Remove PurityScan. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: PurityScan

Type: Adware
Severity scale:PurityScan severity is 25  (25 / 100)
 
PurityScan vendor claims that the program discovers undesirable files on your computer. However, this privacy tool actually is an adware. PurityScan downloads and displays large amount of undesirable pop-up advertisements and collects system information. It updates itself via the Internet. PurityScan can get into the system along with some ad-supported software. It also can be manually installed. Once executed, it creates lots of files and modifies the registry, so that the threat runs on every Windows startup. PurityScan may use files with random names.


Related files: purityscan.exe, winservn.exe, rs.exe, wbta.exe, srts.exe, rwsa.exe, rbap.exe, hoor.exe, ortu.exe, wnscpit.exe

PurityScan properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Automatic PurityScan removal:

remover for PurityScan

PurityScan manual removal:

Kill processes:
purityscan.exe, winservn.exe, rs.exe, wbta.exe, srts.exe, rwsa.exe, rbap.exe, hoor.exe, ortu.exe, wnscpit.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Content Service
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\wnsi
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ussi
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\twhe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\eech
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\esph
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Content Service
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\wnsi
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ussi
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\twhe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\eech
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\esph
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Ttee
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PurityScan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Aubt
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Toos
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ClickSpring
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PurityScan
Delete files:
purityscan.exe, winservn.exe, rs.exe, wbta.exe, srts.exe, rwsa.exe, rbap.exe, hoor.exe, ortu.exe, wnscpit.exe
Misc:
PurityScan may create all listed objects or install only few of them.

Other programs to remove PurityScan:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 31/07/05

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Comments from visitors:


1. re: comment about Purityscan by Rick. 2005-03-14 18:03:14
How do you get it to stop asking you to install it?

2. re: comment about Purityscan by jj. 2005-02-27 03:02:45
dont use there uninstaller it just reinstalls it

3. by Tom. 2004-06-19 06:06:04
Stay clear! The only purpose to this software; to gather your personal info and to pop ads 24/7.


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