How to Remove Malware Scripts and Files

The process of manual removal of malware is very complex and it involves up to four steps depending upon the complexity and type of a particular malware. It is not necessary that all these steps are required to be executed for every type of malware.

Step 1: Stop the malware processes

For it you have to know the processes associated with the malware. Search for them on the Internet, if you do not already know them. Then proceed as follows.

Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc or Ctrl+Alt+Del.

This will open Your Windows Task Manager > Process Tab. See the screenshot for reference.

Here you can find all the processes currently running on your system. Select the malicious Processes and press End Process.

Save your settings.

Step 2: Delete malware Registry Entries

Many of the malware programs try to modify the Windows registry. These malware programs cannot be removed from your system unless you delete these registry keys. Modification of the Windows Registry is a bit dangerous process, but if you are careful and know what exactly is to be done, then it is very useful.

To delete the malware registry entries, you have to know beforehand, what are the registry entries associated with the malware. Search for them on the Internet, if you do not already know them. Then proceed as follows.

Click on Start menu > Run.

Type regedit, press ok.

Now navigate through the menu on the left pane to the desired registry entry, and delete or modify it as required.

Step 3: Unregister harmful malware DLLs

DLL, which is an acronym for Dynamic Link Library, refers to a file type, which basically is a collection of commands and/or data which can be shared by different programs on the same platform.  They contain commands and/or data that are common to a certain task.

Many of the complex malware programs use DLL files to execute certain harmful functions and required by threats to work as intended. You have to know which are the DLL files associated with the malware, unregister them and then simply delete them like ordinary files.

For this purpose, you can use the default tool regsvr32, which is part of the Windows program and can be accessed through Command Prompt.

Click on Start > Run.

Type cmd and press ok, to open the Command Prompt.

Here you type regsvr32 /u [dll_name] and press enter to unregister the DLL.

If you accidentally do something wrong, you can register it again by using regsvr32 [dll_name].

Step 4: Delete Malware Files

Malware programs are designed to hide themselves. You have to find them to remove them. Basically there may as many as three steps to remove these files.

• Remove the visible malware files through Windows Explorer
• Make the hidden malware files visible and then delete them through Windows Explorer
• Delete any remaining file through the Command Prompt.

Using Safe Mode to remove Malware

If you are not able to delete the malware files with the above given procedures, then try to restart your system in safe mode, if you don’t know get in safe mode, click here.

Again try to repeat above steps.

Using Perfect Uninstaller

Perfect Uninstaller is a great uninstaller, with Perfect Uninstaller, you can remove Malware Scripts and Files quickly and completely by a few clicks.

 

How to Uninstall AOL

If you need to free up space on your computer or are having problems with the AOL software, you may need to uninstall it.

Follow the following instructions to remove AOL of your computer system and you may wish to print these instructions before you begin:

Step 1: Close the AOL software.

Step 2: On the Windows Start menu, click Settings, then Control Panel.
Windows XP/Vista users: Click Start, then click Control Panel.

Step 3: Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Windows Vista users: Click Programs and Features.

Step 4: Select AOL program, then click Add/Remove or Change/Remove.
Windows Vista users: Click Uninstall/Change.

Step 5: In the version list, select the version or copy of the AOL software you want to remove, then click Next or Uninstall.

Notes:

• If you do not see the version of AOL you wish to uninstall on the list, click on the Search for older versions of AOL link on the bottom left of the screen.
• If you are using AOL 8.0 or below and have downloaded files or saved email in your Personal Filing Cabinet you wish to keep, make sure the Downloaded Files and Personal Filing Cabinet checkboxes are ticked. If ticked, these files will be copied to your desktop.

Step 6: Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstall process.

P.S. To remove other AOL files and folders that may not be removed by the uninstall you must manually delete the AOL installation folder

* With Perfect Uninstaller, you can uninstall AOL quickly and completely with several clicks. Get Perfect Uninstaller free scan, click the following icon or Here.

Instructions of Perfect Uninstaller Normal Uninstall

Step 1: Install Perfect Uninstaller. If you don’t have one, click the following icon or here.

Step 2: Double-click the program to allow Perfect Uninstaller to detect and remove it with all its traces to avoid PC problems.

Step 3: Click Next and follow the on-screen to finish it.

Most programs wiil be uninstalled by Perfect Uninstaller Normal Unintall.  If not, please uninstall it with Perfect Uninstaller Force Uninstall or Special Uninstall.

How to Uninstall iTunes

There are different reasons for you to uninstall iTunes. Such like new versions of iTunes turning up and you may want to install the latest version to meet your needs, problems during your installation. As of iTunes 7, purchased music can be copied from the iPod onto the computer, which must be authorized by that iTunes account. iTunes currently allows up to 5 computers to be authorized on one account. It does not allow you to transfer imported music files between computers. This may also require you to uninstall iTunes from a computer if you want to install it on another PC.

How to completely uninstall and remove all traces of iTunes then?

I. BACK UP YOUR PC — Make sure you have restore points in case you really mess up and have to roll back.

II. Uninstall iTunes and QuickTime using Add/Remove Programs:

Step 1: Choose Start and Select Control Panel.

Step 2: Open Add /Remove Programs and then select iTunes.

Step 3: Click Change/Remove button and click OK.

Step 4: If you have install iTunes for many times, please repeat the steps2-3.

Step 5: Select QuickTime.

Step 6: Click Change/Remove button and click OK.

Step 7: If you have install iTunes for many times, please repeat the steps 5-7.

III. Remove the application files in Program Files

Step 1: Choose Start and Select My Computer.

Step 2: Open the local disk in My Computer.

Step 3: Open Program Files.

Step 4: Right click iTunes file and delete it.

Step 5: Right click QuickTime file and delete it.

Step 6: Open the iPod file Right click bin file and delete it

Step 7: Reboot

IV. Remove the installation files.

You have to download Windows Installer Cleanup Utility from Microsoft.com to remove these files, because they may cause errors during the next installation.

Step 1: Download the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility package named msicuu2.exe, which is free.

Step 2: Run msicuu2.exe to finish the installation and click Start.

Step 3: Click All Programs and find out Windows Install Cleanup to run Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.

Step 4: List all the related applications installed

Step 5: Remove iTunes from the list and click OK in the popup.

Step 6: If there are several iTunes, use the same way to remove them .

Step 7: Remove QuickTime from the list and click OK .

Step 8: If there are several QuickTime, use the same way to remove them.

Step 9: Click next and reboot .

Step 10: Then check your ADD/REMOVE programs in your Control Panel. You should see all previous programs removed .

Step 11: Check that your PC is functioning normally. Make sure windows browsers work and everything seems fine! The worst case is to restore your backup as you may have some other issue affecting your situation.

What should be known when we are removing iTunes?

1. You have to remove all these applications: iTunes, Apple Mobile Support, iPhone, Bonjour, QuickTime, Apple Software Update and anything else related to iTunes. Don’t skip any EXCEPT YOUR MY MUSIC files of course.

2. You are not possible to remove all traces of iTunes due to your limitation to PC knowledge. If you are not sure that you can do the removal by yourself according to the instructions given, personally, I recommend using Perfect Uninstaller to make these things simple. If you are scared of the long and complicated job to uninstall iTunes, you can click here to start.

Here are the instructions of iTunes uninstall with Perfect Uninstaller:

Step 1: Run Perfect Uninstaller, if you don’t have, click here.

Step 2: Run Perfect Uninstaller and Double-click iTunes.

Step 3: Follow the on-screen instructions to finish a few steps.

Step 4: Restart you PC to completely uninstall iTunes.

Noet: If you find out iTunes is still in your system after you have uninstalled it with Perfect Uninstaller, you should check your version of Perfect Uninstaller is updated or not. Please always keep your version the latest by clicking the update icon, which is very easy, in order that you can have an effective removal to more and more new stuck programs.