PCSegura or PC Segura Removal Guide

Published by Valentino on October 3, 2008 08:16 am under Spyware Help

Do you know what PCSegura is?

DESCRIPTION

PCSegura is a posing anti-spyware program that is usually installed from a Trojan horse infection that could be obtained from PCSegura.com, which isn’t even in English, or fake video codec download. PCSegura or PC Segura is nothing more than an outlandish program that does nothing for computer users but take their money.

PCSegura may seriously risk the security of your system while slowing the performance possibly rendering your computer useless at times. When PCSegura is installed it may start to automatically perform system scans and display bogus popup messages as a scare tactic. Ultimately PCSegura tries to scare you into purchasing the full version of PCSegura.

In non-techie terms: Do not ever fall for the scam that PCSegura performs on your system with fake popup notifications and alert messages. It is necessary that you remove PCSegura from your system before it causes damage to your personal files. PCSegura may be hard to remove manually in few cases. Do not ever install or purchase PCSegura under any circumstances.

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Aliases: PCSegura, PC Segura, www.PCSegura.com.

PCSegura Automatic Removal Instructions

This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.
Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.

Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.
Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop.
After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu. Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
press Enter to delete infect files.
SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk Cleanup program.
Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the message ‘Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes) and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.
SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter.
Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:).
Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.

PCSegura Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. PCSegura manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that PCSegura will be removed completely. So read the PCSegura 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 PCSegura Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall PCSegura if found.
To unregister PCSegura 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 PCSegura registry keys:
```
PCSegura
PCSeguraDownloader
```
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 PCSegura Directories.
To find PCSegura directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.

Search and delete the following PCSegura directories:
%CommonProgramFiles%\PCSegura
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\PCSegura
%ProgramFiles%\PCSegura
%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\PCSegura
%AppData%\PCSegura

Right-click on the PCSegura folder and select Delete.

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

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

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that PCSegura will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.

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