PestSweeper Removal Guide
Do you know what PestSweeper is?
DESCRIPTION
PestSweeper is a rogue anti-spyware program designed to extort money from you. PestSweeper literally is a “pest” because once it is installed it pests you with annoying popups and alert messages that say you are infected with a parasite of some sort. The reality behind the messages is that you do not have the infections that it says. PestSweeper and the Trojan that may have installed PestSweeper are the pests that you must remove.
PestSweeper may be installed from a Trojan infection such as Zlob without your permission or directly from the PestSweeper.com website. PestSweeper should be called Pest-Maker because it surly does not sweep pests away.
In non-techie terms: PestSweeper is not much different from other rogue anti-spyware programs. It attempts to get you to purchase the full version of PestSweeper through fake scans and popups. Do not purchase or download PestSweeper under any circumstances.
Aliases: PestSweeper, Pest Sweeper, PestSweeper.com.
PestSweeper 1.0 screen shot image:
PestSweeper.com website image:
PestSweeper Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
PestSweeper Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. PestSweeper manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that PestSweeper will be removed completely. So read the PestSweeper 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 PestSweeper Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall PestSweeper if found. - To stop PestSweeper 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 PestSweeper processes:
pestsweeper on the Web.lnk
pestsweeper.exe
Uninstall pestsweeper.lnk
pestsweeper.lnk
setup_en[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister PestSweeper DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these PestSweeper DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the PestSweeper DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type PestSweeper and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the PestSweeper 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 PestSweeper 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 PestSweeper 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 PestSweeper Directories.
To find PestSweeper directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following PestSweeper directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the PestSweeper folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder PestSweeper and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting PestSweeper could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove PestSweeper icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the PestSweeper manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your PestSweeper problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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