How to Remove Win Antivirus Vista/XP [Delete Guide]

Win Antivirus Vista/XP (also known as ASC-AntiSpyware) is a fake security software which uses fraudulent strategies by displaying false or exaggerated security issues on your computer rather than any legitimate ones to coerce you into purchasing their software.

This guide will give you easy instructions on how to remove Win Antivirus Vista/XP.

Win Antivirus Vista/XP Screenshot:

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Symptoms in a HijackThis log:

O2 - BHO: ICQSys (IE PlugIn) - {F54AF7DE-6038-4026-8433-CC30E3F17212} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\dddesot.dll
O4 - Startup: ASC-AntiSpyware.lnk = C:\Program Files\Win-Antivirus\WinAntivirus.exe
O23 - Service: AntipyWarex32_ (AntipWinsx32_) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\svchost.exe

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Follow these instructions to continue:

1. Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.



2. Install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware by double clicking on Download_mbam-setup.exe

3. Follow the prompts. Make sure that Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware are checked. Then click finish.

4. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program as shown below.

If you are having problems with the updater, you can use this link to manually update MBAM with the latest database



5. Close ALL open Windows, Programs, File or Folders.

6. Make sure you are on the Scanner tab. Select Perform quick scan then click the Scan button as shown above.

7. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for infected files as shown below.



8. When the scan is finished a message box will appear, click Ok to continue.

9. Click Show Results.


10. You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections like shown below. Yours may look different depending on the infection you have.

11. Click on Remove seletced


12. When removing the files, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware may require you to restart the computer in order to do a complete removal. If it displays a message stating that it needs to restart, please allow it to do so.

13. After that you can close the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware window, your computer is now cleaned.

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Files Associated With Win Antivirus Vista/XP:

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