AntiSpywareDeluxe Removal Process (remove AntiSpywareDeluxe)
April 24, 2008 – 10:02 amAntiSpywareDeluxe or also known as AntispyDeluxe, is a rogue anti-spyware program that makes false claims of being able to remove spyware on your computer. AntiSpywareDeluxe sports the funny statement of being “the best anti-spyware ever” which is totally preposterous once a computer users finds out that AntiSpywareDeluxe is rubbish. We found out that if you have AntiSpywareDeluxe installed on your computer then you will start having a multitude of fake popup and alert messages claiming that you have Trojan infection. Though this may be true, AntiSpywareDeluxe will not help you with removal of the infection.
AntiSpywareDeluxe is not a trustworthy program no matter how legitimate it may look. AntiSpywareDeluxe.com is the website found to promote and sell the AntiSpywareDeluxe program. AntiSpywareDeluxe.com should not be visited even if you are curious about the AntiSpywareDeluxe program. Computer users are highly urged to avoid purchasing the AntiSpywareDeluxe program. We suggest that you take action to remove AntiSpywareDeluxe as soon as possible.
The following process will help you remove AntiSpywareDeluxe from your system easily and safely.
AntiSpywareDeluxe 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 AntiSpywareDeluxe and double-click on it to uninstall AntiSpywareDeluxe. Follow the screen step-by-step screen instructions to complete un-installation of AntiSpywareDeluxe. 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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”AntispywareD” = “”C:\Program Files\AntiSpywareDeluxe\AntiSpywareDeluxe.exe” /scan”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AntiSpywareDeluxe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AntispywareD
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”ASDd” = “C:\Program Files\AntiSpywareDeluxe\ASDd.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AntiSpywareDeluxe_is1
7. Stop AntiSpywareDeluxe 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.
ASDd.exe
unins000.exe
AntiSpywareDeluxe.exe
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 “AntiSpywareDeluxe” 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 AntiSpywareDeluxe from your computer manually.
Remove AntiSpywareDeluxe with SmitfraudFix:
SmitfraudFix 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 SmitfraudFix 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 SmitfraudFix.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 AntiSpywareDeluxe from your computer. Sometimes it might take more than once to work properly. If SmitfraudFix 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.)
