PC Privacy Defender Removal Guide
Do you know what PC Privacy Defender is?
DESCRIPTION
PC Privacy Defender or PCPrivacy Defender, is a fake spyware remover application. PC Privacy Defender can be compared to many other rogue anti-spyware programs that attempt to use scare tactics to get users to purchase the rogue software.
PC Privacy Defender is sometimes installed without user permission or knowledge through a Trojan horse infection. In some cases PC Privacy Defender can be downloaded and installed through a malicious website that advertises rogue anti-spyware programs. You may get a multitude of fake popup messages or security alerts if PC Privacy Defender is installed on your system.
In non-techie terms:
The trial and full versions of PC Privacy Defender do not detect or remove spyware. PC Privacy Defender may cause damage to your system in addition to scaring you into purchasing PC Privacy Defender. Do not fall for the vicious tricks of PC Privacy Defender. Do not ever purchase PC Privacy Defender under any circumstances.
Aliases: PC Privacy Defender, PCPrivacy Defender, PC PrivacyDefender, PCPrivacyDefender.
PC Privacy Defender Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
PC Privacy Defender Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. PC Privacy Defender manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that PC Privacy Defender will be removed completely. So read the PC Privacy Defender 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 PC Privacy Defender Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall PC Privacy Defender if found. - To stop PC Privacy Defender 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 PC Privacy Defender processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister PC Privacy Defender DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these PC Privacy Defender DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the PC Privacy Defender DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type PC Privacy Defender and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the PC Privacy Defender 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 PC Privacy Defender 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 PC Privacy Defender 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 PC Privacy Defender Directories.
To find PC Privacy Defender directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following PC Privacy Defender directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the PC Privacy Defender folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder PC Privacy Defender and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting PC Privacy Defender could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove PC Privacy Defender icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the PC Privacy Defender manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your PC Privacy Defender problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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