Article by George Norman

On 17 Feb 2010

The fact that AntiMalware Pro claims it “will allow you to automatically to detect and remove easily and spyware or virus and fix Windows registry in few minutes” makes it a rogue antispyware, a rogue antivirus and a rogue Windows Registry cleaner. The fact that AntiMalware Pro is a rogue means it cannot detect, remove and protect against spyware, viruses, adware, keyloggers, Trojans, worms and any other security threat. The only thing AntiMalware Pro can and will do is this:

• It may have been installed on your system by malware without your consent. The AntiMalware Pro installer sets the rogue up to automatically run at startup. This means that each and every time you boot up your computer, AntiMalware Pro will show up and use its scare tactics on you. It also means that AntiMalware Pro will keep running in the background as you use your computer – this eats up system resources and causes the computer to act sluggish.
• Once up and running, AntiMalware Pro will perform a fake system scan that detects a whole bunch of made-up security threats. This is the main scare tactic that AntiMalware Pro employs. But it is not the only one. The rogue will also bombard you with popups and fake security alerts; and it will hijack your browser.
• AntiMalware Pro will constantly try to get you to purchase a license. That’s why it claims to have found numerous security threats on your computer. To trick you into thinking your computer is infected so you’ll pay for an AntiMalware Pro license to remove the infection. Do not pay! Instead remove the rogue from your system!

Automatic removal guide
Step 1. If you have a printer, make sure to print out this tutorial. If you do not have a printer, save this tutorial, go out to a copy center and print it out there. If you do not have a printer and do not want to go out, then use the pen and paper method: grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down the instruction presented in the steps below. In the process of eliminating AntiMalware Pro from your machine you will need to shut down the browser. And since this will also shut down the tutorial, you need to know what you should do next.

Step 2. You will have to install Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. In this regard you need to download the software’s setup executable. Just click this link and save the .exe file on your computer (preferably on your desktop).

Step 3. Double click the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware setup executable. It should be on the desktop under the name mbam-setup. This will launch the installation process. If you already know how to install a piece of software, proceed to step 4. If you do not know how to do this, we’ll walk you though it all:



- The Select Setup Language window should have popped up. By default, the language in which the software will be installed is set to English, but you can change this. The software provides support for 30+ languages. After selecting the language of your choice, click OK. It would be best to just leave it set to English though.



- The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Setup Wizard will now popup. Just click Next.



- You will be presented with the License Agreement. Click I accept the agreement and then click Next. If you do not accept the agreement you will not be able to continue.



- Keep clicking Next until you get to the Ready to install window. Now click Install. After the installation process completes click Finish. Do not uncheck the boxes next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware or Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.















Step 4. The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware application will launch automatically. The Perform quick scan option should be checked by default – if it isn’t then check it and then click Scan. You are well advised to close all running apps before clicking scan. This will ensure the scan for AntiMalware Pro will complete swiftly.



Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of AntiMalware Pro. This may take a while, so be patient. It all depends on how powerful your computer is and how many files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has to scan.



When the scan for AntiMalware Pro is complete you will be presented with a notification box. Click OK to close the notification box and go to the main Scanner screen. Click Show Results and you will be presented with a list of all the infected files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected.





Step 5. Click Remove Selected and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will remove all the infected files it has detected. It may be necessary to restart your computer in order to remove some of these files. After Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is done removing all the infected files, it will open Notepad and present the scan log to you. You can review the log at your leisure – save it If you want.



Step 6. Close Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and you’re done. No traces of AntiMalware Pro should be left on your computer.

Manual removal guide

Stop and remove the processes:



Access the Windows Registry Editor and delete the following registry keys:



Locate and delete the following files:



Unregister the following DLL libraries:



Block access to the domain(s):



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