Remove ApcSafe, ApcSafe removal help
By Luciana on January 26, 2010 | Rogue Antispyware
ApcSafe is a new title of the same old fraud hidden under names of ApcSecure , DefendAPc , SysDefenders and a bunch of other identical applications. None of them should be trusted because they are all malicious.
ApcSafe delivers fabricated security warnings in order to make an impression of numerous threats. The pop-ups of course urge to purchase a licensed version of ApcSafe for deleting the threats. Avoid paying for the full version of ApcSafe, otherwise you’ll be spending money for a computer infection. The fraud may also imitate system scan and hijack web browser.
Here’s one of the fake warnings loaded by ApcSafe:
Spyware Alert!
You 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 ApcSafe and remove spyware threats from your PC.
ApcSafe websites
apcsafe.com Learn how to block rogue websitesNew processes created
APcSafe.exe00003e8f.tmp Learn how to remove malicious processes
New ApcSafe registry entries created
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\APcSafeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\APcSafe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\APcSafe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[random].exe Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan your registry errors
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New files and directories created
C:\Program Files\APcSafe Software\APcSafe\APcSafe.exeC:\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 Learn how to unregister malicious DLL files
How to remove ApcSafe
To remove ApcSafe manually you must block rogue ApcSafe related websites, remove malicious processes and registry entries, unregister dlls and delete all malicious ApcSafe 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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