Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO Removal

Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO is fake infection. This warning is displayed by rogue anti-viruses in order to gain a purchase. The most majority of corrupt security tools use intimidating strategy to make people interested into paid version.

Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO Automatic Removal Instructions

First Step: 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. How to run SmitfraudFix-> tutorial is here
3. Restart your computer in Safe Mode .
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.

Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO Manual Removal Instructions

First Step: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

1. Uninstall Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO Program
   Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO if found.
2. To stop Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO 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 Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO processes:
   Antvrs.exe
   vav.exe
   microAV.exe
   For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
3. To unregister Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO 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 Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO registry keys  .

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"Antivirus" = "%ProgramFiles%\Vista Antivirus 2008\Antvrs.exe"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antivirus

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 Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO Directories.
   To find Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
   Search and delete the following Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO directories:
   C:\Program Files\MicroAntivirus
   C:\Program Files\Vista Antivirus 2008
   Right-click on the Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO folder and select Delete.
   A message will popup ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
   Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
6. To remove Trojan-Spy.win32.BHO icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

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