Privacy Components Removal Guide
Do you know what Privacy Components is?
DESCRIPTION
Privacy Components is the name of a fake anti-spyware program that pretends to eliminate the threat of spyware or malware. Privacy Components does not eliminate anything but money out of your wallet if you ever make the mistake of purchasing the Privacy Components program. It is not recommended that you even install Privacy Components because it facilitates many deceiving tactics.
Privacy Components or PrivacyComponents, may come from a Trojan such as Zlob or Vundo. Once Privacy Components is installed it may start to scan your system automatically displaying many fake scan results. In addition to the fake scan that Privacy Components performs, it starts to display popup messages or system alerts warning you of infections that are not even on your computer.
In non-techie terms:
You can never trust any rogue anti-spyware program. Privacy Components does not sway too far away from that statement. Removal of Privacy Components is recommended so that you may have a chance to keep your computer from getting unnecessary damages. Do not ever voluntarily install or purchase Privacy Components under any circumstances.
Aliases: Privacy Components, PrivacyComponents.
Privacy Components Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Privacy Components Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Privacy Components manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Privacy Components will be removed completely. So read the Privacy Components 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 Privacy Components Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Privacy Components if found. - To stop Privacy Components 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 Privacy Components processes:
pc.exe
softjopa[1].exe
agent.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Privacy Components DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Privacy Components DLLs:
sp.dll
To locate the Privacy Components DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Privacy Components and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Privacy Components 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 Privacy Components 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 Privacy Components 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 Privacy Components Directories.
To find Privacy Components directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Privacy Components directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Privacy Components folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Privacy Components and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Privacy Components could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Privacy Components icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Privacy Components manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Privacy Components problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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