Vista Security 2012 virus is a rogue spyware software which doesn’t have any capability to protect your computer. It is a misleading rogue software which is designed to show invented scan results to scare you so that you get worried about your computer’s security. It will act like your friend and ask you to purchase full version of Vista Security 2012 to remove all the infections from your computer. In reality, none of the reported infections are present on your computer and this software just want to scam money from you. Don’t believe this nonsense and remove this rogue malware as soon as possible.
Here is a screenshot of rogue conducting a fake scan and showing fabricated scan results which have nothing to do with reality :
These fake security messages are shown by the rogue software to scare you. Don’t get afraid and remove Vista Security 2012 from your computer using either automated or manual removal approach.
Privacy threat!
Spyware intrusion detected. Your system is infected. System integrity is at risk. Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords. Click here to perform a security repair
Stealth intrusion!
Infection detected in the background. Your computer is now attacked by spyware and rogue software. Eliminate the infection safely, perform a security scan and deletion now.
Vista Security 2012 Removal Methods
A) Automatic Removal
This is the easiest method to get rid of the threat without doing anything manually. Usually threats like this rogue software are very stubborn and won’t get removed easily. You’ll need to do some hectic efforts If you want to remove the virus manually. However, If you follow this automatic removal approach, you are required to download a genuine Spyware Remover to clear the infections.
First, you need to download Spyware Doctor by clicking the button above. Then install this powerful software and scan your computer for potential threats. Once you scan your computer, Spyware Doctor will detect the rogue spyware and remove all its files automatically. This method will hardly take 10 minutes and your computer will return to its previous glory in no time.
B) Manual Removal
Manual removal is as powerful as automatic removal method however It is not easy to follow this method as fatal mistakes can happen when you are carrying the removal instructions. If you delete a system file, your computer can start behaving strangely and some software programs may stop working. If you do something more severe, your computer may no longer boot up.
Therefore, please carry manual removal steps with extreme caution as they can help you but also hurt you.
1. Try restoring your computer to an earlier date
First of all, please boot up your computer in Safe Mode and do a system restore to an earlier date. If your computer was just infected a few hours ago, doing a system restore can help you to return your computer to its previous state. You can access System Restore by clicking on :
Start—>Programs—>Accessories—>System Tools—>System Restore
More Help on How To Do a System Restore
2. Try To Enter The Registration Key Into Rogue Software
If system restore is not enabled on your machine, enter this key 1147-175591-6550 in the software and register it. Entering this key will not remove the rogue software but disable majority of false pop-ups shown by the software. Then you can remove vista security 2012 by following next steps.
3. Use Registry Editor To Remove Malicious Registry Entries
Click on Start—>Run, type “regedit” and click OK button. Locate these registry entries and remove them: Learn How To Edit The Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe “(Default)” = ‘exefile’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe “Content Type” = ‘application/x-msdownload’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\DefaultIcon “(Default)” = ‘%1? = ‘”%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\.exe” /START “%1? %*’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command “IsolatedCommand” = ‘”%1? %*’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\runas\command “(Default)” = ‘”%1? %*’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\runas\command “IsolatedCommand” = ‘”%1? %*’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile “(Default)” = ‘Application’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile “Content Type” = ‘application/x-msdownload’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\DefaultIcon “(Default)” = ‘%1?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = ‘”%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\.exe” /START “%1? %*’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command “IsolatedCommand” = ‘”%1? %*’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\shell\runas\command “(Default)” = ‘”%1? %*’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\shell\runas\command “IsolatedCommand” – ‘”%1? %*’
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = ‘”%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\.exe” /START “%1? %*’
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = ‘”%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\.exe” /START “%1? %*’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = ‘”%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\.exe” /START “%Program Files%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe”‘
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command “(Default)” = ‘”%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\.exe” /START “%Program Files%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe” -safe-mode’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = ‘”%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\.exe” /START “%Program Files%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe”
4. Delete Malicious Files Associated With Rogue
Browse the folders mentioned below and remove virus’s files.
Learn How To Delete Files
%AllUsersProfile%\
%AppData%\Local\.exe
%AppData%\Local\
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\
%Temp%\
If you follow above steps carefully, you should be able to disinfect your computer successfully. Due to ever changing nature of rogue products, it is not possible to list all the infected files and the best approach will be scanning your computer with a genuine spyware remover. If you are facing any problems, please feel free to post your questions here and I’ll respond to all the comments.
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