Puresafetyhere.com Removal Guide

Published by WildStallion on February 9, 2008 12:36 pm under Spyware Help

Do you know what Puresafetyhere.com is?

DESCRIPTION

Puresafetyhere.com is a hijacker that may render your web browser unusable by taking it over and giving you error messages. Puresafetyhere.com will display “Page not found, 404 error” on your web browser program when you try to access web pages.

Puresafetyhere.com’s error messages can be very annoying and frustrating when you want to simply surf the internet. The errors may be the result of Puresafetyhere.com downloading malicious files onto your computer. Puresafetyhere.com may prompt or try to promote users to download rogue anti-spyware programs.

Do you ever get this browser error message?

The page cannot be displayed…

In non-techie terms: Puresafetyhere.com is designed by hackers that use illicit tactics to extort money from computer users. The software offered on Puresafetyhere.com is not legitimate spyware removal software. Do not under any circumstances download or purchase any programs related to Errorbrowser or the Puresafetyhere.com web site. Coincidently, Puresafetyhere.com does nothing but cause ERRORS on your web BROWSER.

Puresafetyhere.com 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.

Puresafetyhere.com Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Puresafetyhere.com manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Puresafetyhere.com will be removed completely. So read the Puresafetyhere.com 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 Puresafetyhere.com Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Puresafetyhere.com if found.
To stop Puresafetyhere.com 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 Puresafetyhere.com processes:
ictun.exe
pmuninst.exe
isfmntr.exe
icun.exe
icmntr.exe
isfun.exe
icthis.exe
pmmon.exe
isfmm.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister Puresafetyhere.com DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Puresafetyhere.com DLLs:
isfmdl.dll
vmlwp.dll
fdpzgi.dll
gtawclv.dll
vjxwnn.dll
veptlh.dll
cfqbw.dll

To locate the Puresafetyhere.com DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Puresafetyhere.com and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Puresafetyhere.com 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 Puresafetyhere.com 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 Puresafetyhere.com registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Messenger Service
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D61D7E1A-6613-49CA-B6F9-51DB248E209D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{aa6d4f53-4c8d-4549-84d2-02d584acc4e9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper objects\{D61D7E1A-6613-49CA-B6F9-51DB248E209D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IExplorer Security Plug-in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{70d17a5f-ef27-4295-90f5-20ad6f24834f}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Internet Explorer Secure Bar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{80ced3d6-ece9-48ba-8df8-2503d8d87c2b}

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 Puresafetyhere.com Directories.
To find Puresafetyhere.com directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.

Right-click on the Puresafetyhere.com folder and select Delete.

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

You’ve completed the Puresafetyhere.com manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Puresafetyhere.com 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 Puresafetyhere.com will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.

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