How to remove ProtectPcs

Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 5:23 am
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ProtectPcs description

ProtectPcs is a deceptive program. It is installed by trojans that spread masked as Adobe Flash updates and video codecs. Avoid downloading such things from suspicious sources in order to avoid malware like Protect Pcs.

ProtectPcs

ProtectPcs is a clone of good old AntiAID and SiteVillain frauds. It is promoted as a security program while it’s nothing more but a malware. Avoid purchasing ProtectPcs unless you want to support scammers.

Protect Pcs generates enormous amounts of counterfeit security alerts. The pop-ups prompt buying the program for deleting computer parasites. If ProtectPcs alerts appear on screen of your PC, keep in mind that ProtectPcs itself is a computer infection and it doesn’t function as anti-spyware or anti-virus.

ProtectPcs is a Rogue Antispyware software

How to manually remove ProtectPcs

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

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

ProtectPcs manual removal instructions

Block ProtectPcs sites:
protectpcs.com Read more how to block ProtectPcs sites

Stop and remove ProtectPcs processes:
ProtectPcs.exe
uninstall.exe
Read more how to kill ProtectPcs processes

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

Detect and delete other ProtectPcs files:
c:\Program Files\ProtectPcs Software
c:\Program Files\ProtectPcs Software\ProtectPcs
c:\Program Files\ProtectPcs Software\ProtectPcs\ProtectPcs.exe
c:\Program Files\ProtectPcs Software\ProtectPcs\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\10199virzs7a45.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\1058zsp941a5.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\107csza9se555.bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32\.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\10075izus96.ocx
c:\WINDOWS\system32\10493wozm56c.bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32\10593sp9mzot654.bin
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\ProtectPcs.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\ProtectPcs
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\ProtectPcs\1 ProtectPcs.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\ProtectPcs\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\ProtectPcs\3 Uninstall.lnk

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

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3 Responses to

ProtectPcs

  1. Silver

    Another AnitAID clone?! Tsk tsk, these people aren’t even trying anymore, are they?

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