How to remove ContraVirus

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ContraVirus description

ContraVirus also known as ContraVirusPro is a fake spyware remover. Imitation spyware applications are labled as rogue anti-spyware. ContraVirus is usually installed into a victims computer by a Trojan or by penetrating through browser security glitches. ContraVirus will present imitation Windows warning messages in the effort to trick the user into buying the full version. ContraVirus may be difficult to remove.

How to get rid of ContraVirus

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How to manually remove ContraVirus

To get rid of spyware such as ContraVirus you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other ContraVirus related files from your computer.

Take Note: The manual process of removing spyware from your computer is difficult and puts you at risk of damaging your computer. We advise using our automatic ContraVirus remover.

1. Uninstall ContraVirus from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these ContraVirus processes:
   ContraVirus.exe
   ContraVirus_Installer[1].exe
   ToolBarNotifier.exe
   XPuupdate.exe
   1759134.exe
   AppID\ToolBarNotifier.EXE
   Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ContraVirus.exe
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\uninst.exe
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\ToolBarNotifier.exe
   To stop processes press Ctrl + Alt + Del or click Start > Run > type "taskmgr". Select malicious process in the list and click "End Process" button.
3. Unregister ContraVirus DLL files:
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\cvantispam.dll
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\DbgHelp.Dll
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\extension.dll
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\msvcp71.dll
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\secieaddin.dll
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\msvcr71.dll
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\plugin.dll
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\Plugins\\DesktopManager\\DesktopManager.dll
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\ToolBarNotifierPS.dll
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\ToolBand.dll
   C:\\Program Files\\ContraVirus\\Plugins\\StartupEditor\\StartupEditor.dll
   adpiemonitor.dll
   ADPNoSpam.dll
   ToolBand.dll
   ToolBarNotifierPS.dll
   To unregister DLL click Start > Run > type "regsvr32 /u PATH_TO_FILE/FILE.dll"
4. Delete ContraVirus registry entries: KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ContraVirus
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run|ContraVirus
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ContraVirus
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ContraVirus.exe
   2D8C4BF1-05FB-44D2-B6A1-CE7D740FC755
   SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\EA038DDD-0FE0-41f5-BA60-FC3660529E71
   AppID\6B677F1F-F86C-4757-BF24-7D865EF20639
   1BE8C6A5-A75F-4e33-89C3-18CC58A0B952
   61877300-54DB-4746-BA42-03E03A2B269C
   99A753C6-E429-46BD-989E-DD4A21CD059D
   BCDB97EE-2C5B-4F69-861A-02ABEF4D94E5
   63321A5C-D8FE-432C-8D2F-61C0FC264320
   F51BC478-D997-4C56-988D-79D9EEAAD1EC
   F82FD7D4-2EC8-40B3-A141-DE051C98DCE9
   FD4DCB8B-C33A-4E70-A351-6FAB7E1071A4
   D7ABE914-B8CF-4602-9145-6BDAAEDA21AA
   ToolBarNotifier.Notifier
   ToolBarNotifier.Notifier.1
   D2C1986A-FBEC-4472-AABF-6D42F08DBC8E
   2C02E5FC-7FE3-4122-911F-829314FE9BBC
   32BD20FD-41FD-47FB-9BC9-28DCBD7D55D7
   6B677F1F-F86C-4757-BF24-7D865EF20639
   ContraVirus
   To open registry editor click Start > Run > type "regedit".
   Warning! Manual registry entries editing may cause damage to your system.
   Download Uniblue RegistryBooster 2010 to scan for registry errors.
5. Search and delete these ContraVirus related files:
   ContraVirus
   ContraVirus 2.0 Website.lnk
   Uninstall ContraVirus.lnk
   ContraVirus 2.0.lnk
   C:\Documents and Settings\Shannon\Start Menu\Programs\ContraVirus\ContraVirus 2.0 Website.lnk
   C:\Documents and Settings\Shannon\Start Menu\Programs\ContraVirus\ContraVirus 2.0.lnk
   C:\Documents and Settings\Shannon\Start Menu\Programs\ContraVirus\Uninstall ContraVirus.lnk
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\registry.db
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\filesNames.db
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\hosts.db
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\spywareinfo.db
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\knownLocations.db
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\md5.db
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\activex.db
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\cookies.db
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\blacklist.db
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\config.ini
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\Languages\English.ini
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\Languages\Spanish.ini
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\Plugins\DesktopManager\Languages\English.ini
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\Plugins\DesktopManager\Languages\Spanish.ini
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\Plugins\StartupEditor\Languages\Spanish.ini
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\Plugins\StartupEditor\Languages\English.ini
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\Logs\activity-05262007-143712.log
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\ContraVirus.chm
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\ContraVirus.url
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\sdebug.log
   C:\Program Files\ContraVirus\tips.txt