AntispyDeluxe Removal Process (remove AntiSpyDeluxe)

March 26, 2008 – 10:26 am

AntispyDeluxe, which is also known as Antispy Deluxe or AntispyDeluxe 7.3, is a malicious anti-spyware program that does not aide in the removal of spyware despite its advertisements. AntispyDeluxe is installed from the Vundo Trojan or Zlob Trojan which may be obtained through a video codec download or P2P website. AntispyDeluxe prompts users with multiple popups and alert messages stating that you are infected with parasites while offering a chance for you to purchase AntispyDeluxe. This is a scam developed by the makers of AntispyDeluxe. AntispyDeluxe cannot be trusted. Do not under any conditions purchase the AntispyDeluxe program.

The following process will help you remove AntispyDeluxe from your system easily and safely.

AntispyDeluxe Manual Removal Process:

1. Click on the Start Menu button, then click on the Control Panel option, and then Double-click on the Add or Remove Programs icon.

2. Locate AntispyDeluxe and double-click on it to uninstall AntispyDeluxe. Follow the screen step-by-step screen instructions to complete uninstallation of AntispyDeluxe. Do not worry about this if you cannot find it in Add/Remove window. Simply skip to #5.

3. Restart the computer.

4. When it has completed uninstalling you can close Add or Remove Programs and your Control Panel.

5. Close all programs.

6. Search and delete the following infected entries in registry. If you do not know how to edit registry, click here to read more.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AntispywareD
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AntiSpywareDeluxe

7. Stop AntispyDeluxe process. If you do not know how to stop a running process, click here to read more.

8. Find and delete the following infected files from your system. Don’t worry if you don’t find these files. Just proceed to next step.

AntispyDeluxe 7.3.exe
AntispyDeluxe.exe
AntispyDeluxe.dll
AntispyDeluxe.lnk
AntispyDeluxe 7.3.dll

If you do not know how to find it or having difficulties locating the file, click here to read more.

9. Rename the files that you found above to “foundbadfile1.dll” and “foundbadfile2.dll” (if you can not rename this file, then try to restart your computer in safe mode then try to rename this file.) If you don’t know how to start the computer in safe mode, click here to read more.

10. Go to C:\Program Files\ folder and delete the “AntispyDeluxe” folder (if you can’t delete it, reboot your computer to safe mode then delete the folder. Do not worry about it if you can’t find this folder.)

11. Click here to bookmark this page (you will need to comeback to this page after reboot)
(If you are using Firefox click on Ctrl+D on your keyboard to bookmark this page)

12. Restart your computer

13. Go to your computer and delete the “foundbadfile1.dll” and “foundbadfile2.dll” file

14. You have just removed AntispyDeluxe from your computer manually.

Remove AntispyDeluxe with SmithfraudFix:

SmithfraudFix is a free tool that S!Ri created to remove fake anti-spyware programs. It can be risky so we cannot guarantee the result. Please use it with reservations. We would never recommend to purchase anything unless it’s necessary. That’s why we produce this free removal process.

1. Download SmithfraudFix tool and save it to your desktop.

2. Restart your computer and boot into Safe Mode. If you don’t know how to start the computer in safe mode, click here to read more.

3. Double-click on the SmithfraudFix.exe icon then follow the screen instructions. Option #2 should be selected in this case.

4. When you are prompted with “Do you want to clean the registry ?”, simply answer “Y”.

5. Reboot.

6. You should have removed AntispyDeluxe from your computer. Sometimes it might take more than once to work properly. If SmithfraudFix removal tool does not work, which is in no-guarantee due to the nature of spyware, please refer to the manual removal steps above or purchase a legitimate removal tool if necessary.

(Disclaimers: These instructions are free and not guaranteed to work. Please use it at your own risks. We are not responsible for any damages.)