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How to remove Total Security Protection Center rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
Total Security Protection Center is a misleading notification that may pop up once in a while if your system is infected with the fake spyware remover called Total Security (aka TotalSecurity). FYI: Total Security is a malicious application designed to trick credulous computer users into buying its full version. Total Security may trespass on you without your awareness because it tends to use Trojans that find backdoors and other system exploits while infiltrating latently. Once inside, System Security configures itself to start running each time the PC is turned on and keeps issuing bogus notifications like Total Security Protection Center. The Total Security Protection Center alert states that one of the 3 essential security components is not working on your computer, while the “malicious sites block” and “Automatic Updates” are on. The missing component is “Antivirus Protection”, so in order to switch it on you will be fraudulently prompted to install Total Security licensed software. The essence of the whole tactics is the fact that you will have to pay for Total Security, which is a cold comfort if to take into account that Total Security is worthless malware and cannot possible protect your PC or remove any infections. The only way to prevent the deceptive Total Security Protection Center notification from popping up is to remove the program that triggers it, i.e. Total Security rogue.

Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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How to remove Total Security Protection Center and affiliated threats manually:
Manual removal of Total Security Protection Center 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:

• %Program Files%\TSC
• %Program Files%\TSC\tsc.exe
• %Program Files%\TSC\Sc2C21UvvM.exe
• %WINDOWS%\system32\winsource.dll
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\TSC.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\TSC.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\TSC
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\TSC\Help.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\TSC\Registration.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\TSC\TSC.lnk
• %Program Files%\Common Files\System\Uninstall
• %Program Files%\Common Files\System\Uninstall\Uninstall TSC.lnk

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\1FD92E3F7C34799BFB075C41DA05D1FE
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D263FA6D-84CC-48A8-9AF6-C664362B7A5B}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D263FA6D-84CC-48A8-9AF6-C664362B7A5B}
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “1FD92E3F7C34799BFB075C41DA05D1FE”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center “AntiVirusOverride” = “1″
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center “FirewallOverride” = “1″

Please, be aware that manual removal of Total Security Protection Center 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 of Total Security Protection Center, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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