How to remove Privacy Components
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Privacy Components description
Privacy Components is a typical rogue anti-spyware but it is more dangerous than regular fake applications. It uses the same fraudulent tactics as other malwares of this kind; however, PrivacyComponents can do some serious damage besides taking your money away.
Privacy Components displays fake security alerts. It indicates harmless files as malicious ones and it demands deleting them. PrivacyComponents claims it’s unable to remove a thing till user pays for a full version. The paid version is nonfunctional too but that’s not the main problem. Privacy Components insists on removing the detected files and some users may try to delete the “infections” on their own. Since Privacy Components reports regular files being dangerous, removing the files may damage a system irreparably.
Remove PrivacyComponents with no regrets. It loads numerous pop-ups and freezes computer’s performance.
Get rid of Privacy Components
Privacy Components is a Rogue Antispyware software
How to manually remove Privacy Components
To remove Privacy Components spyware you must block Privacy Components sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other Privacy Components files and registry utility. Follow the Privacy Components detection and removal instructions below.
The most typical software removal method is to remove Privacy Components by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden Privacy Components files, running processes and registries in your computer, so Privacy Components may recreate all other files after reboot.
Privacy Components manual removal instructions
Block Privacy Components sites:
privacycomponents.net
Read more how to block Privacy Components sites
Stop and remove Privacy Components processes:
tapinstall.exe
openvpn.exe
agent.exe
pc.exe
uninstall.exe
Read more how to kill Privacy Components processes
Locate and delete Privacy Components registry entries:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D032570A-5F63-4812-A094-87D007C23012}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sp.TIEAdvBHO
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D032570A-5F63-4812-A094-87D007C23012}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Privacy components
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "agent.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" => "C:\Program Files\Privacy components\pc.exe"
Read more how to delete Privacy Components registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by Privacy Components
Search and unregister Privacy Components DLL libraries:
sp.dll
libeay32.dll
libssl32.dll
Read more how to unregister Privacy Components DLL files
Detect and delete other Privacy Components files:
c:\Program Files\Privacy components
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\agent.exe
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\pc.exe
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\uninstall.exe
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\guide.html
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg1.jpg
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg10.jpg
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg2.jpg
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg3.jpg
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg4.jpg
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg5.jpg
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg6.jpg
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg7.jpg
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg8.jpg
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg9.jpg
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\sounds
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\sounds\1.mp3
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\sounds\3.mp3
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\ca.crt
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\libeay32.dll
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\libssl32.dll
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\OemWin2k.inf
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\openvpn.exe
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\tap0801.sys
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\tapinstall.exe
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sp
c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sp\sp.dll
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\cg.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\mw.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\rd.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\sc.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\sm.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\sp.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\keys
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\keys\cg.key
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\keys\rd.key
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\keys\sc.key
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\keys\sp.key
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\temp
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\temp\settings.ini
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\temp\spfilter
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Privacy components.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Privacy components
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Privacy components\Privacy components.lnk
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February 4th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
It starts up straight away and windows does not start so I cannot delete the components and task manager closes it but windows does not run what should I do, there Is a similar question on yahoo answers and someone recommended this page,please help
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Luciana Reply:
February 4th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Hello there,
Run your computer in a safe mode. You will most likely trick the malware cos most of infections are inactive in a safe mode and they can’t prevent you from deleting them.
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Robert Linder Reply:
May 20th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
My computer was just infected with Privacy Center and I did a system re-store
and it is running normal again. Is this all I have to do? I did a “search” and looked
all over my computer and could not find the files anymore. Before I did the
system restore I did find the infected files.
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bryan Reply:
May 20th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
If your system restore point was made before you’ve got this threat, I have to say you are the lucky one and I must believe that you do not have spyware onto your computer
Jake Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
If you can get into the task manager and exit the components but you are left with a blank screen click “new task” from the task manager and enter “explorer.exe” and that should restore windows so you can continue with the fix.
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Taylor Reply:
December 18th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Thankyou thank you THANK YOUUUU!!
You helped me restore my desktop!! Thank you SO much!!
I thought all of my work was wiped out, but apparently not =]
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February 17th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Hello, when you start up in normal mode, the virus will disable the start menu and other things. To get everything back, start task manager by pressing CTRL ALT DEL, End these processes: agent.exe and pc.exe. Then go to File > New Task(Run…) and type in explorer. Your desktop should come back. Then you can start removing the virus.
I hope, this helps!
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February 26th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Even starting in safe mode doesn’t work by itself, Privacy Components still launched into it’s scan and removed the entire Start functionality so the only way to proceed is to control+alt+delete to launch Task Manager and stop the application from running. Then, using Task Manager, go into File – New Task (Run) to manually launch the system restore feature. I was able to roll back to a date prior to the infection and then ran a Malwarebytes scan which removed the remaining pieces.
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March 6th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
thanks!!!
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August 29th, 2012 at 11:34 am
Perhaps you have found a virus which infects command prompt? I discovered one last week and had to edit the registry to get rid of some records. It was a fairly difficult eradication because the records were concealed rather effectively. If you want I can share some of the things I did to eliminate this malware.
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Luciana Reply:
August 29th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Hello and thank you for your comment! It would be really nice if you could share your experience. I am sure it would be useful for our visitors.
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