Should I remove Airy Free AntiSpyware?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2013 |
100.00% |
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Airy Free AntiSpyware
What is Airy Free AntiSpyware?
This is a rouge anti-spyware program that is detected as malware by multiple antivirus vendors.
About (from the publisher)
Scan all the applications and processes in the memory, all the modules called in the memory and key positions of memory and system, to ensure the security of your memory. Scan the whole disk thoroughly for you to ensure the security of the disk.
Overview
During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named airyas.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 12 files and is usually about 91.37 MB (95,808,836 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows XP and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 67% of users of Airy Free AntiSpyware come from the United States, it is also popular in PR and Italy.
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Airy Free AntiSpyware.
| airyas.exe (d08c2eeb9fea9ce94594642898b2ccd4) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14620 |
Trojan.PSW.E-Qpass.5655 |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4246 |
HW32.Laneul |
| Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.14618 |
Suspicious |
Program details
URL: www.airyantispyware.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\airy free antispyware
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Airy Free AntiSpyware\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 91.37 MB
Files installed by Airy Free AntiSpyware
| Program executable: | airyas.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Airy Free AntiSpyware |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\airy free antispyware\airyas.exe |
| MD5: | d08c2eeb9fea9ce94594642898b2ccd4 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe
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Emergency Mode.exe
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empty.exe (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Flush Working Set Utility
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ForceLibrary.dll (by FReAK2FReaK) - ForceLibrary by yoda (Making processes load your dlls >:-))
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killer1.exe (by http://www.airyantispyware.com) - Airy Free AntiSpyware
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killer2.exe (by http://www.airyantispyware.com)
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te.dll
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UnlockerDriver5.sys
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UnlockerHook.dll
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unrar.dll
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WMIreg.exe - WMI REG
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- AiryAS.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Airy Free AntiSpyware.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- AiryAS.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Airy Free AntiSpyware' which loads as C:\Program Files\Airy Free AntiSpyware\AiryAS.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- AiryAS.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Airy Free AntiSpyware\AiryAS.exe'.
How do I remove Airy Free AntiSpyware?
You can uninstall Airy Free AntiSpyware from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Airy Free AntiSpyware, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Airy Free AntiSpyware.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 33%
Win 10 33%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows XP |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 |
33.33% |
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| Windows 10 |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
33.33% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
33.33% |
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Geography
66.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
66.67% |
| PR |
16.67% |
| Italy |
16.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
66.67% |
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| Sahara |
33.33% |
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Common models |
| IBM 8113D5U |
33.33% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
33.33% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Compaq 15... |
33.33% |
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