KeepCop Removal Guide
Do you know what KeepCop is?
DESCRIPTION
KeepCop is another horrible rogue antispyware application which comes from the same family as AntiAID, SystemVeteran, System Fighter, Block Keeper. You need to know that nothing positive will ever come from having KeepCop on your machine. You will experience many fake computer security notifications which will alert you to the factor that you have various malicious threats running on your machine.
In non-techie terms:
You need to know that this is all one big scam to try and trick you into buying the full version. The reality of the situation is that the only real threat which you have running on your machine is the malicious KeepCop itself. KeepCop is not something that you want to try and removal manually due to the factor that it is extremely difficult and you run the risk of damaging your machine, if you do something incorrectly. It is suggested to make use of the automatic removal process, with a decent application tool that does it all for you. KeepCop is something you definitely want to remove off your machine immediately.
Aliases: Keep.Cop, Keep Cop.
KeepCop Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
KeepCop Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. KeepCop 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 KeepCop Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found. - To stop KeepCop 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:
setup[1].exe
KeepCop.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister KeepCop 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 KeepCop 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 KeepCop 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 KeepCop 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 KeepCop icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the manual removal instructions!
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