TrustCop Removal Guide
TrustCop has nothing to do with Microsoft Windows. TrustCop or Trust Cop actually has been created by the same group of malicious people who have created other malicious misleading products Secure Fighter, Secure Warrior, SecuritySoldier, SecurityFighter, SaveArmor, SaveDefender, TrustWarrior, QuickHealCleaner, SoftSafeness, SafetyKeeper, BlockDefense, WiniFighter, SecureVeteran and SystemCop. This particular malicious group of people also created Windows System Suite, Windows Additional Guard and Windows Protection Suite. The moment that finds an opening and gains access to your system, you are in big trouble. TrustCop will run fake system scans and come up with fake reports that look identical to the real thing. TrustCop will continuously bombard you with fake security notifications which will appear to be the exact same as authentic Windows alerts or notifications. Then trick is not to be fooled by the security alterts, the system scan or the offer of a “full version” for a small fee. Don’t fall for any of this as TrustCop is very clever and manipulative. If you want to win the fight against TrustCop, then you need to detect it on your system. You can do this with the use of an automatic and up to date antispyware removal product. If your computer is acting strange and its performance is diminishing with no explanation then you could be the next victim of TrustCop. If your machine has anything remotely related to TrustCop on it, remove it properly without hesitating in order to avoid further negative complications.
TrustCop Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
TrustCop Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. TrustCop manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that TrustCop will be removed completely. So read the TrustCop 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 TrustCop Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall TrustCop if found. - To stop TrustCop 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 TrustCop processes:
TrustCop.lnk
TrustCop.exe
1 TrustCop.lnk
setup[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister TrustCop DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these TrustCop DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the TrustCop DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type TrustCop and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the TrustCop 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 TrustCop 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 TrustCop 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 TrustCop Directories.
To find TrustCop directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following TrustCop directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the TrustCop folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder TrustCop and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting TrustCop could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove TrustCop icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the TrustCop manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your TrustCop problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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