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How to remove Windows Protection Suite rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
Windows Protection Suite is a new malicious specimen in the family of rogue anti-spywares comprising such badware programs as Windows Security Suite, Windows System Suite, Malware Catcher and a few more. Being a typical rogueware, Windows Protection Suite goes tricky on its victims and displays fabricated scanners and bogus malware detection reports claiming the computer is being compromised by spyware, trojans, worms and other infections that need to be removed immediately. The truth is a bit different, though. Windows Protection Suite unregistered pack infiltrates one’s system without the user’s authorization. Once it drops several malicious files and registry keys, Windows Protection Suite gets yet more comfortable with the host system and starts flooding it with misleading stuff like the above-mentioned alerts that should by no means be trusted. Windows Protection Suite will spare great effort to make the victim install its commercial version and purchase the corresponding license. It’s important to be sober and refrain from doing unreasonable stuff like that. The right decision would be removing Windows Protection Suite using a professional and trusted solution – doing so will prevent computer havoc and probably rescue your system from a probable data loss and collapse.

Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware

Malware Author: dreamakerlab

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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Windows Protection Suite Screenshot:

How to remove Windows Protection Suite and affiliated threats manually:
Manual removal of Windows Protection Suite 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:

• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Windows Protection Suite.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Protection Suite
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Protection Suite\cookies.sqlite
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Protection Suite\Instructions.ini
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Protection Suite.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Recent\ANTIGEN.drv
• %UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.exe
• %UserProfile%\Recent\DBOLE.drv
• %UserProfile%\Recent\dudl.sys
• %UserProfile%\Recent\energy.dll
• %UserProfile%\Recent\grid.dll
• %UserProfile%\Recent\grid.sys
• %UserProfile%\Recent\kernel32.dll
• %UserProfile%\Recent\tempdoc.dll
• %UserProfile%\Recent\PE.dll
• %UserProfile%\Recent\PE.tmp
• %UserProfile%\Recent\runddl.dll
• %UserProfile%\Recent\SM.dll
• %UserProfile%\Recent\snl2w.exe
• %UserProfile%\Recent\std.exe
• %Program Files%\WindowsProtectionSuite\WindowsProtectionSuite.exe
• %Program Files%\WindowsProtectionSuite\WindowsProtectionSuite.url
• %Program Files%\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\search.xml
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\WindowsProtectionSuite
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\WindowsProtectionSuite.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\WindowsProtectionSuite\WindowsProtectionSuite.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\WindowsProtectionSuite\WindowsProtectionSuite Website.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\WindowsProtectionSuite.exe
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Windows Protection Suite 2009.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Protection Suite 2009.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Protection Suite 2009
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Protection Suite 2009\Instructions.ini
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Windows Protection Suite 2009.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Protection Suite 2009.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\345d567
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\345d567\WINSSSys
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\WINSSSys
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\345d567\26.mof
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\345d567\mozcrt19.dll
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\345d567\sqlite3.dll
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\345d567\WI345d.exe
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\345d567\WINSS.ico
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\345d567\working.log
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\345d567\WINSSSys\vd952342.bd
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\WINSSSys\winss.cfg
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Windows Protection Suite.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Protection Suite.lnk

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “WindowsProtectionSuite”

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

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