Remove Antispyware Soft

The Internet is riddled with malicious software programs that infect your computer for nefarious purposes. With every passing year, as antivirus software programs are increasingly being improved and computer operating systems are being beefed up for Internet security, newer kinds of viruses, trojans and spyware are created to exploit new loop holes left in a system. Antispyware Soft is one such program which disguises itself as an antispyware software program and causes false alarms on your computer. The aim of this article is to explain how to remove Antispyware Soft virus from your computer.

Virus is not exactly the right word for this cleverly designed program. There is a new word for such programs which compromise security of your system and raise false alarms to confuse the user into believing that something's wrong with his or her computer. Such programs are known as 'scareware'.

What is Antispyware Soft?

Antispyware Soft is not the first type of scareware programs to be launched on the Internet. So computer users worldwide are well aware of the mode of infiltration, operation and removal techniques of these programs. Windows based computers are particularly vulnerable to infection by this program. Antispyware Soft installs itself via trojans and immediately infiltrates the Windows registry. This causes the program to be launched immediately at boot up.

As soon as the computer user boots his or her system, the rogue program hits the screen with pop up and alerts regarding various types of security threats. It will block the working of many installed programs and show a false warning stating that it is because of virus infection. Further you will be bombarded with pop ups asking you to buy the full version of this program which can eliminate all your problems.

Some users do go ahead and buy the software which further makes their system vulnerable to hacking attacks. It is important that computer users are made aware of this scareware which is invading computers, all across the Internet. Many antivirus programs are unable to remove this scareware as it blocks their functioning too. That is why you need to remove it manually or download and install a specialized program to do the job for you.

How to Remove Antispyware Soft Manually?

As I said before, you could either opt for a manual removal of the malicious software or you could go for a specialized Antispyware Soft removal tool. To get rid of this program manually, you need to delete some registry entries and delete some .exe files. For specific information regarding which files and registries need to be deleted, you will have to refer to sites on the Internet which specialize in malware removal and will provide you with detailed listing of '.exe' files and processes, as well as registry entries which are associated with Antispyware Soft. Manual removal needs to be executed very carefully as accidental removal of vital system files may crash your system.

It is better if you boot in 'Windows Safe Mode With Networking'. If you opt for using a specialized software tool, you will have to first kill a process whose name ends with 'tssd' in the following way. Open the Windows command prompt and enter 'msconfig. As soon as your system boots up. This will open up a window. Go to the startup tab and uncheck the startup item that ends in 'tssd'. Save settings and close the window.

Then restart your computer. Once it boots, open Internet Explorer, go to 'Tools --> Internet Options --> Connection'. In the window that is open before you, uncheck 'Use Proxy Server' tab. Apply changes, save settings and close the window. This will let you access the Internet and install the special Antispyware Soft removal tool provided by some websites. Use the tool to scan your computer completely and reverse all the damage made by the malicious program.

Make sure that you have a regularly updated antivirus program that can detect any trojans or other malicious programs that can drop in to your system with stealth. This will prevent programs like Antispyware Soft from getting installed and causing mischief.