Remove SoftStronghold

October 26th, 2009 | by Alex |

SoftStronghold Descriptions:

SoftStronghold is just one more rogue anti-spyware application from the Winisoft family, the descendant of SoftCop, SoftVeteran and many others. The application is installed on your machine through Trojans which configure your computer registry, as well as create some files which are later recognized as infections.

The software keeps scanning your computer every time you boot Windows. Then you start getting warnings that your machine is infected. The creators have also thought of the removal of the viruses. They provide this opportunity if you purchase the application.

We advise you to be extremely careful with this malicious software. It is designed to steal your money and break your computer. Remove SoftStronghold following the guidelines below.

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Manual SoftStronghold Removal Instructions:

Stop These SoftStronghold Processes:
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SoftStronghold.exe
uninstall.exe
10246h9zktool4d5.exe
205z0sp95ad.exe
akx4.tmp.exe

Find and Delete These SoftStronghold Files:
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%Temp%\akx4.tmp.exe
c:\Program Files\SoftStronghold Software\SoftStronghold\SoftStronghold.exe
c:\Program Files\SoftStronghold Software\SoftStronghold\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\10246h9zktool4d5.exe
c:\WINDOWS\1045ztroj92a.ocx
c:\WINDOWS\10520hac5too979z.bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32\20151worm9z4.ocx
c:\WINDOWS\system32\205z0sp95ad.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SoftStronghold.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftStronghold\1 SoftStronghold.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftStronghold\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftStronghold\3 Uninstall.lnk

Remove These SoftStronghold Registry Values:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SoftStronghold
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SoftStronghold
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SoftStronghold
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “akx4.tmp.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “SoftStronghold”

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