Title: Windows Passport Utility

Type: Rogue Antispyware

Also known as: WindowsPassportUtility

Remove Windows Passport Utility
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(67 / 100)

Windows Passport Utility is a rogue anti-spyware application that uses misleading methods to trick users into buying the full version of the program to remove system errors and infections. It is promoted through the use of malware that usually comes from fake online scanners and infected or compromised websites. Once installed Windows Passport Utility will be configured to start automatically when you login to Windows. It will scan your computer and then state that there are many security and system problems that should be fixed immediately. However, it will not allow you to remove any of supposedly found viruses until you first purchase the program. You should ignore what this program displays and remove Windows Passport Utility from your computer as soon as possible. This rogue program will displays fake security alerts too. These alerts may be pop-up windows from your Windows taskbar that state active infections have been found or that your computer is under attack.

You should ignore these fake security alerts as they were created to make you think that your computer is infected when in reality, the only infection on your PC is Windows Passport Utility. It is possible to remove the rogue program manually, but it may come bundled with other malicious software that can install additional malware onto your computer. We strongly recommend you to use an automatic removal tool given below to remove Windows Passport Utility and additional viruses from your computer. It's not a program that you want on your computer or that you should trust what it says. If you have already purchased the program then we suggest you contact your credit card company and dispute the charges.

Related files: [random].exe

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

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Windows Passport Utility manual removal:

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Kill processes:
[random].exe

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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsafwserv.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsavastsvc.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsavastui.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsegui.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsekrn.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsmsascui.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsmsmpeng.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsmsseces.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionSystemRestore "DisableSR " = '1'

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Delete files:
%UserProfile%\\Application Data\\[random].exe

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Delete directories:

Phone Support to remove Windows Passport Utility

QR code for Windows Passport Utility removal instructions:

QR is short for Quick Response. They can be read quickly by the mobile phones. QR codes can store more data than standard barcodes, including url links, geo coordinates, and text.

The reason we add QR code to the website is that parasites like Windows Passport Utility are really hard to remove on infected computer. you can quicly scan the QR code with your mobile device and have manual removal instructions to uninstall Windows Passport Utility right in your pocket.

Simply use the QR scanner and read removal instructions from mobile device.

SYMPTOMS OF rogue antispyware INFECTION

Rogue AntiSpyware virus enters your PC without your consent or using some sort of social engineering trick. Fake scanner pages, malicious mail attachments or system vulnerabilities are often used.

Virus has a single goal: to gain money. Like other rogue anti-spyware applications, it will try to convince you that your system is infected with multiple parasites: trojans, adware, or other rogues. Typically, rogues do not provide enough detail about infections detected or show fake results. Rogue anti-spyware like Windows Passport Utility will not clean any actual infections for free.

Most of the parasites of this type do not have parasite detection engine thus every warning they show is a random one. If you see persistent popups or alerts, you can safely discard them.

You should never pay for Rogue Anti-spyware application like Windows Passport Utility as it funds development of other computer parasites.

Information added: 2011-04-01 08:44:18
Information updated: 2011-04-01 08:45:38

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