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Removal method of 007 Antispyware

According to a recent security response report of Symantec, 007 Antispyware is considered as a misleading application. This misleading program reports false or exaggerated system security threats on the user’s computer. (Unfortunately this program still available for download at some big software portals).

The risk impact of this application is said to be medium and it will affects all Windows operating systems including Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000.

The Removal method according to Symantec as follows:
1. Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP).
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Run a full system scan.
4. Delete any values added to the registry.

For specific details on each of these steps will be available at Norton website. If you don’t have Norton, You can also use Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware to remove this software, and is available for free download.
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