How to remove ThinkPoint

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 at 7:00 am
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ThinkPoint description

ThinkPoint is a malicious program masked under user interface of a security tool. The program is incapable of detecting and removing infections, nevertheless, it charges for these nonexistent services.

Think Point generates tons of annoying security reports. If a victim clicks on a fake warning they are asked to buy ThinkPoint for deleting the “detected threats”. If your screen is taken over by ThinkPoint, keep in mind that all the alerts are falsified and ThinkPoint itself is the problem. Do not purchase ThinkPoint! The malware may also cause other inconveniences such as hijacked web browser or disabled applications.

ThinkPoint is a Rogue Antispyware software

How to manually remove ThinkPoint

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

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

ThinkPoint manual removal instructions

Stop and remove ThinkPoint processes:
hotfix.exe
thinkpoint.exe
Read more how to kill ThinkPoint processes

Locate and delete ThinkPoint registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PAV
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "thinkpoint"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" = "%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\hotfix.exe"
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentConfiguration\Winlogon\Shell = %AppData%\hotfix.exe
Read more how to delete ThinkPoint registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by ThinkPoint

Detect and delete other ThinkPoint files:
%UserProfile%\Application Data\hotfix.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\thinkpoint.exe

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

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4 Responses to

ThinkPoint

  1. Eleanore Genchur

    I want to remove Thinkpoint and I am 82 years old and I can not read the fine print on the directions to remove Thinkpoint and I am very upset about the whole thing

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    Luciana Reply:

    Press CTRL button on your keyword and hold it pressed it. While the CTRL in pressed click + (plus) symbol. Click the plus button till the text becomes big enough to read. You can make the text smaller by pressing CTRL and minus symbol simultaneously. This works on most websites.

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