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How to Remove ByteDefender Rogue Anti-Spyware?

ByteDefender Information:

ByteDefender or Byte Defender is a misleading rogue anti-spyware application that is rapidly spreading mainly through the use of Trojans and other malicious software such as fake video codecs or flash updates containing malicious script. Please don’t mix ByteDefender with the legitate program “BitDefender”. ByteDefender is from the same rogue family as System Armor and Trust Doctor. Once on your machine, ByteDefender starts scanning the entire system, reports false infections and displays fake security alerts to scare you into thinking that your computer is compromised or infected with malware. What’s more, ByteDefender may disable Task Manager, Registry Editor and security applications installed on your computer as well as security related websites. Just remember not to pay for ByteDefender and then please follow ByteDefender removal instruction below.

ByteDefender Screenshot:

Manual Removal

Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing ByteDefender Rogue Anti-Spyware. 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.

ByteDefender.exe

Uninstall.exe

Step 2: The registry entries you need to delete:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ByteDefender

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ByteDefender

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ByteDefender

Step 3: Files you need to delete:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\ByteDefender.lnk

c:\Program Files\ByteDefender Software

c:\Program Files\ByteDefender Software\ByteDefender

c:\Program Files\ByteDefender Software\ByteDefender\ByteDefender.exe

c:\Program Files\ByteDefender Software\ByteDefender\Uninstall.exe

%UserProfile%\Desktop\ByteDefender.lnk

Please, be aware that manual removal of ByteDefender Rogue Anti-Spyware 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, lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may lead to irreparable system damage. That’s why it’s strongly recommended automatic removal of ByteDefender Rogue Anti-Spyware, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

Automatic ByteDefender Rogue Anti-Spyware 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 Spyware Cease (Spyware Cease review), install it and update its database to the latest. After that, restart your computer so as to make Spyware Cease fully functional. Repeat Step 1 into Safe Mode and run an Online Scan of your computer so that Spyware Cease can detect all potential malware in your system.

NOTE: If you have problem installing Spyware Cease, 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 Spyware Cease 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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