AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 Rogue Antivirus Program Removal Manual

AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 rogue antivirus program is an application that was spotted in the wild the beginning of this month. AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 is a rogue antivirus program from the same family of AVbytes Win 7 Antivirus 2015 and AVbytes Win 8 AntiVirus 2015 that we just wrote about – the Braviax/FakeRean family.
AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 is known to be able to change its skin into tricking the users to think it’s a legitimate antivirus software. It also performs a fake computer scan issuing reports for various system infiltrations and threats. Its only aim is to make users buy the full version of the rogue antivirus program. AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 does not contain the database of a legitimate antivirus software, nor does it performs actual computer scan. Users, having purchased the complete version of AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 rogue antivirus program may be subject to data information stealing or personality frauds by scammers as well.

What Does the AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 Rogue Antivirus Program Do?

AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 performs a non-legitimate scan and imitates threat allocation onto your machine. Being installed once, it starts when your computer is turned on. After performing the scan, it issues a report, containing data for various threats on your PC. If no action is taken by the user, it urges messages on these threats as well. All the messages are leading the user into buying the full version of AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015, promising to fix all the viruses their machine is infiltrated with.

How Is AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 Distributed to Your PC?

There are several ways for AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 rogue antivirus program to spread out.
One of them is if a user has entered malicious or real websites, infected with malicious software. The users may even be unaware that the AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 rogue antivirus program has been installed into their machines until it starts performing scans and alerting messages.
Another way the rogue antivirus program is spreading out is through spam email messages. The subject of the emails usually contains information for a delivery and the name of a big shipping company. Many users are tricked into opening such which actually contain links or attachments infiltrated with AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015.

Installing updates or upgrades for legitimate software already present on users’ PC may be a danger as well. Often such contain additional features hidden in the “Recommended Installation” section of the software, one of them possibly being AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015.
The fourth way a computer may be infiltrated with the AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 rogue antivirus program is through peer-to-peer networks. These are notorious for not being safe and files shared or downloaded from such may bring the threat to the computer.

How to Remove the AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Your Computer?

Users who have spotted the AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 rogue antivirus program on their computers, no matter if they have paid for the full version or not, should remove it immediately from their machines. A guide for the removal can be found below.

Spy Hunter FREE scanner will only detect the threat. If you want the threat to be automatically removed, you need to purchase the full version of the malware tool.

Berta Bilbao

Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.

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• Guide 1: How to Remove AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Windows.
• Guide 2: Get rid of AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Mac OS X.
• Guide 3: Remove AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Google Chrome.
• Guide 4: Erase AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Mozilla Firefox.
• Guide 5: Uninstall AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Microsoft Edge.
• Guide 6: Remove AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Safari.
• Guide 7: Eliminate AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Internet Explorer.

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How to Remove AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Windows.

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Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015

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Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!

We Recommend To Scan Your PC with SpyHunter

Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter's EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria

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1. Hold Windows key() + R

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2. The "Run" Window will appear. In it, type "msconfig" and click OK.

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3. Go to the "Boot" tab. There select "Safe Boot" and then click "Apply" and "OK". Tip: Make sure to reverse those changes by unticking Safe Boot after that, because your system will always boot in Safe Boot from now on.

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4. When prompted, click on "Restart" to go into Safe Mode.

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5. You can recognise Safe Mode by the words written on the corners of your screen.

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Step 2: Uninstall AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 and related software from Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

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1. Hold the Windows Logo Button and "R" on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear.

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2. In the field type in "appwiz.cpl" and press ENTER.

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3. This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC. Select the program that you want to remove, and press "Uninstall" Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.

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Step 3: Clean any registries, created by AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 on your computer.

The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:

1. Open the Run Window again, type "regedit" and click OK.

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2. When you open it, you can freely navigate to the Run and RunOnce keys, whose locations are shown above.

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3. You can remove the value of the virus by right-clicking on it and removing it. Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.

IMPORTANT!
Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.

Step 4: Scan for AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Click on the "Download" button to proceed to SpyHunter's download page.

Download

Malware Removal Tool

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It is recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter's EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.

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2. After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.

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3. After the update process has finished, click on the 'Malware/PC Scan' tab. A new window will appear. Click on 'Start Scan'.

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4. After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the 'Next' button.

If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.

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Get rid of AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Mac OS X.

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Step 1: Uninstall AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 and remove related files and objects

OFFER

Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!

We Recommend To Scan Your Mac with SpyHunter for Mac

Keep in mind, that SpyHunter for Mac needs to purchased to remove the malware threats. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA and Privacy Policy

1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:

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2. Find Activity Monitor and double-click it:

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3. In the Activity Monitor look for any suspicious processes, belonging or related to AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015:

Tip: To quit a process completely, choose the “Force Quit” option.

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4. Click on the "Go" button again, but this time select Applications. Another way is with the ⇧+⌘+A buttons.

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5. In the Applications menu, look for any suspicious app or an app with a name, similar or identical to AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015. If you find it, right-click on the app and select “Move to Trash”.

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6: Select Accounts, after which click on the Login Items preference. Your Mac will then show you a list of items that start automatically when you log in. Look for any suspicious apps identical or similar to AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015. Check the app you want to stop from running automatically and then select on the Minus (“-“) icon to hide it.

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7: Remove any left-over files that might be related to this threat manually by following the sub-steps below:

• Go to Finder.
• In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
• Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
• If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.

In case you cannot remove AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 via Step 1 above:

In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:

Disclaimer! If you are about to tamper with Library files on Mac, be sure to know the name of the virus file, because if you delete the wrong file, it may cause irreversible damage to your MacOS. Continue on your own responsibility!

1: Click on "Go" and Then "Go to Folder" as shown underneath:

2: Type in "/Library/LauchAgents/" and click Ok:

3: Delete all of the virus files that have similar or the same name as AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015. If you believe there is no such file, do not delete anything.

You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:

→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons

Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.

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Step 2: Scan for and remove AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 files from your Mac

When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.

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Click the button below below to download SpyHunter for Mac and scan for AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015:

Download

SpyHunter for Mac

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Remove AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Google Chrome.

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Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu

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Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"

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Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.

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Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.

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Erase AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Mozilla Firefox.

Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window

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Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.

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Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"

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Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.

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Uninstall AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Microsoft Edge.

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Step 1: Start Edge browser.

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Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.

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Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".

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Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.

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Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.

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Remove AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Safari.

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Step 1: Start the Safari app.

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Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.

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Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".

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Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.

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Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.

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Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 will be removed.

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How to Reset Safari
IMPORTANT: Before resetting Safari make sure you back up all your saved passwords within the browser in case you forget them.

Start Safari and then click on the gear leaver icon.

Click the Reset Safari button and you will reset the browser.

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Eliminate AVbytes Vista Antivirus 2015 from Internet Explorer.

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Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.

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Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'

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Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.

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Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.

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Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.

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