How to Remove ave.exe Malware?
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Ave.exe Information:
Ave.exe is the main component of each program from rogue anti-spyware group, which includes the following programs: Total Vista Security, Vista Security Tool 2010, XP Security Tool 2010, XP Antimalware 2010, XP Defender Pro , Total XP Security, Vista Smart Security 2010, Vista Defender Pro, Vista Antimalware 2010, XP Smart Security 2010. Ave.exe infiltrates computers with the help of trojans. When ave.exe is running, it will imitate a system scan and state that your computer is infected with trojans, adware or malware and that you should purchase the full version of the program to remove these infections. While ave.exe is running, it can block execution of other programs as an attempt to scare you into thinking that your computer in danger. However, the malicious program is not able to find the infections, as will not protect you from possible threats in the future. So, do not believe the scan results, simply ignore them. Instead, use the removal guide below to remove ave.exe and any associated malware from your computer as soon as possbile.
Manual Removal
Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing ave.exe. And double check the entries that you are going to delete, or your computer can’t work for missing some files.
Step 1: End its process by opening Task Manager.
ave.exe
Step 2: The files you need to delete:
%AppData%\ave.exe
Step 3: The registry entries you need to delete:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\start
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\start\command
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\start
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\start\command
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command | @ = “”%AppData%\ave.exe” /START “%1″ %*”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command | IsolatedCommand = “”%1″ %*”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe | @ = “secfile”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe | Content Type = “application/x-msdownload”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command | @ = “”%AppData%\ave.exe” /START “%1″ %*”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command | IsolatedCommand = “”%1″ %*”
Please, be aware that manual removal of ave.exe is a cumbersome task and can not always ensure complete removal of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why it’s strongly recommended automatic removal of ave.exe, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.
Automatic ave.exe Removal:
1. Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 Key before Windows launches. Use the arrow keys to select the “Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then hit ENTER Key to continue.
2. Download ave.exe Virus Remover, install it and update its database to the latest. After that, restart your computer so as to make ave.exe Virus Remover fully functional. Repeat Step 1 into Safe Mode and run an Online Scan of your computer so that ave.exe Virus Remover can detect all potential malware in your system.
NOTE: If you have problem installing ave.exe Virus Remover, you can download this correction script, unzip it and then double click to run it. It will correct your registry settings that the virus has modified. Then double click the program and finish the installation.
3. After the Online Scan finishes, click “Details” for the malware detected to make sure that your important data are not infected and removed. Ignore or select the scan result and click “Remove” to remove the threats. Reboot your computer and let ave.exe Virus Remover delete all detected virus.
4. Click to repair your corrupted registry
Why should you need to repair the registry?
As we all know, virus and Trojans modify and destroy system registry and make the computer malfunction so that the computer will not perform normally. Even if the virus and Trojans are removed, the registry is still destroyed or modified, so the computer still has problems. That’s the very reason why you need to repair the registry. At the meanwhile, some virus and Trojans leave some DLL files in the registry and this will cause strange DLL errors and affect the computer performance.
To make your computer run as perfectly as before or much faster than before:
1. Download and install Multi-Awarded Registry Tool.
2. Run a full scan of your registry.
3. Click “Repair Problems” and repair all errors detected.
After these 3 easy steps, your computer will run much faster than before within minutes!
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