VirusBlast Removal Instructions

Why is it important to remove VirusBlast?

VirusBlast is an illegal and corrupt anti-spyware program!

This means that it pretends to look like a legitimate application for the removal of spyware, but it’s really a malicious program that issues fake warnings in an attempt to trick you into buying VirusBlast’s full commercial version. VirusBlast may secretly install and automatically download itself onto your computer. If you click on the fake system alert, you will have to pay for VirusBlast program, which will not protect you against spyware, but might actually expose you to more security threats.

VirusBlast is part of a group of rogue anti-spyware applications which falsely report spyware infections, then offer to remove the alleged spyware for a fee. Rogue anti-spyware applications similar to VirusBlast include SpywareQuake, Pest Trap, and VirusBurst.

I have VirusBlast, what do I do?

You have many options for detecting and removing VirusBlast. The most extreme is reformatting your PC, possibly costing you all of your data and definitely costing hour of time wasted on reloading your PC to its original form. Reformatting your computer should be your last resort. If you’re having problems finding VirusBlast, try using a preferred spyware scanner to quickly detect VirusBlast first. If you don’t have a spyware scanner, you can always try the instructional methods provided below.

• Start a full system scan to detect VirusBlast & other parasites.
• SpyHunter will automatically search for VirusBlast files.

Please note that SpyHunter’s free scanner is only for detection purposes. If SpyHunter’s scanner finds VirusBlast on your PC, you can buy SpyHunter’s full version to remove VirusBlast and other spyware.

Are you infected with VirusBlast?

Your machine may be infected with VirusBlast, if you have the following symptoms:
*Note: Symptoms tend to vary depending on software installed on your system and other system factors.

Symptom #1: A questionable red or green icon appears in your system tray next to the system clock, representing a newly installed program which you do not recall ever downloading. If you click on the icon a fake system alert popup will direct you to VirusBlast’s website. In some cases, even when you don’t click on the icon the fake system alert may still pop up.

Symptom #2: The questionable icon pops up a fake system alert that lures you into downloading VirusBlast program by stating that your computer is infected with dangerous spyware and that you should download VirusBlast program to remove the alleged infection. The false system alert may read:

“Warning! Spyware threat detected! Your computer has several fatal errors due to spyware activity. It is strictly recommended to install an anti-virus software to close all security breaches. To protect your computer from spyware attacks – click here. To erase the tracks of your internet activity – click here.”

Symptom #3: Once you’re infected, rogue anti-spyware VirusBlast will run on every time Windows starts up. A screenshot of VirusBlast is provided below.

VirusBlast Manual Detection

If you’ve discovered that VirusBlast has infected your PC, you must act quickly and take the proper steps to eliminating the infection. Note: The manual removal of any parasite is difficult. To avoid the unnecessary risk of damaging your computer, we advise you to download SpyHunter’s spyware scanner tool to automatically detect VirusBlast.

To manually remove VirusBlast, follow these removal steps:

Step #1: Remove VirusBlast with Windows Add/Remove Programs utility.

Sometimes all it takes to get rid of spyware like VirusBlast is to remove the program using the Add/Remove Programs control panel in Windows.

1. In Windows XP Professional, click on Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
2. In Windows 2000 Professional / Windows ME / Windows 98, click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
3. In the list of programs, search for the software you want to remove. If you see a program you don’t recognize or don’t recall installing, look it up in Google to learn what it is.
4. Select the questionable program and remove it with the Remove button.

Step #2: Kill VirusBlast using the Windows Task Manager

To kill a VirusBlast process that has infected your computer, you will need to use the Windows Task Manager to check by process, highlight the process in question, and then end the task. To do this:

1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC on the keyboard.
2. Click on Processes Tab to see all active tasks. For easier detection, left click the process under the heading Image Name.
3. Find and kill the following VirusBlast process:
   virusblast.exe
   vblast_setup.exe
   uninst.exe
4. Once you’ve identified the VirusBlast process, press DEL on your keyboard or click End Process to kill it from your system.

Step #3: Use PsKill to Kill a Process

Sometimes a parasite can disable your Windows Task Manager so you can use pslist and pskill (a third party application by Mark Russinovich) to list and kill the unwanted processes.

1. Download PsKill or PsList.
2. Extract the program from the .Zip archive.
3. Move pskill.exe to your C: drive.
4. Open a command window and click Start > Run.
5. Type cmd and click the OK button.
6. In the command window, type C:pskill.exe and the name of the process you wish to kill, then press Enter. For example, if you wanted to kill the process for VirusBlast, you would type: C:pskill.exe VirusBlast.exe.
   If the file was successfully removed, PsKill will say “process VirusBlast.exe killed”.
7. Find and Remove these VirusBlast files:
   VirusBlast
   virusblast.url
   virusblast.exe
   virusblast.chm
   virusblast v5.0.lnk
   virusblast v5.0 website.lnk
   virusblast v5.0 un-installer.lnk
   vblast_setup.exe
   vblast_activity-08032006-100605.log
   uninst.exe
   tips.txt
   startupeditor.dll
   spywareinfo.db
   spanish.ini
   sdebug.log
   registry.db
   msvcp71.dll
   messengercontrol.dll
   md5.db
   knownlocations.db
   hosts.db
   filesnames.db
   english1.ini
   english.ini
   desktopmanager.dll
   dbghelp.dll
   cookies.db
   config.ini
   blastiemonitor.dll
   blacklist.db
   Arrayactivex.db

   startupeditor.dll
   msvcp71.dll
   messengercontrol.dll
   desktopmanager.dll
   dbghelp.dll
   Arrayblastiemonitor.dll