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How to Remove PcsProtector, PcsProtector Removal Help

By Bryan on January 5, 2010 | Rogue Antispyware How to Remove PcsProtector, PcsProtector Removal Help

PcsProtector is not a program to protect your computer with. It is not an antivirus and it does not provide security services. Pcs Protector can be acquired when video codecs from some corrupt websites are downloaded and installed in order to watch videos which usually promise some adult-oriented content. Unfortunately, in most cases such codecs not only do not allow watching the desired videos, but also infect the system with parasites like PcsProtector.

Here are some of the fake alerts laded by PcsProtector:

Security Center Alert!
Infiltration alert!
Your computer being attacked by an Internet Virus. It could be a password-stealing attack,a trojan-dropper or similar. Do you want PcsProtector to block this attack?

Spyware Alert!
Your computer is infected with spyware. It could damage your critical files or expose your private data on the Internet. Click here to register your copy of PcsProtector and remove spyware threats from your PC.

PcsProtector is a harmful application which should be avoided by all means possible. However, if you have this infection on your computer, you should find the removal instructions provided bellow useful.

PcsProtector websites

pcsprotector.com Learn how to block rogue websites

New processes created

PcsProtector.exe
uninstall.exe Learn how to remove malicious processes

New PcsProtector registry entries created

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PcsProtector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PcsProtector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PcsProtector
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ".exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "PcsProtector" Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan your registry errors
Learn how to remove malicious registry entries

New files and directories created

c:\Program Files\PcsProtector Software
c:\Program Files\PcsProtector Software\PcsProtector
c:\Program Files\PcsProtector Software\PcsProtector\main_config.xml
c:\Program Files\PcsProtector Software\PcsProtector\PcsProtector.exe
c:\Program Files\PcsProtector Software\PcsProtector\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\10566viruz2809.dll
c:\WINDOWS\10652not-a-virus69z.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\1092sp5wzre1923.bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32\10501not-a-vizus359.dll
c:\WINDOWS\system32\105259orz1d2.dll
c:\WINDOWS\system32\1058ztroj95e.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\system32\.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\PcsProtector.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PcsProtector
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PcsProtector\1 PcsProtector.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PcsProtector\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PcsProtector\3 Uninstall.lnk
%Temp%\.exe Learn how to unregister malicious DLL files

How to remove PcsProtector

To remove PcsProtector manually you must block rogue PcsProtector related websites, remove malicious processes and registry entries, unregister dlls and delete all malicious PcsProtector files from your computer.
Please note: cleaning your computer is a difficult and dangerous task, manually editing registry entries and removing processes and files may cause serious damage to your system. We strongly recommend scanning your computer with one of the legitimate antispyware scanners.

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