How to Remove Windows Optimization & Security Rogue Anti-Spyware?
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Windows Optimization & Security Information:
Windows Optimization & Security (also referred as Windows Optimization and Security) is a new rogue security application spread via the fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert virus that looks like the legitimate Microsoft Security Essentials Alert. First, you will see this fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert keeps popping up and reports one unknown Win32/Trojan. Then it will recommend many security tools to help you solve the problem. There is Windows Optimization & Security, ThinkPoint, AntiSpy Safeguard and Pest Detector 4.1 malware available to download. So you will have the chance to download Windows Optimization & Security onto your PC. Immedately after the installation, Windows Optimization & Security will begin its aggressive activities to persuade you to purchase its fake license. It runs its falsified scanner to check your workstation and then lists many dangerous malware to mislead you. Moreover, Windows Optimization & Security creates deceptive popup alerts at your system tray. You should know that Windows Optimization & Security is developed to mislead you with made-up malware detections and thus persuade you to pay for it. All malware detections are false and you can just ignore them. To make sure the removal process smooth, please reboot your computer and hit F8 key into Safe Mode. Then open Task Manager and end the suspicious process before Windows Optimization & Security interface appears. If you fail, do try one more time. After that, proceed the following removal steps and remove Windows Optimization & Security for good.
Windows Optimization & Security Screenshot:
Manual Removal
Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing Windows Optimization & Security Rogue Anti-Spyware. And double check the entries that you are going to delete, or your computer can’t work for missing some files.
Step 1: Processes you need to end:
[random].exe
Step 2: Registry entries you need to delete:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Windows Optimization & Security”
Step 3: Files you need to delete:
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\[random].exe
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Desktop\Windows Optimization & Security.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Optimization & Security
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Optimization Center\Uninstall Windows Optimization & Security.lnk
Please, be aware that manual removal of Windows Optimization & Security Rogue Anti-Spyware is a cumbersome task and can not always ensure complete removal of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards.Moreover, lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may lead to irreparable system damage. That’s why it’s strongly recommended automatic removal of Windows Optimization & Security Rogue Anti-Spyware, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.
Automatic Windows Optimization & Security Rogue Anti-Spyware Removal:
1. Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 Key before Windows launches. Use the arrow keys to select the “Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then hit ENTER Key to continue.
2. Download Windows Optimization & Security Remover, install it and update its database to the latest. After that, restart your computer so as to make Windows Optimization & Security Remover fully functional. Repeat Step 1 into Safe Mode and run an Online Scan of your computer so that Windows Optimization & Security Remover can detect all potential malware in your system.
NOTE: If you have problem installing Windows Optimization & Security Remover, you can download this correction script, unzip it and then double click to run it. It will correct your registry settings that the virus has modified. Then double click the program and finish the installation.
3. After the Online Scan finishes, click “Details” for the malware detected to make sure that your important data are not infected and removed. Ignore or select the scan result and click “Remove” to remove the threats. Reboot your computer and let Windows Optimization & Security Remover delete all detected virus.
4. Click to repair your corrupted registry
Why should you need to repair the registry?
As we all know, virus and Trojans modify and destroy system registry and make the computer malfunction so that the computer will not perform normally. Even if the virus and Trojans are removed, the registry is still destroyed or modified, so the computer still has problems. That’s the very reason why you need to repair the registry. At the meanwhile, some virus and Trojans leave some DLL files in the registry and this will cause strange DLL errors and affect the computer performance.
To make your computer run as perfectly as before or much faster than before:
1. Download and install Multi-Awarded Registry Tool.
2. Run a full scan of your registry.
3. Click “Repair Problems” and repair all errors detected.
After these 3 easy steps, your computer will run much faster than before within minutes!
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