PCPrivacyCleaner Removal Guide
Do you know what PCPrivacyCleaner is?
DESCRIPTION
PCPrivacyCleaner is a rogue anti-spyware program that comes from the Zlob.Trojan infection. PCPrivacyCleaner can be installed onto your computer without your permission through fake video codec downloads or directly from the pcprivacycleaner.com website. After PCPrivacyCleaner or PC Privacy Cleaner is installed on your system it will annoy you to death with popups and system alerts. The PCPrivacyCleaner alerts usually state that you have some type of infection. Those messages are false and designed to get you to purchase the full PCPrivacyCleaner program.
If you end up purchasing PCPrivacyCleaner then you will be wasting your time and money. PCPrivacyCleaner is a worthless program that does not live up to the claim of removing security threats or parasites from your computer.
In non-techie terms: PCPrivacyCleaner is not much different from other rogue anti-spyware programs in that it does not give up with pesty popups until you give-in and spend your money. If you find that your computer has PCPrivacyCleaner installed then you must take action to remove it immediately. Do not voluntarily download or install PCPrivacyCleaner, it will make your life a living hell.
Aliases: FraudTool.Win32.AntiSpywareExpert.j, Kasperrsky, PCPrivacyCleaner. PC Privacy Cleaner, PCPrivacyCleaner.com.
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PCPrivacyCleaner Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
PCPrivacyCleaner Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. PCPrivacyCleaner manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that the infection will be removed completely. So read the 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 PCPrivacyCleaner Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found. - To stop PCPrivacyCleaner 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 processes:
pcpc.exe
fbxrqtwn.exe
privacyclean.exe
VirusRemover2008_Setup_Free_en[1].exe
PCPC_Setup_Free.exe
PCPC_Setup_Free[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister PCPrivacyCleaner DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type PCPrivacyCleaner and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the 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 PCPrivacyCleaner 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 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 PCPrivacyCleaner Directories.
To find infection directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the named folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the selected folder and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting a folder could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove PCPrivacyCleaner icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the manual removal instructions!
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