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Antimalware Doctor is a rogue anti-spyware application that uses the same methods as most other programs of its kind to try and convince users to purchase a software license. Antimalware Doctor reaches a user’s computer via Trojan viruses that get downloaded from dangerous websites promoting fake scanners and through attachments that arrive along with spam email. Once installed, Antimalware Doctor loads itself at startup and performs a large number of fake system scans, returning results showing that the computer is badly infected with malware. It also generates fake warning pop-ups from the Windows taskbar which claim that the computer is at risk. The GUI of Antimalware Doctor closely resembles that of Windows Security Center, which further adds to the illusion that this is a legitimate program. Antimalware Doctor repeatedly requests the user to purchase a license to the ‘full’ version of the software, claiming that the currently installed ‘trial’ version is incapable of cleaning out the detected ‘threats’. It is important to remember that Antimalware Doctor is a fake application and therefore none of its versions can properly scan or clean your system. Go here www.removevirus.org/antimalware-doctor.html to learn more about this spyware.

It is important to delete Antimalware Doctor as soon as you find a copy on your computer. Antimalware Doctor removal involves the stopping of processes, deletion of files and folders and removal of registry entries.

File Removal Procedures

The first step in Antimalware Doctor removal is to stop the following process:

• Antimalware Doctor.exe

The next step to Antimalware Doctor removal is to delete the following files and folders:

• C:\Windows\System32\enemies-names.txt
• C:\Windows\System32\Antimalware Doctor.exe

After these steps have been completed, Antimalware Doctor no longer resides on your hard disk.

Registry Removal Procedures

File removal alone is not sufficient to completely remove Antimalware Doctor. For complete Antimalware Doctor removal, you must delete the following entries from the Windows registry:

• 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”

Now it is safe to say that your computer is completely safe from Antimalware Doctor. However, in order to be sure of this fact it is recommended to scan the entire computer using genuine antivirus software such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.

Conclusion

Manual Antimalware Doctor removal is not recommended for inexperienced users, as any wrong move made on your part could cause damage to your system. Inexperienced users are advised to make use of a legitimate virus guard application or a web-based repair service such as www.onlinecomputerrepair.org to safely and efficiently remove Antimalware Doctor.