How to remove WistaAntivirus ?

July 4th, 2008
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What is WistaAntivirus?

WistaAntivirus is a rogue anti-spyware program - a fake spyware remover and a clone of WinDefender 2008. This parasite uses trojans, such as Zlob and Vundo, to enter the system. To avoid infection, try not to download any codecs from warez/porn websites. WistaAntivirus relies on misleading advertising to convince the user he is infected and therefore in need of an anti-spyware program to dispose of the threat.

Once insided and active, WistaAntivirus will flood the user with popups and fake system notifications, supposedly to inform him of an infection or multiple infections on the system. In reality, there may not necessarilly not be an infection and either way, WistaAntivirus doesn't have the ability to inform you of this. The point of this disinformation is to convince the user he is infected so that hopefully he would buy the parasite's "licensed version".

Wista-Antivirus.com, the home of this scam is nothing out of the ordinary: there is no useful content and neither is there any contact information. The domain was created only 2 weeks ago, which is anything but security companies' usual practice.

WistaAntivirus is a scam and should be treated as such: do NOT download or buy it and block it's homepage using your HOSTS file.

WistaAntivirus is Extremely dangerous

arrow WistaAntivirus is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program
arrow WistaAntivirus may spread via Trojans
arrow WistaAntivirus may display fake security messages
arrow WistaAntivirus may install additional spyware to your computer
arrow WistaAntivirus may repair its files, spread or update by itself
arrow WistaAntivirus violates your privacy and compromises your security
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Manual WistaAntivirus removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove WistaAntivirus, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.

Remove these WistaAntivirus processes:
Remove these WistaAntivirus DLL files:
Remove these WistaAntivirus Registry files:
Remove these WistaAntivirus files:
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WistaAntivirus is classified as Rogue Anti-Spyware. After infecting a user’s system, it proceeds to scare its victim into buying the “product” by displaying fake security messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and only WistaAntivirus can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads WistaAntivirus trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, WistaAntivirus offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, WistaAntivirus not only does not fix the errors, but it takes the user’s money and may even install additional spyware into the victim’s computer.

Some Rogue Anti-Spyware, such as WistaAntivirus, may offer users to buy it after the victim clicks on a banner or a pop-up while surfing the internet. Usually, a Trojan is installed to a victim’s computer after clicking on the advertisement. It then proceeds to download or even install WistaAntivirus, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.

Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as WistaAntivirus, is nearly impossible to remove manually.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Rogue Anti-Spyware such as WistaAntivirus?

Numerous undesirable and annoying pop-ups: A typical Rogue Anti-Spyware parasite keeps track of your internet browsing habits, sending your browsing history data to remote servers, owned by third party companies that use this information to advertise their products via numerous pop-ups, toolbars, hijacked homepages and spam letters. All these undesirable advertising methods are used on the victims of Rogue Anti-Spyware.
Changed or new icons: Sometimes, Rogue Anti-Spyware installs unwanted software to a victim’s PC without user’s knowledge and consent. This may lead to slower PC performance and stability, as well as more unwanted programs you can't remove.

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