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How to remove PrivacyCorrector rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
PrivacyCorrector (or Privacy Corrector) is a program that definitely gives people some painful experience. It repeats the habits of PCoptimizer 2010 and even looks almost the same, but for the denomination only. PrivacyCorrector is an expert in finding most unexpected and imperceptible weak spots inside your system so that it can easily get in without having to ask for your permission. This unwanted and potentially harmful product manipulates people by convincing them that it is a real antivirus program that detects real threats. But that’s not true. PrivacyCorrector creates the visibility of genuine PC protection work while it can only display ads about non-existent malware. This rogue will keep disturbing you with pop-ups that report Unknown Win32/Trojan and other ‘highly dangerous’ vulnerabilities. But the key component of PrivacyCorrector’s strategy is the fake scanning activity. It issues startup virus scanners (please see the image below) that purportedly monitor such components as System Security, System Utilities, Media Tools, Privacy, System Information and Internet Security. Of course, as you may have figured out, this scam application will find multiple problems in there. According to the scan reports, it’s a must to purchase the license for PrivacyCorrector. Just think well – why bother buying a tool that is worthless in virus detection and removal and which made up some malware items just to frighten you? Is it at all reasonable falling victim of this? Right you are – this malicious software does not belong inside your computer environment so it needs to be eradicated ASAP. The most comprehensive information with regard to PrivacyCorrector removal is encompassed within the set of instructions supplied below. Make sure you give the rogueware nil to chances to deceive you.

Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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PrivacyCorrector Screenshot:

How to remove PrivacyCorrector manually:
Manual removal of PrivacyCorrector is a feasible objective if you have sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The files to be deleted are listed below:

• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\PrivacyCorrector.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PrivacyCorrector\
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PrivacyCorrector\PrivacyCorrector.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\protect.exe
• %Program Files%\PC\
• %Program Files%\PC\PrivacyCorrector\
• %WINDOWS%\Tasks\At1.job

The registry entries that need to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PC
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PC\PrivacyCorrector
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WindowsT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon “Shell” = “%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\protect.exe”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Protection

Please, be aware that manual removal of PrivacyCorrector is a cumbersome process and does not always ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal PrivacyCorrector, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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