Astrum Antivirus Pro Removal Process (remove Astrum Antivirus Pro)
January 12, 2009 – 3:23 pmAstrum Antivirus Pro Explanation
Astrum Antivirus Pro is another very deceiving rogue anti-spyware application running around on the internet. Astrum Antivirus Pro may be said to facilitate many deviating methods to get computer users online to purchase a full version of Astrum Antivirus Pro. This is a trick and is nothing but the hacker creators of Astrum Antivirus Pro being up to no good.
Astrum Antivirus Pro may be a clone of VirusTrigger and Antivirus Trigger. It may be the case where Astrum Antivirus Pro was created by the same group of hackers who created Antivirus Trigger or Virus Trigger. Either way Astrum Antivirus Pro is just as dangerous as either of these programs. It is very important to remember to remove Astrum Antivirus Pro at any sign that you have it. You may be getting popup messages or system alert notifications plastered all over your screen about how Astrum Antivirus Pro may have found a parasite or system issue. This should be a clear indication that you need to remove Astrum Antivirus Pro because the messages are fake.
Do yourself a huge favor before it is too late… remove Astrum Antivirus Pro now and save the money that you would have wasted on this bogus program.
Are you getting popups from Astrum Antivirus Pro? Have you identified that you have Astrum Antivirus Pro installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove Astrum Antivirus Pro completely from your computer?
Why should you remove Astrum Antivirus Pro?
If Astrum Antivirus Pro resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that Astrum Antivirus Pro may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking Astrum Antivirus Pro removal process.
How can you manually remove Astrum Antivirus Pro
Manual removal of Astrum Antivirus Pro may not be for everyone. Each manual Astrum Antivirus Pro removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic Astrum Antivirus Pro removal process.
Astrum Antivirus Pro can be removed manually by following the steps below.
- With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
- Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
- Locate Astrum Antivirus Pro in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Astrum Antivirus Pro, you can continue to step 5.
- Restart your computer.
- Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
- Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
- Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{29E762AD-1B6F-3CB6-7F71-866F3E78180B}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Astrumsoft
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Astrumsoft
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Astrumsoft
Astrumsoft
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Astrumsoft -
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Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process
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Delete all of the following files that are associated with Astrum Antivirus Pro from your computer.
Astrum
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk
C:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware\uninst.exe
Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6
C:\Program Files\Astrumsoftware\Astrum.exe
Astrum.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Astrum Antivirus Pro 3.6.lnk
C:\Program Files\AstrumsoftwareIf you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.
If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with Astrum Antivirus Pro, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.
Image 2. Select “Safe Mode with Networking”
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After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with Astrum Antivirus Pro by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\Astrum Antivirus Pro folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.
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Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed Astrum Antivirus Pro completely from your computer. If you find that Astrum Antivirus Pro is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic Astrum Antivirus Pro removal process.
Automatically Remove Astrum Antivirus Pro
Automatically remove Astrum Antivirus Pro for free. Free automatic Astrum Antivirus Pro removal process.
Do you wish to automatically remove Astrum Antivirus Pro from your computer? Are you looking for a free method to remove Astrum Antivirus Pro from your computer? If so, you can utilize the free automatic Astrum Antivirus Pro removal process below. Each step is designed to aid in the use of the program SmitfraudFix, which is a free tool created by S!Ri to remove parasites such as Astrum Antivirus Pro. Just so you know there’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix or any other spyware remover will remove Astrum Antivirus Pro completely. These instructions are provided as a guide and are to be used at your own risk.
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Download the SmitfraudFix tool to your computer by using our free download link here. Save the downloaded file to your desktop.
Image 1. Save SmitfraudFix.exe
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Restart your computer into safe mode. Safe mode will allow malicious files that are normally loaded into memory to be easily deleted by the SmitfraudFix program. Do you want to learn how to boot into safe mode? If so, you can follow our process on how to boot into safe mode here.
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After booting into safe mode, double-click on the SmitfraudFix.exe icon that should be located on your desktop. Follow the on-screen instructions. Option number 2 should be selected once the program starts.
Image 2. Click on SmitfraudFix.exe icon
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After SmitfraudFix performs the initial removal processes it will ask you “Do you want to clean the registry?” Select Y for yes.
Image 3. For “Do you want to clean the registry?,” select Y for yes
- Once SmitfraudFix has finished the registry clean you can restart your computer now.
- Astrum Antivirus Pro should be removed from your computer. If not, you can start the automatic removal process over. It may take more than one try in some rare cases.
There’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix will remove all files due to the complex nature of new spyware files that are ever-changing. If necessary, you may need to get help from a person who knows about computer and spyware.
(Disclaimers: These instructions are provided to you for free and to be used at your own risk. The free removal process for Astrum Antivirus Pro is not guaranteed to work in all circumstances. We are not responsible for any damages.)
