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VirusProtectPro

Reported: July 03,  2007

 

Description:
VirusProtect Pro pop-ups reports about a present threat on computers. It will advise the user to purchase the full version to be able to remove the threat.

 

Threat Level: Low

 

Type: Adware

 

Systems Affected: Windows All

 

HOW TO REMOVE VirusProtectPro:

1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]

2. To uninstall VirusProtectPro:
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 VirusProtectPro.
d) Click Add/Remove, Change/Remove, or Remove and follow the prompts.
 

3. Update the virus definitions.
4. Reboot computer in SafeMode [how to]

5. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected files.

6. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]

Navigate to and delete the following entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

\"VirusProtectPro 3.3" = ""%ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\VirusProtectPro 3.3.exe" /h"

Navigate to and delete the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{45C2FDBE-1D46-B98E-F9A9-9D44B93A9D52}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{1D52BB09-465C-4AA4-9FBD-71D1690CAED3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{24998748-6E8A-40D1-AA97-E9952EE9ED18}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{287FFE0C-15D0-4BFD-BAA9-0582C6361BBB}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{45973D31-5CE3-4503-BC81-25E525119C48}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{46D4D563-1C43-4CEE-AF98-471385F2BC42}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{5596A310-2E54-4B75-ADA3-7EE0AD10E228}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{5C17F7D3-8460-4488-84EB-986A38BEDD2D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{71DF187C-DC99-4A35-BDB2-C099821A435D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{74DF3F5E-99D7-4F4D-81C3-95201D4CDA88}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{91478017-FF82-4C5D-9FFF-7801F8D99CCC}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{9F9C8CF3-EB4A-4851-A4F6-2370F5BC79EE}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{B1B9C911-CA24-4E1E-9F56-838486218327}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{C78E49C0-AB82-4C79-A189-F1E34980643B}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{D2A0598F-FBC4-4721-BC85-F75C0712C100}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{E7B2831E-A25A-430B-B3E3-3D414F9C4288}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{EDC652FF-2EA2-4E46-8849-D9041B77B88E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{049FECE3-18C7-4023-A1BE-CFAA2C4EE387}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\VirusProtectPro 3.3.exe 3.3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VirusProtectPro 3.3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VirusProtectPro 3.3

 

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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