How to Remove PC Privacy Rogue Anti-Spyware?
PC Privacy Virus Information:
PC Privacy (also referred as PCPrivacy) is a fake anti-spyware application which distributes through the Internet with the help of Trojans and fake online security websites. PC Privacy enters into the targeted computer systems without the user’s permission or knowledge. Then it will stealthily modify system configurations and system registry to have itself run automatically with Windows. Once executed, computer users may experience loads of fake security warning pop-ups promoting PC Privacy. PC Privacy launches its fake scanner that reports bogus malware on the infected system to persuade users into purchasing the full version of PC Privacy scam. PC Privacy is a huge security risk to your computer security and you should remove PC Privacy as soon as it’s found on your system.
Manual Removal
Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing PC Privacy Virus. And double check the entries that you are going to delete, or your computer can’t work for missing some files.
Registry files you need to delete:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\ugdccw
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\pcprivacytool
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\pc drive tool
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\gdc_is1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\pcprivacytool
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{b33de756-deee-4d7a-87db-1d905ba2aa21}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\systemfileassociations\directory.video\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\systemfileassociations\directory.image\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\systemfileassociations\directory.audio\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\folder\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\drive\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\directory\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\directory\background\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}\shell\secure delete
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ \shellex\contextmenuhandlers\secure_del
Files you need to unregister:
[%DESKTOP%]\PCPrivacyTool unregistered.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\Install PCPrivacyTool .lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\PCPrivacyTool unregistered.lnk
Please, be aware that manual removal of PC Privacy Virus 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 PC Privacy Virus, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.
Automatic PC Privacy Virus 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 PC Privacy Virus Remover, install it and update its database to the latest. After that, restart your computer so as to make PC Privacy Virus Remover fully functional. Repeat Step 1 into Safe Mode and run an Online Scan of your computer so that PC Privacy Virus Remover can detect all potential malware in your system.
NOTE: If you have problem installing PC Privacy Virus 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 PC Privacy Virus 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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