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How to Remove Avscanner.net Hijacker?

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Avscanner.net Hijacker Information:

Avscanner.net is another website involved in the promotion of a rogue antispyware called Malware Destructor 2011 aimed to rip off gullible computer users. In fact, browser redirection to Avscanner.net is one symptom of Malware Destructor 2011 infection. Avscanner.net appears as an online scan page that can detect viruses on your PC. But you should know that the scan results displayed on Avscanner.net are pre-determined and are designed to make you believe that your computer is at serious risk. And if you take serious its suggestion, you will get in Malware Destructor 2011 distributed by Avscanner.net. This rogueware will try all annoying means to convince you to buy its full version. Don’t be fooled by this scamware! Read more information below and remove Malware Destructor 2011 and Trojans causing Avscanner.net hijack.

Avscanner.net Hijacker Screenshot:

Manual Removal

Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing Avscanner.net Virus. And double check the entries that you are going to delete, or your computer can’t work for missing some files. In case you can’t surf the Internet, open Internet Explorer, go to “Tools”, choose “Internet options” and hit “Connections” tab. Click “LAN settings” and untick the option “Use a proxy server for your LAN”. Save all these changes. Now, you will be able to go to our website and download our removal tool to have Malware Destructor 2011 virus expelled for good.

The registry entries you need to delete:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Malware Destructor Inc

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Malware Destructor

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “KB1883574.exe”

The files you need to delete:

%UserProfile%\Application Data\{affiliate id}\

%UserProfile%\Application Data\{affiliate id}\enemies-names.txt

%UserProfile%\Application Data\{affiliate id}\KB1883574.exe

%UserProfile%\Application Data\{affiliate id}\local.ini

%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Malware Destructor.lnk

%UserProfile%\Desktop\Malware Destructor.lnk

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Malware Destructor.lnk

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Destructor\

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Destructor\Malware Destructor.lnk

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Destructor\Uninstall.lnk

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Malware Destructor.lnk

Please, be aware that manual removal of Avscanner.net Virus 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 Avscanner.net Virus, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

Automatic Avscanner.net Virus 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 Avscanner.net Virus Remover, install it and update its database to the latest. After that, restart your computer so as to make Avscanner.net Virus Remover fully functional. Repeat Step 1 into Safe Mode and run an Online Scan of your computer so that Avscanner.net Virus Remover can detect all potential malware in your system.

NOTE: If you have problem installing Avscanner.net 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 Avscanner.net 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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