Registry Scanner virus. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
Registry Scanner gains unauthorized access of the computers and nags users with annoying pop-ups
Registry Scanner virus is a questionable system optimization program [1] designed and distributed by an India-based company called Lishbos. This application starts its activity on the computer as soon as its executable System Ignitor.exe is deployed on the system. According to the software creators, the scanner is compatible with the majority of Windows versions, starting with Windows XP and going up to the latest Windows 10. Unfortunately, this software is not a product that will benefit your computer. On the opposite, users who have tried using it tend to express disappointment and discontent when talking about it. The majority of the complaints circle around the scanner’s aggressive marketing strategies [2]. People claim that the program has shown up on their computers without warning and started scanning the system without permission. Besides, the pop-ups that the program generates also come with a purpose. Software developers try to foist the users a Pro version of the program, which should supposedly provide additional features and better computer use experience. If you are not planning on making such purchase, there is no way to opt out these notifications. Thus, after some time, this whole marketing strategy turns into a plain nagging [3]. You can put all of this to a stop only by carrying out Registry Scanner removal. We suggest employing reputable software like Reimage for this purpose.
Questions about Registry Scanner virus
Registry Scanner is not an isolated case. There are numerous rogue system optimization programs, such as Cyboscan or PC Optimizer Pro which have been created for the purpose of tricking users into believing they need to purchase the full version of the program in order to fix some system issues. In most of these cases, their computers work just fine, and the only problem that they have is the fact that they are infected with a fraudulent program. Because of this unwelcomed guest, the infected computer may start behaving unpredictably and become more prone to various errors and malware infections. Thus, to prevent your device from experiencing further issues, we recommend to remove Registry Scanner from your PC and inspect the system for additional malware.


Click 'Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features' (if you are 'Windows XP' user, click on 'Add/Remove Programs').

If you are 'Windows 10 / Windows 8' user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once 'Quick Access Menu' shows up, select 'Control Panel' and 'Uninstall a Program'.

Right click on each of suspicious entries and select 'Uninstall'

Right click on browsers' icon and select 'Properties'

Select 'Shortcut' tab and delete 'http://isearch.babylon.com...' or other suspicious URL

Cick 'Go' and select 'Applications'

Click on every malicious entry and select 'Move to Trash'

Click on menu icon and select 'Manage add-ons'

Right click on each of malicious entries and select 'Disable'

Delete malicious URL, enter your desired domain name and click 'Apply' to save changes

Go to 'Advanced' tab and click on 'Reset' button. Now select 'Delete personal settings' and click on 'Reset' button again

Go to Settings and select 'Choose what to clear'

Select 'Clear' button

Open the start menu and select 'Task Manager'

Right-click 'Microsoft Edge' and select 'Go to details'

Select 'More details' if 'Go to details' option fails to show up

Find Microsoft Edge entries and select 'End Task'

Go to Microsoft Edge folder on your computer, right-click every entry and click 'Delete'

Find Windows PowerShell, right-click it and select 'Run as administrator'

Copy and paste a required command and press 'Enter'

Click on menu icon and select 'Add-ons'

Select 'Extensions' and look for malicious entries. Click 'Remove' to get rid of each of them

When in 'General' tab, delete malicious URL from 'Home Page' section or click on 'Restore to Default' button. Click 'OK' to save changes

Click on menu icon and then on '?'. Select 'Troubleshooting Information'

Click on 'Reset Firefox' button for a couple of times

Click on menu icon. Select 'Tools' and 'Extensions'

Look for malicious entries and delete each of them by clicking on the Trash bin icon

After clicking on menu and 'Settings', select 'Set pages'

Click 'X' to remove malicious URLs

When in 'Settings', select 'Manage search engines...'

Click 'X' to remove malicious URLs

When in 'Settings', scroll down to 'Reset browser settings' button and click on it

Click on 'Reset' button to complete your removal

Click on 'Safari' and select 'Preferences'

Go to 'Extensions' and uninstall malicious add-ons

When in 'General', delete malicious URL and enter your desired domain name

Click on 'Safari' and select 'Reset Safari...'

Select all options and click on 'Reset' button
The many ways malware can reach your computer
Lishbos.com is the main distributor of the Registry Scanner. This site offers a paid full version of the software, but the users are also tempted with the free trial as well. Nevertheless, such official way of obtaining this tool is just a part of the show that the fraudulent creators put up for the potential victims. In reality, it is more common for the Registry Scanner to be brought into the victim’s computers inside software packages together with other popular programs [4]. The users who want to keep their devices free from random programs should always choose Advanced or Custom settings when installing news software and follow all the installation steps very carefully. The process will allow you to opt out unwanted components and proceed with the installation safely.
Remove Registry Scanner from the infected device automatically
Talking about the best Registry Scanner removal techniques, we could say that the tendencies remain the same: specialized antimalware utilities to the best job taking care of the malware. Of course, the antivirus functionalities will be effective if the antivirus tool is legal and updated to the latest version. Even if you do not have access to such tool, do not ignore the virus or let it roam your computer unattended. Instead, skip to the manual tutorial below and try to remove Registry Scanner yourself. The removal steps are described in detail. Thus even the least tech-savvy users should be able to follow them without much difficulty.
You can remove Registry Scanner automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, Plumbytes Anti-MalwareWebroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus, Malwarebytes Anti Malware. We recommend these applications because they can easily delete potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
Manual Registry Scanner virus Removal Guide:
Get rid of Registry Scanner from Windows systems
The instructions below explain how to remove undesirable PUP from the Windows operating system without the help of additional software.
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Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
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If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
- Uninstall Registry Scanner and related programs
Here, look for Registry Scanner or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
- Remove Registry Scanner from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties. -
Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.
Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariEliminate Registry Scanner from Mac OS X system
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If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
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Wait until you see Applications folder and look for Registry Scanner or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Erase Registry Scanner from Internet Explorer (IE)
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Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons. -
You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for Registry Scanner and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab. -
Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
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Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab. - Here, select Reset.
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When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete Registry Scanner removal.
Remove Registry Scanner virus from Microsoft Edge
You will remove Registry Scanner software properly only if you clean up all the places this virus may have left its trace on your computer. This involves your web browsers, too. Remove all the unfamiliar component from your Microsoft Edge extension list and reset the browser.
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
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Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
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Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
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Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
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Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can’t see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
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When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
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Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
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Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, Registry Scanner should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariUninstall Registry Scanner from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions. -
Here, select Registry Scanner and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the menu (top right corner), choose Options → General. - Here, delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
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Click OK to save these changes.
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Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information. -
Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete Registry Scanner removal.
Delete Registry Scanner from Google Chrome
If the adware is terrorizing you via Google Chrome, do not wait around and take some steps to stop it. Here is what you should do:
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select Registry Scanner and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
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Change your homepage and default search engine if it was altered by your virus
Click on menu icon and choose Settings. -
Here, look for the Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup option and click on Set pages.
- Now you should see another window. Here, delete malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
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Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
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When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
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Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings. -
Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
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Click Reset to confirm this action and complete Registry Scanner removal.
Get rid of Registry Scanner from Safari
- Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. -
Here, select Extensions and look for Registry Scanner or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General. -
Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by Registry Scanner, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.
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Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... -
Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete Registry Scanner removal process.
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