How to remove PCPrivacyTool
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 at 10:47 amPCPrivacyTool description
PcPrivacyTool is typical corrupt anti-spyware. It loads pop-ups urging customers to buy full version of the program in order to remove supposedly located malwares. In a real world PC Privacy Tool is a malware itself. It can’t detect or delete computer infections, but it tricks people into purchasing the program as it was a functional tool.
PC PrivacyTool is extremely annoying. It loads plenty of pop-ups and it might even hijack web browser. Removing PC Privacy Tool manually is a complicated task.
Get rid of PCPrivacyTool
PCPrivacyTool is a Rogue Antispyware software
How to manually remove PCPrivacyTool
To remove PCPrivacyTool spyware you must block PCPrivacyTool sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other PCPrivacyTool files and registry utility. Follow the PCPrivacyTool detection and removal instructions below.
The most typical software removal method is to remove PCPrivacyTool by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden PCPrivacyTool files, running processes and registries in your computer, so PCPrivacyTool may recreate all other files after reboot.
PCPrivacyTool manual removal instructions
Stop and remove PCPrivacyTool processes:
UGDCcw.exe
GDC.exe
Read more how to kill PCPrivacyTool processes
Locate and delete PCPrivacyTool registry entries:
HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"PCPrivacyTool" = "C:\Program Files\PCPrivacyTool\GDC.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"PCPrivacyTool" = "C:\Program Files\PCPrivacyTool\GDC.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"ugdccw" = "C:\PROGRA~1\PCPRIV~1\UGDCcw.exe" -start"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved\"{B33DE756-DEEE-4D7A-87DB-1D905BA2AA21}" = "secure_del"
HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\PCPrivacyTool
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B33DE756-DEEE-4D7A-87DB-1D905BA2AA21}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Audio\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Image\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Video\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\secure_del
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GDC_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PC Drive Tool
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PCPrivacyTool
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Purchased Products\PC Drive Tool
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ugdccw
Read more how to delete PCPrivacyTool registry entries
Download registry cleaner to remove registry errors caused by PCPrivacyTool
Detect and delete other PCPrivacyTool files:
UGDCcw.exe
GDC.exe
We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track PCPrivacyTool and automaticaly remove PCPrivacyTool processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.
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