Advanced Antispyware Solution

What is Advanced Antispyware Solution?

Advanced Antispyware Solution is malicious software that imitates the process of a security program scanning your computer for threats. The interface of this program is similar to Microsoft Security Essentials, a legitimate security program available to download free of charge.

Advanced Antispyware Solution is distributed by Internet criminals who employ misleading websites that display fake online security scan pop-ups in order to trick computer users into installing the rogue program.

This bogus program is a modified version of many previous variants that include Antimalware PC Safety, Antivirus Smart Protection, Home Security Solutions. This program is derived from the same family of rogue anti-spyware applications, and uses similar tactics to sell useless license keys to supposedly remove security threats from your system (these threats do not actually exist).

 To scare you into believing that your computer is infected, Advanced Antispyware Solution generates the following warning messages:

Warning! Virus detected. Threat Detected: Trojan-PSW.VBS.Half Description: This is a VBScript-virus. It steals users' passwords.

Warning! Access conflict detected! An unidentified program is trying to access system process address space. Process Name: AllowedForm
Location: C:\Windows\...\taskmgr.exe
Warning! Identity theft attempt detected.

These security warning messages are fake; Advanced Antispyware Solution displays them to further intimidate you into believing that your computer is at risk. This strategy of displaying fake scan results is employed by most rogue anti-spyware programs and cyber criminals in the hope that you will purchase a license to remove the 'detected' security issues.

In fact, Advanced Antispyware Solution does not scan your computer, the process is merely imitated, and the list of 'detected' security threats consists of harmless files previously generated by Advanced Antispyware Solution. This rogue program attempts to coerce you into buying a license key, but ensure that you do not buy it - you will lose your money and your computer will remain infected.

If you notice this program on your computer, it is a scam, so be sure to use the information provided to remove this fake program.

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Quick menu:

• What is Advanced Antispyware Solution?
• STEP 1. Remove Advanced Antispyware Solution using a registration key.
• STEP 2. Remove Advanced Antispyware Solution using Safe Mode with Networking.
• STEP 3. Remove Advanced Antispyware Solution manually by deleting files and registry entries.

Advanced Antispyware Solution virus removal:

Before downloading, enter the Advanced Antispyware Solution registration key in the registration window. Click the Help icon (at the top right corner of the main window), then click Register Now, and enter this key:

U2FD-S2LA-H4KA-UEPB

After entering this key, you can continue with the removal process.

If you cannot download or run the spyware remover, try running the registry fix (link below). It enables execution of programs. Download the registryfix.reg file, double click it, click YES, and then OK.

Advanced Antispyware Solution virus removal instructions (on infected computer):

1. Start your computer in Safe Mode. Click Start, click Shut Down, click Restart, click OK.

During your computer starting process press the F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until you see the Windows Advanced Option menu, then select Safe Mode with Networking from the list.

Here is a video demonstrating how to start Windows in "Safe Mode with Networking":

Windows XP users:

Windows Vista / 7 users:

Windows 8 users:

2. Open Internet Explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options. Select "Connections".

 

 3.Click LAN settings, if 'Use a proxy server for your LAN' is checked, uncheck it and press OK.

 

 

 

 

 4. 
 4. Download HijackThis and save it to your desktop. Some malicious programs are able to block HijackThis, so when you click the download link, in the Save dialog, rename HijackThis.exe to iexplore.exe and only then click the Save button.

After saving the file to your desktop, double click it. In the main HijackThis window click the “Do a system scan only” button. Select the following entry (place a tick at the left of the entry):

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Advanced Antispyware Solution] "%CommonAppData%\79b35\BVa76.exe" /s /d

After selecting required entry, click "Fix Checked". After this procedure, close HijackThis and proceed to the next removal step.

5. Download legitimate anti-spyware software to fully remove Advanced Antispyware Solution from your computer.

6. 

After removing Advanced Antispyware Solution, reset your Hosts file. Do not skip this step, since this fake program modifies your Hosts file and you will encounter browser redirect problems.

The Hosts file is used to resolve canonical names of websites to IP addresses. When it is changed, the user may be redirected to malicious websites, despite observing legitimate URLs in the address bar.

It is difficult to determine if a website is genuine when the Hosts file is modified. To fix this, please download the Microsoft FixIt tool that restores your Hosts file to the Windows default.

Run this tool when downloaded and follow the on-screen instructions. Download link below:

Other tools known to remove Advanced Antispyware Solution:

• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

If you are unable to remove Advanced Antispyware Solution, you can use these manual removal instructions. Use them at your own risk, since if you do not have strong computer knowledge, you could harm your operating system.

Use them only if you are an experienced computer user. (Instructions on how to end processes, remove registry entries...)

End these Advanced Antispyware Solution processes:

random.exe

Remove these Advanced Antispyware Solution registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "UID" = 8010
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "runtime 13.00007"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "0" = "msseces.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "1" = "MSASCui.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "2" = "ekrn.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "3" = "egui.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "4" = "avgnt.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer "DisallowRun" = 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun "5" = "avcenter.exe"

Delete these Advanced Antispyware Solution files:

%AppData%\Advanced Antispyware Solution\Instructions.ini
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Advanced Antispyware Solution.lnk    
%AppData%\Advanced Antispyware Solution\
%AppData%\Advanced Antispyware Solution\cookies.sqlite 

Advanced Antispyware Solution is a fake computer security program that should not be trusted. The information displayed by this program serves only one purpose - to scare PC users into believing that their computers are infected with critical risk security threats.

Do not buy this program - you will send your money to Internet criminals. Use the provided removal guide to remove this rogue program immediately.

Summary:

The fake antivirus programs (also known as "rogue antivirus programs" or "scareware") are applications that tries to lure computer users into paying for their non-existent full versions to remove the supposedly detected security infections (although the computer is actually clean). These bogus programs are created by cyber criminals who design them to look as legitimate antivirus software. Most commonly rogue antivirus programs infiltrate user's computer using poop-up windows or alerts which appear when users surf the Internet. These deceptive messages trick users into downloading a rogue antivirus program on their computers. Other known tactics used to spread scareware include exploit kits, infected email messages, online ad networks, drive-by downloads, or even direct calls to user's offering free support.

A computer that is infected with a fake antivirus program might also have other malware installed on it as rogue antivirus programs often are bundled with Trojans and exploit kits. Noteworthy that additional malware that infiltrates user's operating system remains on victim's computer regardless of whether a payment for a non-existent full version of a fake antivirus program is made. Here are some examples of fake security warning messages that are used in fake antivirus distribution:

Computer users who are dealing with a rogue security software shouldn't buy it's full version. By paying for a license key of a fake antivirus program users would send their money and banking information to cyber criminals. Users who have already entered their credit card number (or other sensitive information) when asked by such bogus software should inform their credit card company that they have been tricked into buying a rogue security software. Screenshot of a web page used to lure computer users into paying for a non-existent full version of advanced antispyware solution rogue and other rogue antivirus programs:

To protect your computer from advanced antispyware solution rogue and other rogue antivirus programs users should:

• Keep their operating system and all of the installed programs up-to-date.
• Use legitimate antivirus and anti-spyware programs.
• Use caution when clicking on links in social networking websites and email messages.
• Don't trust online pop-up messages which state that your computer is infected and offers you to download security software.

Symptoms indicating that your operating system is infected with a fake antivirus program:

• Intrusive security warning pop-up messages.
• Alerts asking to upgrade to a paid version of a program to remove the supposedly detected malware.
• Slow computer performance.
• Disabled Windows updates.
• Blocked Task Manager.
• Blocked Internet browsers or inability to visit legitimate antivirus vendor websites.

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