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How To Remove Clearway Shield - (Uninstall Guide)

By George Norman

Added on 18 Nov 2009(130 Views)

classification: Rogue AntiSpyware Programs
To be completely truthful, the name Clearway Shield makes me think of a beauty product, some sort of anti-acne cream or something like that. But Clearway Shield is not a pimple cream, it is a rogue security software application. Actually, to put it better we would have to say something like this: Clearway Shield does not pretend to be a beauty product, it claims to be a security software solution. It tries to make you believe it is a genuine, legitimate security software application so that it can scam you out of some money.

Here’s how clearwayshield.com maliciously advertises the rogue:

Clearway Shield v3 software represents complete virus protection, offering full desktop security including a resident shield with anti-spyware technology. Clearway Shield v3 gives you multiple layers of protection so you can search and surf the Internet, shop and bank online, watch video, download music, documents and pictures, email and chat online - with confidence that your online world is safe from the bad guys. No other security software product gives you this level of continuous real-time protection – and when threats are on the move all the time, if it’s not continuous protection, it's not protection at all.

The purpose of this malicious advertising is to get you to download and install Clearway Shield. Once you do, the rogue will blast you with popups, fake security alerts and phony system scans. The goal here is to make you believe your computer is infected or under attack. Then Clearway Shield will ask you to purchase a license to block the attack or remove the infection. That would be a waste of money. So instead of parting with your hard earned money, part with Clearway Shield instead.

You should note that Clearway Shield is also distributed by Trojans. The Trojan will compromise the user’s system, then download and install Clearway Shield without the user’s consent.

Automatic removal guide
Step 1. If you have a printer, make sure to print out this tutorial. If you do not have a printer, save this tutorial, go out to a copy center and print it out there. If you do not have a printer and do not want to go out, then use the pen and paper method: grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down the instruction presented in the steps below. In the process of eliminating Clearway Shield from your machine you will need to shut down the browser. And since this will also shut down the tutorial, you need to know what you should do next.

Step 2. You will have to install Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. In this regard you need to download the software’s setup executable. Just click this link and save the .exe file on your computer (preferably on your desktop).

Step 3. Double click the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware setup executable. It should be on the desktop under the name mbam-setup. This will launch the installation process. If you already know how to install a piece of software, proceed to step 4. If you do not know how to do this, we’ll walk you though it all:

- The Select Setup Language window should have popped up. By default, the language in which the software will be installed is set to English, but you can change this. The software provides support for 30+ languages. After selecting the language of your choice, click OK. It would be best to just leave it set to English though.

- The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Setup Wizard will now popup. Just click Next.

- You will be presented with the License Agreement. Click I accept the agreement and then click Next. If you do not accept the agreement you will not be able to continue.

- Keep clicking Next until you get to the Ready to install window. Now click Install. After the installation process completes click Finish. Do not uncheck the boxes next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware or Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.

Step 4. The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware application will launch automatically. The Perform quick scan option should be checked by default – if it isn’t then check it and then click Scan. You are well advised to close all running apps before clicking scan. This will ensure the scan for Clearway Shield will complete swiftly.

Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of Clearway Shield. This may take a while, so be patient. It all depends on how powerful your computer is and how many files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has to scan.

When the scan for Clearway Shield is complete you will be presented with a notification box. Click OK to close the notification box and go to the main Scanner screen. Click Show Results and you will be presented with a list of all the infected files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected.

Step 5. Click Remove Selected and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will remove all the infected files it has detected. It may be necessary to restart your computer in order to remove some of these files. After Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is done removing all the infected files, it will open Notepad and present the scan log to you. You can review the log at your leisure – save it If you want.

Step 6. Close Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and you’re done. No traces of Clearway Shield should be left on your computer.

Manual removal guide

Access the Windows Registry Editor and delete the following registry key(s):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run "ClearWay Shield"

Block access to the domain:

http://clearwayshield.com/

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