Remove Virus Alarm. Description and removal instructions

Title: Virus Alarm	Also known as: VirusAlarm
Type: Spyware	Severity scale: (68 / 100)

Virus Alarm is a rogue anti-spyware application. Likely, it's just a rename of such a malicious applications as Virus Doctor and Virus Melt. Virus Alarm is usually promoted through misleading banners and pop-up windows. These banners pretend to be free online scanners, suggesting to perform system scan. Generally, fake online anti-spyware scanner reports that user's PC is infected and suggests to download Virus Alarm if user wishes to remove those infections.

Once installed and active, VirusAlarm uses well known malicious tactics. Mainly, it performs fake system scan and then reports bogus results, usually about various infections, such as spyware or malware. The rogue also states that user's PC might be in great danger, because system security has been compromised. Eventually, user is advertised to purchase a full of Virus Alarm, because unregistered version is unable to ensure complete infections removal and overall PC protection. But the truth is that Virus Alarm it totally worthless. The main goal of this parasite is to collect money from naive users. So, remove this useless and even dangerous application instead of buying it.

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Related files: avcfg.ini, VMelt.exe, vd952342.bd, VAlarm.exe, unins000.dat

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

Virus Alarm snapshot:

Automatic Virus Alarm removal:

remover for Virus Alarm

Virus Alarm manual removal:

Kill processes:
VAlarm.exe VMelt.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Virus Alarm
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VAlarm.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform “6204703″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Virus Alarm”

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
unins000.dat VAlarm.exe vd952342.bd VMelt.exe avcfg.ini

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Virus Alarm
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\17d4
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\17d4\SysData
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\7c69f0c
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\SysData

Other programs to remove Virus Alarm:

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

Information added: 26/03/09
Information updated: 26/03/09

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