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How to remove Secure Expert Cleaner

Malware Description:
Secure Expert Cleaner is a fake security program that pretends to be a malware detection / removal tool but is in fact just the opposite. If your machine is infected with Secure Expert Cleaner, you are most likely to have got it through a trojan that succeeded in bypassing your system’s authentication barriers while penetrating inside. The trial version of Secure Expert Cleaner that must have been installed without your knowledge and consent will apply the typical tactics inherent to this malware type. It will trigger a fabricated general system scan that is pre-determined to list various unreal threats of different severity. Secure Expert Cleaner will also generate fake positives that report alleged infections threatening your computer security. Clicking on any section of the mentioned popups will automatically get you to Secure Expert Cleaner’s affiliated web-site that promotes its full commercial version in a number of dishonest ways. You are eventually supposed to end up paying for this rogue software. In any case, having Secure Expert Cleaner trial or ‘licensed’ version will not only be useless – it is very likely to contribute to your PC slowdown, data loss and general system disruption.

Malware Type: Fake Security Programs

Malware Author: Pandora-Software

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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Secure Expert Cleaner Screenshot:

How to remove Secure Expert Cleaner manually:
Manual removal of Secure Expert Cleaner is feasible if you have sufficient expertise in working with program files, system processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The files to be deleted are listed below:

• CleanerInstaller.exe
• SecureExpertCleaner_Installer_Dual_En.exe
• %Program Files%\SecureExpertCleaner\sec.exe
• %Program Files%\SecureExpertCleaner\reminder.exe
• %Program Files%\SecureExpertCeaner\unins000.exe
• %Program Files%\SecureExpertCleaner\reminder.exe

The related registry entries to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\sec
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\sec
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\sec frun
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\sec producttid
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\sec producttid
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\3p_usec_is1 urlupdateinfo
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\3p_usec_is1 norepair
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\3p_usec_is1 nomodify
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\3p_usec_is1 urlinfoabout
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\3p_usec_is1 installlocation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\3p_usec_is1 installdate
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\3p_usec_is1 uninstallstring
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\3p_usec_is1 helplink

Please, be informed that manual removal of Secure Expert Cleaner is a cumbersome procedure 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 of Secure Expert Cleaner, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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