How To Remove Vista AntiSpyware 2012 Virus ( Uninstall Guide )

This virus poses as a rogue antispyware application and because it uses a technology that allows it to change its name it managed to infect tens of thousands of computers all over the world and it is rapidly spreading because it features the ‘vista’ term in its title, but you should worry as in this article you will find all the steps needed to be taken in order to detect and detect all the malicious files without risking the health of your Windows Vista OS.

Vista AntiSpyware 2012 is a malware application that is part of a family of virus infections that are changing names depending on the version of your installed operating system. This virus managed to infiltrate your system’s functions because of the precarious security levels that are currently ‘protecting’ your PC against such malware threats and in order to remove all these infections along with the entire Vista AntiSpyware 2012 you will have to read the instructions listed in this article as you will easily what you did wrong and why this malware infected your system.

It has used a small trojan infection that was hosted on a hacked website and that one eventually sent your internet searches to another page where the virus programs was hosted and the moment that happened was when you noticed the first screen that told you that your system contains virus infections and that you will be needing the Vista AntiSpyware 2012 malware to remove all those non-existent infections.

This malware install automatically without ever asking for approval and from then on your computer has been running on low resources and every time you tried to launch an executable, applications and programs, these were blocked and you were told that these files have been corrupted. Also, this virus installs an exe icon of its own and  every time you will try to launch a program, this icon will enable itself and it will tell you that the computer is infected and that the Vista Home Security is the one that can solve all your problems by scanning the PC.

The scan will then be started automatically and after this scan is completed you will be shown some fake results and the malware programs states that in order to remove them you will have to buy some other applications of the Vista Home Security 2012 software. Obviously that this alert is fake and this tactic is common for Ransomware applications which are asking for money and then the virus infections will go away. However, that statement shouldn’t convince you to purchase a bogus program and the only thing that you need to do is to ignore such alerts and continue reading the instructions listed here as you will learn how to block the malware and how to successfully remove all the infected files in order to regain control over your computer.

The Vista Home Security 2012 malware will restart your PC from time to time and when Windows resumes you are told that’s is because the computer contains infections and only if you buy other software you will manage to fix it. In case you were tricked into purchasing this virus, then you should contact the credit card company and ask them to cancel your order as the item you ordered is a malware program and that you have been scammed and you wish to get all your money refunded. Also, this virus disables all the Windows services and all programs and applications are blocked so that you won’t be able to run any potential virus removing tool that could help you uninstall the Vista Home Security 2012 infection. That means that we will need to find a way around this infection and disable the malicious processes from running and after that we will be able to start deleting all the infections.

Also, it will take control over Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox and even if you do manage to launch either one, the search results delivered by them will be fake and you will be taken to other hacked web sites, which might require you to use another PC in order to successfully remove this virus.

All these actions and every other instructions that you will use to get rid of Vista AntiSpyware malware can be found in the virus removal guide, but before we can move on to the first step, you need to properly prepare your computer for the malware removal process. Make sure that you read and apply all the things listed in both guides and then, when you do reach the final step, you will manage to block and disable all the malicious files from your computer without the risk of damaging your system. Now that you know all this, it means that you are ready to move to the next part of this article.

Correctly prepare the PC for the Vista AntiSpyware 2012 malware removal process

Here’s what you need to do in order to delete and remove the entire malware application without the risk of damaging your computer. Also, the info listed here will help you remove the ransomware program at the first attempt, but for this to happen you need to make sure that all steps have been successfully applied.

• the malware removal guide should be printed out because at some point you will notice that all running programs and opened screens have been closed and then you won’t have a source from where to read what you need to do in order to remove the virus. Alternatively, you can choose to open this web page on another PC and read the instructions from its monitor.
• the virus might have disabled the download functions of the installed internet browsers in which case you will need an extra computer, that will be used to download the required anti-virus programs. After that you will need a USB flash drive to move those apps on the infected system.

You can fix the download features of the internet browser by trying to fix the Registry Files, but, I can’t guarantee that this will work for all computers. So, if you wish to give it a try and repair the problems of your installed web browsers then you should follow these steps:

• Download the FixNCR.reg and transfer it on the infected PC desktop.
• Launch the registry fix and allow it to complete all the changes.
• That is all and now your PC should allow you to open an internet web browser.

These were all the preparation steps that you had to take in order to correctly configure your PC for the removal process and now that you know all this it means that you are to start deleting every single file of the malware applications.

How to uninstall the Vista AntiSpyware 2012 virus program with Malwarebytes’ and Rkill.com

In case you can’t complete any action listed here, then please post your concerns in the comments and I will help you get over whatever trouble you’re experiencing while trying to remove this malicious program. Here’s what you need to do:

1. We need to disable the virus from running and for this we need to use Rkill.com – download link. Place the Rkill icon on the infected computer desktop.
2. Launch Rkill.com and wait for it to terminate all malicious processes and services. In case Vista AntiSpyware 2012 virus states that Rkill is corrupted, then you should keep on launching Rkill.com until it manages to by-pass the malware and all the fake warnings appear no more and then you will be allowed to move to the next step. In case Rkill.com cannot finish its task, then you can try to use eXplorer.exe / iExplore.exe programs. Both of them are very similar to Rkill and one of them will surely block the virus program. Make sure you do not restart the PC, just get to the next step.
3. Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is the program that will help you remove all the malicious files from your system and this is the download link. Save the Malwarbytes’ setup installer on your computer’s desktop. Now close all running programs and opened screens.
4. Install Malwarebytes’ without editing any of the default installation settings. When the final installation screen appears you will have to make sure that both options listed there are checked and only then you should click the Finish button. Now MBAM will automatically launch the updating process and when that is complete, a confirmation screen appears, click OK and then continue with the rest of the malware removal process.
5. The MBAM’s Scanner screen should be displayed now and from the list of options make sure to check ‘Perform Full Scan’. Click SCAN and Malwarebytes’ will begin to search all the Vista AntiSpyware 2012 virus files and now the only thing you need to do is wait until the scanning process is complete. When that happens you will be shown a confirmation dialog and you need to click OK.
6. You will be taken again to the Scanner screen, only that  now you should click the ‘Show Results’ button.
7. Select all the infected files for removal and MBAM will start to delete / quarantine all the Vista AntiSpyware 2012 malicious tools along with all the other infections found. Please note that you might be asked to restart the computer, but this action should be regarded as optional, because whatever action you choose will eventually result in deleting this malware, as if you choose to click NO, MBAM will continue its task, while choosing YES will restart the PC and then after Windows resumes desktop MBAM continues with the removal process.
8. When Malwarebytes’ manages to delete all the detected infections, it will open a scan log in Notepad. Close it and close Malwarebytes’ and that would be all, the Vista AntiSpyware 2012 infection should have been successfully deleted.

Now, if you wish to be sure that there is no other malware present on your computer’s hard drive, then you should restart the PC and after Windows resumes, just launch Malwarebytes and configure it to start a second scan. If there are other viruses detected then you should boot your Windows system into Safe Mode with Networking and repeat the steps in the malware removal guide as that will surely help you fix your system.

Also, you should be starting to search for a powerful anti-malware application that should keep away any virus infection and, in case you can’t think of any such reliable software then you should try to upgrade Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware to its PRO version and from then on your computer will be safe against any virus threat. These were all the instructions that I had in store for you and if you have any other questions regarding the Vista AntiSpyware 2012 virus then you should post them in our comments box.

You should really consider downloading and installing an antimalware program that will keep away any type of virus application and you should that from time to time you need to think about buying one that requires you pay a small amount of money for its activation, as these ones contains multiple other antivirus tools and can fight better against any virus threat compared to the Trial or Free versions of antivirus that aren’t featuring all the necessary antivirus utilities and its functionality is limited because of this. Our website contains other virus removal posts and if you found this page while searching for another malware removal guide then you should use the search box and you will surely find it without losing any more precious time. Remember that if your PC manages to host another malware like Vista AntiSpyware then you should check back to our website and a guide on how to remove it should be posted.