CleanupTool Removal Guide
Do you know what CleanupTool is?
DESCRIPTION
CleanupTool is a fake anti-spyware program that is designed to only “cleanup” the money in your wallet instead of cleaning up parasites from your computer. CleanupTool is pretty much worthless for removal of spyware viruses or even Trojans. Funny to say but, CleanupTool may come from a Trojan such as Zlob.
If CleanupTool is installed on your computer then you may immediately know it by the annoying popups that you get or system alert messages that bombard you in the middle of working on your computer. You may notice that the www.CleanupTool.com website looks similar to those of other fake anti-spyware programs. That just supports the fact that you should never visit www.CleanupTool.com.
In non-techie terms: If you ever encounter CleanupTool on your system then you should remove as soon as you can to prevent further damage to your system. CleanupTool and other rogue programs may lead to theft of your personal data stored on your computer. No one wants their identity to be stolen. Remove CleanupTool at once.
Aliases: CleanupTool, Cleanup Tool, Cleanup-Tool, www.cleanuptool.com.
www.CleanupTool.com website image:
CleanupTool Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
CleanupTool Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. CleanupTool manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that CleanupTool will be removed completely. So read the CleanupTool 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 CleanupTool Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall CleanupTool if found. - To stop CleanupTool 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 CleanupTool processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister CleanupTool DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these CleanupTool DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the CleanupTool DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type CleanupTool and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the CleanupTool 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 CleanupTool 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 CleanupTool registry keys:
There are no registry keys. - 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 CleanupTool Directories.
To find CleanupTool directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following CleanupTool directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the CleanupTool folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder CleanupTool and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting CleanupTool could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove CleanupTool icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the CleanupTool manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your CleanupTool problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
Read Other Random Posts
Did You Find this Article Helpful?
Subscribe to Spyware Techie for more!
Or get latest articles to your via email:
