The Ghost Antivirus virus is a fake program that can easily scam you out of your money. This virus is installed with the help of Trojans which will take advantage of breaches and weak spots in your security system, as soon as it breaks through, it will then display false error messages and alerts on your desktop. At this point, the Ghost Antivirus malware is just trying to scare you into thinking that your hard drive has been severely infected and that your computer will need immediate repairs.

The Ghost Antivirus scam utility will then reconfigure your settings as soon as it has installed itself in your computer. It will start to activate itself automatically every time you turn on your computer and what’s more, it will keep on running annoying scanners, it will keep on giving you fake results and the pop ups will not be stopping either. You should never believe that the full version of their software can help you get rid of infected files and you should never send them your credit card information. To help you get rid of the virus, you can follow the Ghost Antivirus manual removal guide below.

The Ghost Antivirus Manual Removal Steps:

Please take the time to back up your system before you go through the manual removal steps. You need to keep in mind that any errors during the Ghost Antivirus file deletion will cause serious problem and this is why you need to double check everything first.

Associated Ghost Antivirus Files:

• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\GhostAV.exe
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\register.ico
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\unins000.dat
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\uninst.ico
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\web.ico
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\working.log
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\Languages\
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\lib\
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\lib\ghost.sql
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\lib\Infected.wav
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\lib\listing.cfg
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\lib\version.db
• c:\Program Files\Ghost Antivirus\lib\WMILib.dll
• c:\WINDOWS\system32\<random>.dll
• c:\WINDOWS\system32\<random>.dll
• c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Ghost Antivirus.lnk
• c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Ghost Antivirus\
• c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Ghost Antivirus\Ghost Antivirus Home Page.lnk
• c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Ghost Antivirus\Ghost Antivirus.lnk
• c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Ghost Antivirus\Purchase License.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Ghost Antivirus\
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Ghost Antivirus\settings.ini
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Ghost Antivirus\uill.ini
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Ghost Antivirus\unins000.exe
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Ghost Antivirus\Uninstall Ghost Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Ghost Antivirus\lib\
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Ghost Antivirus\lib\links.txt
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Ghost Antivirus\lib\properties
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Ghost Antivirus\lib\times.conf
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Ghost Antivirus.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iGSh.png
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iMSh.png
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iPSh.png
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\pguard.ini
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\services.exe

Associated Ghost Antivirus Windows Registry Information:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ghost Antivirus_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\taskmgr.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FTP “SearchDir” = “c:\program files\Ghost Antivirus\”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run “<random>onin”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Ghost Antivirus”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce “3P_UDEC”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent “URIAPRO[1.1.3.9]“
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\taskmgr.exe “Debugger” = “?”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\taskmgr.exe “RealDebugger” = “?”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon “RealLogonType” = “1″

The Ghost Antivirus manual removal procedure may require a certain level of technical skill and it may be too complicated for new computer users. The lack of technical skill and the slightest error during the deletion may cause an irreparable system corruption.  What’s more, undeleted files and objects that remain hidden may cause the virus to reanimate automatically after incomplete removal. For this reason it’s strongly advised that the automatic removal of the Ghost Antivirus tool, which will save your time and avoid any system corruptions and ensure the desired result be utilized.

If you need assistance removing Ghost AntivirusVirus or have other PC, Server or Laptop problems call us at 800-643-2638 or email us at Support@ExpertSupportNow.com. We can speed up your system and fix most problems remotely through the internet while you watch!

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