Spyware Techie

Published by Scott on December 24, 2009 07:51 am under Spyware Help

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ApcProtect is a new rogue antispyware application that is hitting innocent users around the globe. You need to be aware of the factor that everything which is related to ApcProtect is actually one malicious scam. ApcProtect will cause a fake scan to take place as well as generated fake scan report results. It is imperative that you don’t fall for any of this as it is all one big scam which ApcProtect has created in order to obtain your hard earned money.

In non-techie terms:

In order to remove ApcProtect from your computer, it is imperative that you make use of a decent antispyware removal product that is able to both detect and automatically remove ApcProtect for you. You can try the manual removal process, but you need to be warned that if you do something incorrectly, you run the risks of further damaging your already damaged computer.

Aliases: Apc Protect, rogue.ApcProtect

ApcProtect Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

ApcProtect Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. ApcProtect manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that ApcProtect will be removed completely. So read the ApcProtect removal steps carefully and good luck.

Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

Uninstall ApcProtect Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall ApcProtect if found.
To stop ApcProtect processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these ApcProtect processes:
APCProtect.lnk
APCProtect.exe
1 APCProtect.lnk
setup[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister ApcProtect DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these ApcProtect DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the ApcProtect DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type ApcProtect and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the ApcProtect DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).
To unregister ApcProtect registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these ApcProtect registry keys:
APCProtect APCProtect.exe
If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
Remove ApcProtect Directories.
To find ApcProtect directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following ApcProtect directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the ApcProtect folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder ApcProtect and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting ApcProtect could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove ApcProtect icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the ApcProtect manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your ApcProtect problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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