Protection System Removal Guide and Information
Do you know what Protection System is?
DESCRIPTION
Protection System is a rogue anti-spyware program that comes from the same group that created CoreGuard Antivirus 2009, another rogue anti-spyware application. Protection System behaves similar to other rogues in the way that it uses various deceiving tactics to get computer users to purchase a full version of Protection System.
Protection System is usually installed through a Trojan horse. In some cases you could have downloaded Protection System from a malicious website that promotes Protection System. Once Protection System is installed it starts to scan your computer and display several misleading popup messages.
In non-techie terms:
Protection System can become more of a nuisance than a help very fast if you do not remove it. Protection System is not able to detect or remove any kind of computer parasite from your computer. Do not ever purchase Protection System under any circumstances or you will be wasting your money.
Aliases: Protection System, ProtectionSystem.
Protection System Removal Guide and Information Automatic Removal Instructions
Protection System Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Protection System manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Protection System will be removed completely. So read the Protection System 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 Protection System Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Protection System if found. - To stop Protection System 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 Protection System processes:
psystem[1].exe
psystem.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Protection System DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Protection System DLLs:
coreext.dll
To locate the Protection System DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Protection System and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Protection System 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 Protection System 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 Protection System 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 Protection System Directories.
To find Protection System directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Protection System directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Protection System folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Protection System and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Protection System could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Protection System icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Protection System manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Protection System problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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