The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "PestTrap" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:
  • trojan

Description:
installer may not work, installer attemps to download and install but fails miserably
installer is always modified to have a different checksum, which does not make sense for legal software of this kind, this can only have the purpose of making the installer harder to be detected by real protection software.
company name ist not mentioned either in Eula nor in terms of use

it appears that the producer of the software claims to be using swedish jurisdiction while the website is registered to someone with a russian emailadress and being located in greece
same person and company as Spywaresheriff.
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be an antispyware software
Privacy Statement:
no privacy policy

statement in terms of use:
"6. PRIVACY AND INFORMATION
We believe the privacy of all our users is important. Please review our
privacy policy relating to the collection and use of your personal
information."
Removal Instructions:

Desktop:

Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
  • Shortcuts named "PestTrap.lnk" and pointing to "c:\Program Files\PestTrap\PestTrap.exe".

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
  • Entries named "PestTrap" and pointing to "C:\Program Files\PestTrap\PestTrap.exe".

Installed Software List:

You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer to locate and get rid of these entries.
  • Products that have a key or property named "PestTrap".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\hp6D4F.tmp".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\msvol.tlb".
  • A file with an unknown location named "nvctrl.exe".
  • The file at "c:\Program Files\PestTrap\PestTrap.exe".
  • A file with an unknown location named "Install.exe".
  • A file with an unknown location named "Install.exe".
  • A file with an unknown location named "Install.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If PestTrap uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
  • The directory at "c:\Program Files\PestTrap".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\PestTrap".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If PestTrap uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
  • Delete the registry key "{4DA4616D-7E6E-4FD9-A2D5-B6C535733E22}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
  • Delete the registry key "Curre" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\".
  • Delete the registry key "PestTrap" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
If PestTrap uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

Browser:

The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer.
  • Please check your bookmarks for links to "www.todaywarnings.com".

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
  1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
  2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.