Remove Skype virus: “this is a very nice photo of you”-Manual Removal Guide

Spyhunter has been around for more than 5 years, and we have met the message “this is a very nice photo of you” before on Facebook. Apparently it is a bug/scam. Usually, the message “this is a very nice photo of you” is usually followed by a long URL link which is composed of many random letters and numbers.

“this is a very nice photo of you” is a scam, however, not every PC users realize that as it is shown to be sent by your contacts. People would fall into that trap purely because they want to say something nice back to their compliment. If you click on that message, you will be brought to a virus world, causing mess on your precious machine yourself.


Obviously, the message must be supported by some kind of Trojan which manages to hack your email or instant message program to deliver such fake message. In another word, your information will be collected.

Do not belittle “this is a very nice photo of you” message, no matter where it appears. When in, configurations are forced to change, some critical system files/folders are deleted arbitrarily, making the system weak to ward off virus in the wild and not able to prevent tracking cookies and other junks from loading down into the machine. To get back perfect experience when browsing and stop being hacked, you are welcome to follow steps below. Good luck!

2 Efficient Removal Antidotes 

Antidote A: Remove This is a very nice photo of you Manually

1. Disable any suspicious startup items.


For Windows XP:

Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items including those of “this is a very nice photo of you”.

2. Show hidden files 

a) open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options;
b) under View tab to tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK;
c) click on the “Start” menu and then click on the “Search programs and files” box, Search for and delete these files created by “this is a very nice photo of you”:

• %Desktopdir%\Skype virus: “this is a very nice photo of you”.lnk
• %Programs%\Skype virus: “this is a very nice photo of you”\Skype virus: “this is a very nice photo of you”.lnk

3. Delete all registry values related to “this is a very nice photo of you” in your local hard disk C.

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Skype virus: “this is a very nice photo of you”\DisplayIcon %AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe,0
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Skype virus: “this is a very nice photo of you”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Skype virus: “this is a very nice photo of you”\UninstallString “%AppData%[RANDOM CHARACTERS][RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe” -u
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\[RANDOM CHARACTERS] %AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Skype virus: “this is a very nice photo of you”\ShortcutPath “%AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe” -u

We Kindly Remind that Don't Forget to Cleanse Your Browser

1. Remove add-ons:
Internet Explorer:
1) Go to Tools -> ‘Manage Add-ons’;
2) Choose ‘Search Providers’ -> choose ‘Bing’ search engine or ‘Google’ search engine and make it default;
3) Select ‘Search Results’ and click ‘Remove’ to remove it;
4) Go to ‘Tools’ -> ‘Internet Options’; select ‘General tab’ and click website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save changes.

Google Chrome
1) Click on ‘Customize and control’ Google Chrome icon, select ‘Settings’;
2) Choose ‘Basic Options’;
3) Change Google Chrome’s homepage to google.com or any other and click the ‘Manage Search Engines…’ button;
4) Select ‘Google’ from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select ‘Search Result’ from the list to remove it by clicking the ‘X’ mark.    

Mozilla Firefox
1) Click on the magnifier’s icon and select ‘Manage Search Engine…’;
2) Choose ‘Search Results’ from the list and click ‘Remove’ and OK to save changes;
3) Go to ‘Tools’ -> “Options”. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under ‘General tab;  


2. Disable proxy

1. Click on Tools on the menu bar
2. select Internet options
3. go to Connections tab
4. select LAN settings at the bottom of the dialog
5. under the Proxy sever, untick 'use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN connections).'
6. Click OK 

Attention: If you want to be the one who wants the removal to be a easy and automatic job, as we all say where there is a will, there is a way, Spyhunter can be your first choice. Download and install the most powerful antivirus program Spyhunter to kick the ass of  This is a very nice photo of you .

Antidote B: Remove This is a very nice photo of you automatically (with SpyHunter)

Step A. Download removal tool SpyHunter

1) Click here or the icon below to download SpyHunter automatically.

2) Follow the instructions to install SpyHunter
 





Step B. Run SpyHunter to block This is a very nice photo of you

Run SpyHunter and click "Malware Scan" button to scan your computer, after detect this unwanted program, clean up relevant files and entries completely.

 

Step C. Restart your computer to take effect.

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