Virus Alarm may be related to other rogue anti-spyware programs such as Virus Melt or Virus Doctor which are all preposterous applications. Virus Alarm may come from a Trojan such as Zlob where it could be automatically installed and then automatically start scanning your system.
In non-techie terms:
You do not want Virus Alarm on your computer. It would be better to go spend $40 on a prostitute than purchase Virus Alarm. At least with a prostitute you would be getting something for your money. We are not condoning prostitution just making a point. Do not ever purchase Virus Alarm under any circumstances.
Aliases: Virus Alarm, VirusAlarm.
This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.
Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.
1) Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.
2) Restart your computer in Safe Mode. Once the
desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop.
3) After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu. Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
press Enter to delete infect files.
4) SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk Cleanup program.
5) Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the message ‘Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes) and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.
6) SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter.
7) Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
8) After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:).
9) Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
10) Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
11) Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
12) Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.
Virus Alarm Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Virus Alarm manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Virus Alarm will be removed completely. So read the Virus Alarm removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.
1) Uninstall Virus Alarm Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Virus Alarm if found.
2) To stop Virus Alarm processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these Virus Alarm processes:
VAlarm.exe
VMelt.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
3) To unregister Virus Alarm registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these Virus Alarm registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Virus Alarm
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Virus Alarm"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VAlarm.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "6204703"
4) If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
5) Remove Virus Alarm Directories.
To find Virus Alarm directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Virus Alarm directories:
C:\Program Files\Virus Alarm
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Virus Alarm
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\17d4
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\7c69f0c
Right-click on the Virus Alarm folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Virus Alarm and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Virus Alarm could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
6) To remove Virus Alarm icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
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