SecurePcAv Removal Guide
Do you know what is SecurePcAv?
SecurePcAv is a rogue antispyware application which has been designed in order to trick users into obtaining their money. SecurePcAv is fake and so is everything associated with it; this includes a fake system scan, fake system scan results as well as fake computer security notifications. SecurePcAv will try every single trick that it can in order to try and convince you that you have all types of malicious threats running on your machine. SecurePcAv comes from the same group of attackers that made the fake security programs SafePcAv, PcSecureNet and PcsSecure.
In non-techie terms:
Once you suspect that you may have SecurePcAv running on your computer, you need to remove it immediately. You have the option of the manual or the automatic removal process. It is imperative to be aware of the factor that the manual removal process is actually extremely hard to do and you run the risk of seriously damaging your computer, if you do something incorrectly. It is highly suggested to rather make use of the automatic removal method, where an antispyware removal product can do all the work for you. SecurePcAv needs to be removed immediately, as if you don’t do this, your computer will suffer further damage.
Aliases: Secure Pc Av, Secure PcAv, SecurePc Av.
SecurePcAv Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
SecurePcAv Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. SecurePcAv manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that SecurePcAv will be removed completely. So read the SecurePcAv 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 SecurePcAv Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall SecurePcAv if found. - To stop SecurePcAv 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 SecurePcAv processes:
1 SecurePcAv.lnk
SecurePcAv.lnk
SecurePcAv.exe
setup[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister SecurePcAv DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these SecurePcAv DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the SecurePcAv DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type SecurePcAv and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the SecurePcAv 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 SecurePcAv 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 SecurePcAv 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 SecurePcAv Directories.
To find SecurePcAv directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following SecurePcAv directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the SecurePcAv folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder SecurePcAv and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting SecurePcAv could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove SecurePcAv icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the SecurePcAv manual removal instructions!
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