{"id":7573,"date":"2013-03-24T18:41:51","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T18:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=7573"},"modified":"2013-03-24T18:41:51","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T18:41:51","slug":"avasoft-professional-antivirus-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/avasoft-professional-antivirus-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove &#8220;AVASoft Professional Antivirus&#8221; virus (Removal Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;AVASoft Professional Antivirus&#8221;<\/strong> is a computer virus, which pretends to be a legitimate antivirus program and claims that malware has been detected on your computer, then it will state that you need to pay money to register the software to remove these non-existent threats.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7574\" title=\"AVASoft Professional Antivirus\" alt=\"[Image: AVASoft  Antivirus Professional]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus.jpg\" width=\"752\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus.jpg 752w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><br \/>\nAVASoft Professional Antivirus is distributed through hacked or infected websites, which will promt you with a fake pop-up window indicate that your computer is infected or your computer requires a software update. Alternatively, your computer may be infected with AVASoft Professional Antivirus from an infected email attachment or drive-by-downloads which will exploit a vulnerability in older versions of Java or Adobe software.<br \/>\nOnce installed, AVASoft Professional Antivirus will be add a a random file name in a random folder under <em>C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\<\/em>, in XP, or <em>C:\\ProgramData<\/em>, in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. AVASoft Professional Antivirus will then be configured to start automatically when you login to your computer.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1576926031\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>AVASoft Professional Antivirus will display fake security alerts that are designed to think that your data is at risk or that your computer is severely infected.These messages include:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Security Monitor: WARNING!<\/strong><br \/>\nAttention! System detected a potential hazard (TrojanSPM\/LX) on your computer that may infect executable files. Your private information and PC safety is at risk.<br \/>\nTo get rid of unwanted spyware and keep your computer safe your need to update your current security software.<br \/>\nClick Yes to download official intrusion detection system (IDS software).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spyware.IEMonster activity detected<\/strong>. This is spyware that attempts to steal passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook and other programs.<br \/>\nClick here to remove it immediately with AVASoft Professional Antivirus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall Alert<\/strong><br \/>\nAVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall has blocked a program from accessing the Internet.<br \/>\nInternet Explorer Internet Browser is infected with worm SVCHOST.Stealth.Keyloger. This worm is trying to send your credit card details using Internet Explorer Internet Browser to connect to remote host.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVASoft Professional Antivirus Warning<\/strong><br \/>\nSome critical system files of your computer were modified by malicious program. It may cause system instability and data loss.<br \/>\nClick here to block unauthorised modification by removing threats (Recommended)<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVASoft Professional Antivirus Warning<\/strong><br \/>\nYour PC is still infected with dangerous viruses. Activate antivirus protection to prevent data loss and avoid theft of your credit card details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVASoft Professional Antivirus Warning<\/strong><br \/>\nIntercepting programs that may compromise your privacy and harm your system have been detected on your PC.<br \/>\nClick here to remove them immediately with AVASoft Professional Antivirus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If your computer is infected with AVASoft Professional Antivirus virus, then you are seeing the following screens:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7576\" title=\"AVASoft Professional Antivirus virus\" alt=\"[Image: AVASoft Professional Antivirus virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-virus.jpg\" width=\"752\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-virus.jpg 752w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-virus-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/p><div id=\"mwtad3143740568\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7579\" title=\"AVASoft Professional Antivirus Alert\" alt=\"[Image: AVASoft Professional Antivirus Harmful Software Detected]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-Harmful-Software.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-Harmful-Software.jpg 480w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-Harmful-Software-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7575\" title=\"AVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall Alert\" alt=\"[Image: AVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall Alert]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-Firewall-Alert.jpg\" width=\"435\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-Firewall-Alert.jpg 435w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-Firewall-Alert-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7577\" title=\"AVASoft Professional Antivirus Warning\" alt=\"[Image: AVASoft Professional Antivirus WARNING]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-WARNING.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-WARNING.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AVASoft-Professional-Antivirus-WARNING-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>AVASoft Professional Antivirus is a scam<\/strong>, and you should ignore any alerts that this malicious software might generate.<br \/>\nUnder no circumstance should you buy AVASoft Professional Antivirus as this could lead to identity theft, and if you have, you should contact your bank and dispute the charge stating that the program is a scam and a computer virus.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Registration codes for AVASoft Professional Antivirus <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAs an optional step,you can use any of the following license keys to register AVASoft Professional Antivirus and stop the fake alerts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: green; font-size: 20px;\">AVASoft Professional Antivirus activation code: <strong>AA39754E-715219CE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPlease keep in mind that entering the above registration code will <strong>NOT<\/strong> remove AVASoft Professional Antivirus from your computer , instead it will just stop the fake alerts so that you&#8217;ll be able to complete our removal guide more easily.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad1927657411\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>AVASoft Professional Antivirus &#8211; Virus Removal Guide<\/h2>\n<h3>STEP 1: Remove AVASoft Professional Antivirus malicious files with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/h3>\n<p>Malwarebytes Chameleon technologies will allow us to install and run a Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan without being blocked by AVASoft Professional Antivirus.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3644507474\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309686-ad_309691-placement_360569\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6935453015\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Right click on your browser icon<\/strong>, and select <strong>Run As<\/strong> or <strong>Run as Administrator<\/strong>. This should allow your browser to open so that we can then download Malwarebytes Chameleon.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7578\" title=\"Right click on your Web Browser icon and click on Run As Administrator\" alt=\"[Image: Starting web browse on infected computer]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/open-web-browser.jpg\" width=\"264\" height=\"172\" \/><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;ll see a &#8220;<em>Warning! The site you are trying visit may harm your computer!<\/em>&#8221; message in your web browser window, you can safely click on the <strong><em>Ignore warnings and visit that site in the current state (not recommended)<\/em><\/strong> link, because this a bogus alert from AVASoft Professional Antivirus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Download Malwarebytes Chameleon <\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0the below link, and <strong>extract it<\/strong> to a folder in a convenient location.<br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Download Malwarebytes Chameleon\" href=\"https:\/\/store.malwarebytes.org\/342\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.malwarebytes.org%2fproducts%2fchameleon%2f&amp;redirecthash=395481034C2C490CC5E8608F1732B639&amp;product=29945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MALWAREBYTES CHAMELEON DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download Malwarebytes Chameleon)<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6601\" title=\"Extract Malwarebytes Chameleon utility\" alt=\"[Image: Extract Malwarebytes Chameleon utility]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/malwarebytes-chameleon-zip.jpg\" width=\"374\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/malwarebytes-chameleon-zip.jpg 374w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/malwarebytes-chameleon-zip-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Make certain that your infected computer is connected to the internet and then open the Malwarebytes Chameleon folder, and double-click on the <em>svchost.exe<\/em> file.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6600\" title=\"Double click  on svchost.exe\" alt=\"[Image: Double click  on svchost.exe]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/malwarebytes-chameleon-svchost.jpg\" width=\"662\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/malwarebytes-chameleon-svchost.jpg 662w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/malwarebytes-chameleon-svchost-300x122.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>IF<\/strong>\u00a0Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will not start, double-click on the other renamed files until you find one will work, which <em>will be indicated by a black DOS\/command prompt window<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow the onscreen instructions<\/strong> to press a key to continue and Chameleon will proceed to download and install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for you.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4975\" title=\"Press any key to start Malwarebytes Chameleon \" alt=\"Malwarebytes Chameleon press key\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/malwarebytes-chameleon.jpg\" width=\"452\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/malwarebytes-chameleon.jpg 452w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/malwarebytes-chameleon-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once it has done this, it will update Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, and you&#8217;ll need to click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0when it says that the database was updated successfully.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4977\" title=\"Malwarebytes Chameleon updating database\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Chameleon updating its database\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/malwarebytes-chameleon-update.jpg\" width=\"762\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/malwarebytes-chameleon-update.jpg 762w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/malwarebytes-chameleon-update-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now attempt to kill all the malicious process<\/strong> associated with AVASoft Professional Antivirus.Please keep in mind that this process can take up to 10 minutes, so please be patient.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4976\" title=\"Malwarebytes Chameleon killing malicious processes\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Chameleon killing malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/malwarebytes-chameleon-killing-malware.jpg\" width=\"474\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/malwarebytes-chameleon-killing-malware.jpg 474w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/malwarebytes-chameleon-killing-malware-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Next, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically open and <strong>perform a Quick scan<\/strong> for AVASoft Professional Antivirus malicious files as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6077\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for AVASoft Professional Antivirus\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for AVASoft Professional Antivirus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Upon completion of the scan, click on\u00a0<strong>Show Result<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6078\" title=\"Malwarebytes when the system scan has completed\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan results]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected.<br \/>\nMake sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong>,then\u00a0click on the <strong>Remove Selected <\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6079\" title=\"Click on Remove Selected to get rid of AVASoft Professional Antivirus\" alt=\"[Image:Malwarebytes removing virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After your computer restarts, open\u00a0<strong>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>perform a Full System scan<\/strong> to verify that there are no remaining threats<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad4048228215\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309691-placement_360587\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 2: Remove AVASoft Professional Antivirus rootkit with HitmanPro<\/h2>\n<p>In some cases,AVASoft Professional Antivirus will also install a rootkit on victims computer.To remove this rootkit we will use HitmanPro.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Download HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link,then double-click on it to start this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverbridge.com\/747\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.surfright.nl%2fen%2fhitmanpro%2f&amp;product=69061s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download HitmanPro)<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>IF<\/strong> you are experiencing problems while trying to start HitmanPro, you can use the <em>Force Breach<\/em> mode.To start HitmanPro in Force Breach mode,<strong> hold down the left CTRL key when you start HitmanPro<\/strong> and all non-essential processes are terminated, including the malware process. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=m6eRWTv2STk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to start HitmanPro in Force Breach mode &#8211; Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start and you&#8217;ll need to follow the prompts (by clicking on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button) to start a system scan with this program.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5176\" title=\"HitmanPro startup screen (Click Next)\" alt=\"HitmanPro scanner\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-install.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-install.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-install-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5179\" title=\"HitmanPro installation options (Click Next)\" alt=\"HitmanPro installation\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start scanning your computer for AVASoft Professional Antivirus malicious files\u00a0as seen in the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5177\" title=\"HitmanPro while scanning for \" alt=\"HitmanPro scan after \" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the scan is complete,you&#8217;ll see a screen which will display all the infected files that this utility has detected, and you&#8217;ll need to click on <strong>Next<\/strong> to remove this malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5178\" title=\"HitmanPro reporting scan results\" alt=\"HitmanPro scan results\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Activate free license <\/strong>to start the free 30 days trial and remove all the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5175\" title=\"Activate HitmanPro free 30 days trial license\" alt=\"HitmanPro 30 days activation button\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 3: Double check for any left over infections with Emsisoft Emergency Kit<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download Emsisoft Emergency Kit<\/strong> from the below link,then <strong>extract it<\/strong> to a folder in a convenient location.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.emsisoft.com\/34\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.emsisoft.com%2fen%2fsoftware%2feek%2f&amp;product=2414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>EMSISOFT EMERGENCY KIT DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>((This link will open a new web page from where you can download Emsisoft Emergency Kit)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Open the Emsisoft Emergency Kit folder and double click <strong>EmergencyKitScanner.bat<\/strong>, then allow this program to update itself.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5180\" title=\"Double click on EmergencyKitScanner.bat to start EEK\" alt=\"EmergencyKitScanner.bat file\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-bat.jpg\" width=\"767\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-bat.jpg 767w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-bat-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After the Emsisoft Emergency Kit has update has completed,click on the <strong>Menu<\/strong> tab,then select <strong>Scan PC<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5183\" title=\"Scan tab on Emsisoft Emergency Kit\" alt=\"Emsisoft Emergency Kit scan tab\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-scan-pc.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-scan-pc.jpg 520w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-scan-pc-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Smart scan<\/strong> and click on the <strong>SCAN<\/strong> button to search for AVASoft Professional Antivirus malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5184\" title=\"Select Smart Scan and start a scan with EEK\" alt=\"Emsisoft Emergency Kit smart scan\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-start-scan.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-start-scan.jpg 520w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-start-scan-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the scan will be completed,you will be presented with a screen reporting which malicious files has Emsisoft detected on your computer, and you&#8217;ll need to click on <strong>Quarantine selected objects<\/strong> to remove them.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5181\" title=\"Quarantine the malicious files\" alt=\"Emsisoft Emergency Kit removing malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-remove-malware.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-remove-malware.jpg 520w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-remove-malware-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove AVASoft Professional Antivirus from your machine, please start a new thread in our <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a> forum.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;AVASoft Professional Antivirus&#8221; is a computer virus, which pretends to be a legitimate antivirus program and claims that malware has been detected on your computer, then it 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