How to remove Vista Defender Pro

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Vista Defender Pro description

Vista Defender Pro is a fake security tool which comes via trojan. Trojan enters your machine through its vulnerable places and that is a great background for malicious programs come in and ruin the system. That is why any of the information shouldn’t be trusted. Vista Defender Pro is also a copy of Vista Antispyware 2010 malware.

The rogue only gains to become stronger at your PC and take over control. If you’ve noticed your computer is working slower, or your desktop is flooded with numerous pop-up alerts, or your browser constantly is hijacked to websites that sell deceptive security tool, please use an effective anti-spyware removal tool and terminate the malware.

How to get rid of Vista Defender Pro

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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How to manually remove Vista Defender Pro

To get rid of spyware such as Vista Defender Pro you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Vista Defender Pro 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 Vista Defender Pro remover.

1. Uninstall Vista Defender Pro from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these Vista Defender Pro processes:
   av.exe
   ave.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. Delete Vista Defender Pro registry entries: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "%1" %*
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "%1" %*
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "%1" %*
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "%1" %*
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%1" %*
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%1" %*
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%1" %*
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%1" %*
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "AntiVirusOverride" = "1"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "FirewallOverride" = "1"
   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.
4. Search and delete these Vista Defender Pro related files:
   C:\ProgramData\QJyrk5wvCU1
   C:\Users\All Users\QJyrk5wvCU1
   %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\av.exe
   %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\ave.exe
   %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\QJyrk5wvCU1
   %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\WRblt8464P
   %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Temp\QJyrk5wvCU1
   %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\QJyrk5wvCU1