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Get Rid of Vista Home Security 2012 already in 2011


   Vista Home Security 2012 is unlikely to outlive the year of 2012. However, it is badly annoying users in the year of 2011.
   The software product is actually a variant of   general software that infects the following Windows versions:

  • Vista
  • Windoows 7
  • Xp

The general software is free to select appropriate name and relevant adjustment upon its landing on any of the above computer systems.
If a computer system on which it is installed is other than Windows or other than Windows of any of the aforementioned versions, the general software ends its processes and self-destroys. It is often referred to as trojan as users download it under the guise of system update.

vista home security 2012 screenshot

   The program is ignorant in the field of virus detection. However, it is a prodigy of blocking other applications. It can immediately terminate their processes launching its alert instead or keep the program that user has ordered to open out of resources necessary for its functioning.
To remove Vista Home Security 2012, follow the manual guide below.

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Vista Home Security 2012 Removal Manual

Use the following serial code (activation number) to register and uninstall Vista Home Security 2012. Note that removal using "Add\Uninstall Programs" Windows feature WILL NOT remove realted trojans and parasites.

2233-298080-3424

   Incomplete or incorrect extermination of files and  registry values constituting the infection, e.g. deletion of harmless files and registry entries instead of those specified below due to mistyping, is quite possible. Furthermore, resent observations on fake security tools have shown that this kind of malware might strike back, i.e.  make harm to computer system in response to attempt of deleting its components.
   If you are a Windows user, secure your computer system before proceeding to the adware extermination by means of system and registry backup prior to launching deletion of the adware components.

4 easy steps to remove fake antivirus:

Step1. System Backup

- Windows XP Here
- Windows Vista  Here
- Windows 7 Here

Step2. Killing Processes (in Windows)

You must kill Vista Home Security 2012 processes:

ppn.exe
kdn.exe
[random].exe

How to kill prcesses.

Once system and registry backup is complete, make sure the infection you want to get rid of is not currently running any processes; otherwise kill its processes in the Task Manager.

Step3. Exposure and Detection and Deletion of Vista Home Security 2012 Files

Once the targeted infection is idle, you need to find its relevant entries. Some of them might be hidden as the malware often attributes such value to its files in order to reduce the risk of their deletion.

For Win XP:

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\u3f7pnvfncsjk2e86abfbj5h
%LocalAppData%\kdn.exe
%LocalAppData%\u3f7pnvfncsjk2e86abfbj5h
%Temp%\u3f7pnvfncsjk2e86abfbj5h
%UserProfile%\Templates\u3f7pnvfncsjk2e86abfbj5h

For Win VISTA and Win7:

%AllUsersProfile%\U3F7PNVFNCSJK2E86ABFBJ5H
%LocalAppData%\ppn.exe
%Temp%\U3F7PNVFNCSJK2E86ABFBJ5H
%LocalAppData%\U3F7PNVFNCSJK2E86ABFBJ5H
%AppData%\TEMPLATES\U3F7PNVFNCSJK2E86ABFBJ5H

*This malicious software creates the folders and files with random names, most likely you will not find in their files and folders with names such as in the example above, but they will look something like this.

 How to Expose and Detect Files

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  Step4. Delete System Registry Values

Edit System Registry deleting the following entries:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation "TLDUpdates" = '1'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\kdn.exe" -a "%1" %*'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\kdn.exe" -a "%1" %*'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\kdn.exe" -a "%1" %*'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\kdn.exe" -a "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\kdn.exe" -a "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\kdn.exe" -a "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "AntiVirusOverride" = '1'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "FirewallOverride" = '1'

How to clean registry

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