Posts Tagged ‘AntimalwareDoctor’

Apr 08

Antimalware Doctor Adware Removal Instructions

The Emsi Software malware research team has discoverd a new outbreak of the Antimalware Doctor adware. a-squared Anti-Malware detects this malware as Adware.Win32.AntimalwareDoctor.

Antimalware Doctor is a rogue security program.  A rogue application tries to trick you by displaying false positive/misleading scan results report, which says that your computer is infected with viruses or trojan, but you will not be able to delete them before you purchase.

Files:

  • %random%\enemies-names.txt
  • %random%\hookdll.dll
  • %random%\Antimalware Doctor.exe (or random)

Registry:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Antimalware Doctor Inc
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Antimalware Doctor Inc\Antimalware Doctor
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antimalware Doctor
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, “Antimalware Doctor.exe” (or random)

Screenshots:

How to remove the infection of Antimalware Doctor (Adware.Win32.AntimalwareDoctor)?

To delete this malware infection, please download and install a-squared Anti-Malware. Run a full scan on all drives and move all detected items to the quarantine.