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HOW TO REMOVE Adware.MediaAdVantage:
1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP).
[how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Uninstall the Adware program
a) Click Start > Settings > Control Panel or Start > Control Panel (this
varies with the operating system).
b) In the Control Panel window, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
c) Click MediaAdVantage.
d) Click Add/Remove, Change/Remove, or Remove (this varies with the
operating system). Follow the prompts.
4. Reboot computer in SafeMode
[how to]
5. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file
6. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry.
[how to
edit registry]
Navigate to and delete the following subkeys:
HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\AdVantage
HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AdVantage
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\TR.DLL
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{69E0089F-28BC-4BB5-862B-E2B07C3B83C6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{602D9049-B4AC-4A25-BF75-A9B54D747CBA}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{5AC3A9EF-C0F8-41D4-B4E2-B7CEBB794151}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{862DEF42-89AA-49FA-AE1F-8A84B1B08A17}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F6E4845D-1D13-4BC0-942D-B9191524CC48}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MEAD.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TR.TRFactory
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TR.TRFactory.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DABF362D-D442-4402-9208-CA9ED70DD01E}
7. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.
8. In order to make sure that threat is
completely eliminated from your computer, carry out a full scan of your
computer using
AntiVirus and
Antispyware Software. Another way to delete the virus using various
Antivirus Program without the need to install can be done with
Online Virus
Scanner.
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