Remove PowerScan. Description and removal instructions

Title: PowerScan
Type: Adware	Severity scale: (20 / 100)

PowerScan has been around for some time, advertised through in ordinary web pop-ups, but recently it started to install with help from the the ISTBar adware.

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PowerScan properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic PowerScan removal:

remover for PowerScan

PowerScan manual removal:

Delete registry values:
Browse to the key:
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
Delete the value 'Power Scan'

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete directories:
\Power Scan

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Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 18/06/05

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Comments from visitors:

1. comment about powerscan by Guest. 2005-06-18 12:06:02

THis is deff a horrible virus/adaware.
It will not come off and i do not know how it got on. It comes back randomly and will not delete the removal helped get other programs get off. but this one was not picked up! In control panel, i tried to take it off next reboot it comes back its horrible!

2. re: comment about PowerScan by Jay-Arr. 2005-04-11 09:04:42

what is power scan and how did it get on my computer,
there should be laws. No permission from whoever to put this kind of garbage on my system. To much of my time to take off something I didnt want in the first place

3. re: comment about PowerScan by Gammadragon. 2005-03-19 18:03:55

many legitimate programs do exactly the same thing, thats why it is not illegal

4. re: comment about PowerScan by Mally. 2005-03-18 05:03:20

thank you as my computer always had porn on it and i wondered how and know i know

5. re: comment about PowerScan by Guest. 2005-03-01 20:03:33

simply evil
Thanks for the help

6. re: comment about PowerScan by BPsik from France. 2005-02-20 11:02:25

With powerscan i have receeved only ad for porn website. I hope in american culture you have more clever , more interesting things to export. I thaught terrorisme was against american law.

7. re: comment about PowerScan by sTASIS 2005-02-20 10:02:13

gr8 thxs for the help

8. re: comment about PowerScan by Guest. 2005-02-15 12:02:15

I hate this product!!! I want it off of my computer and it will not delete!!!

9. re: comment about PowerScan by neko. 2005-02-09 20:02:46

This is complete !@#$%^. No program should be allowed to download itself on my computer. Why the hell is this not illegal?