How to remove APcSafe

Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 7:04 am
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APcSafe description

APcSafe is a false security application made to infect your computer instead of protecting it. The program is actually a malware pretending to be a real antivirus in order to look convincing enough to trick people into purchasing APcSafe as if it was a security software. APcSafe is distributed online at a number of fraudulent websites which may imitate scanning your system or request downloading codecs to view some online videos.

apcsafe

Not only APcSafe requires to be purchased, it may also perform malicious actions which might harm one’s system. As APcSafe enters the computer it configures itself to launch on startup. In this way it is able to prevent legitimate security applications from loading. APcSafe may also hijack your web browser and violate the system security making it available for other similar malware to enter. No need to mention that APcSafe is an irritating parasite which loads numerous pop-ups urging to buy the full software. It is strongly advised to remove APcSafe upon detection.

APcSafe is a Rogue Antispyware software

How to manually remove APcSafe

To remove APcSafe spyware you must block APcSafe sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other APcSafe files and registry utility. Follow the APcSafe detection and removal instructions below.

The most typical software removal method is to remove APcSafe by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden APcSafe files, running processes and registries in your computer, so APcSafe may recreate all other files after reboot.

APcSafe manual removal instructions

Block APcSafe sites:
apcsafe.com Read more how to block APcSafe sites

Stop and remove APcSafe processes:
APcSafe.exe
00003e8f.tmp
Read more how to kill APcSafe processes

Locate and delete APcSafe registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\APcSafe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\APcSafe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\APcSafe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[random].exe
Read more how to delete APcSafe registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by APcSafe

Detect and delete other APcSafe files:
C:\Program Files\APcSafe Software\APcSafe\APcSafe.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\[random].exe
C:\Documents and Settings\comp\Local Settings\temp\00002e99
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\prtprocs\w32×86\00003e8f.tmp
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcSafe\1 APcSafe.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcSafe\2 Homepage.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcSafe\3 Uninstall.lnk
C:\Program Files\APcSafe Software\APcSafe\uninstall.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\APcSafe.lnk

We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track APcSafe and automaticaly remove APcSafe processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.

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