How to Remove Windows Tool Rogue Anti-Spyware?

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Windows Tool Information:

Windows Tool is a rogue system optimizer that tricks your money by displaying false positives on your computer. Windows Tool is spread via Trojan viruses that come bundled with free web resources. After installed, Windows Tool drops new entries to your system registry and configure it to load without your command when you start your computer. While running, Windows Tool generates dozens of error messages when you want to use your computer. Then it will pretend to run its fabricated scanner that supposedly detects many errors. You will be requested to pay for its full version as its trial version can not repair the errors. In order to brainwash you that your PC does malfunction, this malware repeatedly displays pseudo notifications from your system tray informing about serious errors. It’s important to know that those notifications and scan results are implemented to make you believe all things from Windows Tool. Furthermore, this malware will direct you to fraudulent web page where you are requested to buy the program. Since Windows Tool takes up lots of CPU resources, your computer will run much slower than before. Different from other legitimate programs, you will find it impossible to uninstall Windows Tool from Control Panel. So we have prepared a removal tips for you to remove Windows Tool virus as below.

Windows Tool Screenshot:

Manual Removal


Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing Windows Tool 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: Processes you need to end:

[random].exe

Step 2: Registry entries you need to delete:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random]“

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random].exe”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations “LowRiskFileTypes” = ‘/{hq:/s`s:/ogn:/uyu:/dyd:/c`u:/bnl:/ble:/sdf:/lrh:/iul:/iulm:/fhg:/clq:/kqf:/`wh:/lqf:/lqdf:/lnw:/lq2:/l2t:/v`w:/rbs:’

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ’1′

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “CheckExeSignatures” = ‘no’

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Use FormSuggest” = ‘yes’

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnonBadCertRecving” = ’0′

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1′

Step 3: Files you need to delete:

%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\[random]

%Documents and Settings%\All Users\\Application Data\[random].dll

%Documents and Settings%\All Users\\Application Data\[random].exe

%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Desktop\Windows Tool.lnk

%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Tool\

%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Tool\Windows Tool.lnk

%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Tool\Uninstall Windows Tool.lnk

 

Please, be aware that manual removal of Windows Tool 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 Windows Tool Rogue Anti-Spyware, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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

NOTE: If you have problem installing Windows Tool 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 Windows Tool 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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