Manual Removal Guide for Fraud.PersonalAntiMalwareCenter

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The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Fraud.PersonalAntiMalwareCenter" 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:
  • malware
  • rogue
Description:
Fraud.PersonalAntiMalwareCenter claims to be an antispyware tool. When it is installed to the computer it finds a lot of harmless entries in order to frighten the user and make him buy a license to get the issue fixed.​
Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
  • Entries named "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\delav2009.bat" and pointing to "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\delav2009.bat".
  • Entries named "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\delInstav2009.bat" and pointing to "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\delInstav2009.bat".
  • Entries named "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\delInstavp2009.bat" and pointing to "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\delInstavp2009.bat".
  • Entries named "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\delUpdav2009.bat" and pointing to "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\delUpdav2009.bat".
  • Entries named "<$WINDIR>\Temp\delInstav2009.bat" and pointing to "<$WINDIR>\Temp\delInstav2009.bat".
  • Entries named "Personal Anti Malware Center" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\BIN\AMC.exe".
  • Entries named "Personal Anti Malware" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\PAM.exe".
  • Entries named "Windows applications server" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\SysShield.exe".
Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • The file at "<$COMMONSTARTMENU>\Personal Anti Malware Center\On the Web.lnk".
  • The file at "<$COMMONSTARTMENU>\Personal Anti Malware Center\Personal Anti Malware Center.lnk".
  • The file at "<$COMMONSTARTMENU>\Personal Anti Malware Center\Support.lnk".
  • The file at "<$COMMONSTARTMENU>\Personal Anti Malware Center\Uninstall Anti Malware Center.lnk".
  • The file at "<$COMMONSTARTMENU>\Personal Anti Malware\Personal Anti Malware.lnk".
  • The file at "<$COMMONSTARTMENU>\Personal Anti Malware\Support.lnk".
  • The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Personal Anti Malware Center.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\BIN\AMC.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\data\ext\.dll".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\data\ext\.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\data\ext\.sys".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\data\main.cvd".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\quarantine\qinfo.dat".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\Support.url".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\Web.cvd".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\add.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\AVP_Update.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\nagsr\showvirus.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\tray\Exit.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\tray\FullScan.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\tray\Open.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\tray\Register.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\tray\Update.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\main.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\options\options.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\options\Thumbs.db".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\Security\Thumbs.db".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\splash.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\sustemscan\PBEmpty.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\sustemscan\PBFull.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\sustemscan\RiskLevelHi.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\sustemscan\RiskLevelLow.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\sustemscan\RiskLevelMid.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\sustemscan\ScanWnd.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\sustemscan\Thumbs.db".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\sustemscan\window.bmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\PAM.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\scanopt.sys".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\Support.url".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\svo.scf".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\sysdata.sys".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\SysShield.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\Uninstall.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\warning.mht".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.PersonalAntiMalwareCenter 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!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
  • The directory at "<$COMMONSTARTMENU>\Personal Anti Malware Center".
  • The directory at "<$COMMONSTARTMENU>\Personal Anti Malware".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\bin".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\data\ext".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\data\help".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\data\temp".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\data".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC\quarantine".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AMC".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\nagsr".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\payment".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\tray".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\options".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\Recover".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\Security".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows\sustemscan".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps\windows".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\bitmaps".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware\vlist".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Personal Anti Malware".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.PersonalAntiMalwareCenter 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!

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.
 
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