Title: Presto TuneUp

Type: Rogue Antispyware

Remove Presto TuneUp. Removal instructions

Also known as: Presto Tune Up, PrestoTuneUp

Severity scale:

(69 / 100)

Presto TuneUp is a fake Windows registry cleaner and system optimizer. The rogue is a clone of My Supervisor. Presto TuneUp is created by the same group of people who have released Fast Antivirus 2009, Malware Catcher, Virus Shield 2009, Extra Antivirus, Virus Sweeper, Ultra Antivir 2009, Virus Melt, Virus Alarm. It is classified as rogue because it is promoted through the use of Trojans and displays nonexistent problems. The main goal of this parasite is to scare you into purchasing Presto TuneUp.

While running, PrestoTuneUp will scan your computer and display many problems that should be fixed in order to have secure and stable system. It will also claim that there are many registry errors, unwanted cookies and files in IE cache. Unlike similar applications, Presto TuneUp doesn't detect malware. But it displays fake alerts about critical registry errors and insecure Internet activity, though, none of these problems are actually real and are shown only to scare you into purchasing Presto TuneUp. However, Presto TuneUp is a scam, don't waste your money and delete this parasite from your computer. Use the manual removal guide shown below to remove Presto TuneUp.

Related files: Presto TuneUp.lnk, Autorun.ico, cookies.sqlite, places.sqlite, Process.ico, Service.ico, AutorunManager.lnk, ProcessManager.lnk, ServiceManager.lnk, mozcrt19.dll, PrestoTuneUp.exe, sqlite3.dll, working.log, backup.dat

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

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Presto TuneUp manual removal:

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Kill processes:
PrestoTuneUp.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PrestoTuneUp.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "URPRTUP[]"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Presto TuneUp"

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
mozcrt19.dll sqlite3.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
Presto TuneUp.lnk Autorun.ico cookies.sqlite places.sqlite Process.ico Service.ico AutorunManager.lnk ProcessManager.lnk ServiceManager.lnk mozcrt19.dll PrestoTuneUp.exe sqlite3.dll working.log backup.dat

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Presto TuneUp
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SystemBackup
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\SystemBackup

Information added: 2009-05-22 07:05:54
Information updated: 2009-05-25 07:15:27

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