\database\\TEBase.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\database\\threatnet.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\quaratine.dat c:\\Program Files\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\quaratine.dat\\#post_quarantine c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\atl71.dll c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\gdiplus.dll c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\mfc71.dll c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\msvcp71.dll c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\drivers\\uwasfsd.sys %UserProfile%\\Application Data\\PersonalAntiSpy Free\\Logs\\update.log personalantispy_free[1].exe personalantispy_ifree[1].exe PersonalAntiSpySetup.exe
Delete directories:
c:\END
c:\Program Files\Common Files\PersonalAntiSpy
c:\Program Files\PersonalAntiSpy Free
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\PersonalAntiSpy
%UserProfile%\Application Data\PersonalAntiSpy Free

Other programs to remove PersonalAntiSpy:

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

Information added: 29/09/08
Information updated: 16/11/08

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