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Do you know what Zocleaner.com is?

DESCRIPTION

Zocleaner.com is a malicious website and browser hijacker that is known to promote and sell the rogue anti-spyware program System Security 2009. Zocleaner.com may look like a website that offers security applications but was found to be none other than something created by hackers with the intent to extort money from computer users.

If visited, Zocleaner.com will display a notification that warns you of an infection. Zocleaner.com may also look like it is scanning your computer from a Windows My Computer window. Do not fall for this trick. Discontinue use of Zocleaner.com immediately. The malicious file “install.exe” may be installed which is a malicious file that could install the rogue System Security 2009.

In non-techie terms:
Zocleaner.com should never be visited. You may be redirected to Zocleaner.com from a Trojan infection or malicious link. If that happens, then you should take the necessary steps to remove the infection at once to prevent other malware applications from being installed from the Zocleaner.com web page.

Zocleaner.com.com website image:

Aliases: Zocleaner.com, www.Zocleaner.com, System Security 2009.

Zocleaner.com Removal Guide and Information Automatic Removal Instructions

Zocleaner.com Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Zocleaner.com manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Zocleaner.com will be removed completely. So read the Zocleaner.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.

1. Uninstall Zocleaner.com Program
   Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Zocleaner.com if found.
2. To stop Zocleaner.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 Zocleaner.com processes:
   There are no processes.
   For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
3. To Unregister Zocleaner.com DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
   Search and unregister these Zocleaner.com DLLs:
   There are no dll's.
   
   To locate the Zocleaner.com DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Zocleaner.com and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
   Once you have the Zocleaner.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).
4. To unregister Zocleaner.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 Zocleaner.com registry keys:
   There are no registry keys.
5. 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.
6. Remove Zocleaner.com Directories.
   To find Zocleaner.com directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
   Search and delete the following Zocleaner.com directories:
   There are no directories.
   
   Right-click on the Zocleaner.com folder and select Delete.

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

7. To remove Zocleaner.com icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the Zocleaner.com manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Zocleaner.com problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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