How to Remove GT Virus Scan Virus?
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GT Virus Scan Information:
GT Virus Scan is triggered by a fake anti-spyware software known as Antivirus GT which enters into computers stealthily and interferes with computer users with numerous security warnings and bogus scan results. Once inside, Antivirus GT will run its fake scanner (GT Virus Scan) and deliberately reports many falsified malware on your PC. You should know that none of the detected malware by GT Virus Scan exits in your PC. Those scan results are created to scare you into purchasing the “full” version of Antivirus GT. But the fact is that you only need to remove Antivirus GT and its GT Virus Scan as below.
Manual Removal
Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing GT Virus Scan Virus. And double check the entries that you are going to delete, or your computer can’t work for missing some files.
Step 1: End the following processes:
antivirusGT.exe
Step 2: Registry entries you need to delete:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\EVA246
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinFD
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3304F17F-732C-4AC6-BF67-DBDC8B88C11F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{3304F17F-732C-4AC6-BF67-DBDC8B88C11F}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “AVGT”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform “WinNT-EVI 05.07.2010″
Step 3: DLL files you need to unregister:
MicrosoftExtensions.dll
Step 4: Files you need to delete:
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AVGT\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AVGT\AntivirusGT.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AVGT\Uninstall.lnk
c:\Program Files\AVGT\
c:\Program Files\AVGT\antivirusGT.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\AntivirusGT.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Local Settings\Temp\MicrosoftExtensions.dll
Please, be aware that manual removal of GT Virus Scan 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 GT Virus Scan virus, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.
Automatic GT Virus Scan 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 GT Virus Scan Virus Remover, install it and update its database to the latest. After that, restart your computer so as to make GT Virus Scan Virus Remover fully functional. Repeat Step 1 into Safe Mode and run an Online Scan of your computer so that GT Virus Scan Virus Remover can detect all potential malware in your system.
NOTE: If you have problem installing GT Virus Scan 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 GT Virus Scan 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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Sam on October 12th, 2010
your steps helped me to remove GT Virus Scan fake virus.thanks guys..