Comments on: AntiSpywareMaster Removal Process (remove AntiSpywareMaster)

By: Vernell Beelar

Vernell Beelar — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:05:02 +0000

Glad I could get help removing this. I did not download it and don’t know how it got on my PC. after using your malware scan it found it and then after registering it removed the whole program and some other trojans I had on my PC. thanks to you guys!

By: Nolan Stuart

Nolan Stuart — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:07:22 +0000

I have been surfing on-line greater than 3 hours lately, yet I by no means found any real solution to removing this fake security program. Thanks guys for your advertiser for giving me that spyhunter program. I registered it and it removed the garbage from my PC. A Million thanks!

By: Wendell Winters

Wendell Winters — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:28:05 +0000

Was able to boot into safe mode and remove it with spyhunters. kudos to you man.

By: patrickindallas

patrickindallas — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:02:33 +0000

…or you could just switch to Mac.

By: Mike Scuteri

Mike Scuteri — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:20:40 +0000

Yes, I would say the person that caused this should be in prison. It even hit my Apple IMAC 24

By: Graeme Hansen

Graeme Hansen — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:29:58 +0000

I have followed the steps listed but:

* no antispyware master programs in Add or Delete.
* serarched the registry but no entries in any hotkey area.
* did F3 search which brought up:
- NAME:(default) TYPE:REG_SZ DATA:(value not set)
- NAME:* TYPE:REG_DWORD DATA:0×00000004(4)

There were none of the:

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

I cannot locate any of the files:

AntiSpywareMaster 7.3.exe
AntiSpywareMaster.exe
AntiSpywareMaster.dll
AntiSpywareMaster.lnk

Where am I going wrong?

By: weedman

weedman — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:39:02 +0000

A problem like Dave’s is usually caused by some background process. For me, it was a process named, “iftuyszv.exe.” Once I stopped that, the popups telling me my computer was infected stopped.

I had the same issue, being infected with this Antispywaremaster. Upon being infected, it must have downloaded other trojans and viruses. What was difficult in my case was the fact that other things were changing my registry and not allowing the basic Ctrl+Alt+Delete combination of bringing up the task manager. This was circumvented using AVG’s Anti-Spyware 7.5, going under the Analysis tab and stopping the process that way.

This most recent outbreak was the most malicious I have ever encountered. My desktop would change, random popups to the Antispywaremaster website, registry changes, as well as many, MANY infected files from viruses. It took about a day’s work to rid most of the infections and change things in the registry back to normal. You can always look in your Windows directory and sub folders like “system” and “system32″, sort things by date of creation or modification, and see what may be fishy, like a programs “y.exe” and “gside.exe” Good luck.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:56:48 +0000

If you keep getting pop-up boxes giving you notice about my computer being infected and asking you to install antispywaremaster then it’s too late, you definitely DO HAVE antispywaremaster installed. That’s the whole point of this mess….to get rid of it so you stop getting those pop up messages.

By: no one

no one — Sat, 31 May 2008 09:08:19 +0000

antispywaremaster is
John Green
Liverpool str 23
Glazgo, 12545
HU
Let me know if you find him.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:34:24 +0000

There is no ‘fix’ for this malicious software except reformatting hard drive & reinstalling operating system — sorry folks!… These ‘JERKS’ need to have their %#%$^#&^@ RIPPED OFF!
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By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:00:55 +0000

We are disputing the charge of $92.84 with the company and our bank requires that we send a “written letter of support from a merchant providing the same type of service, on their letterhead, dated and signed, supporting the claim that the service was of poor quality. The letter should concur the dollar amount you are disputing.”

Anyone know of a company that might provide that letter to us?

By: nathan

nathan — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:05:42 +0000

I’m having the same problems, it also blocks access to sites that i regularly go to. It seems that once I do a clean and get everything wiped i can access all my internet sites but once i get some sort of infection i can barely access anything. Any ideas?

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:41:38 +0000

I don’t seem to have the anispywaremaster program installed on my computer but I keep getting pop-up boxes giving me notices about my computer being infected and asking me to install antispywaremaster. I always click cancel but it takes me to the website anyways and tries to install. Is it known what might be causing this? It can happen at any time when I’m in IE, even just sitting on google.com

By: Person

Person — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:56:26 +0000

I’ll help too. I’ll rip their hearts out like the guy in Indiana Jones.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:49:38 +0000

i called the customer service and tech numbers given- you wait for 20 min and then get a recording-you must call to get a refund–but of course there is no one to talk to-based on the current facts this is not a legit company if even a company or buisness-it appears that they damage your computer and you get to pay for it on top of whatever other info they gleen from you as well as your credit card number–mike-in– cal