How To Remove My PC Protector - (Uninstall Guide)
My PC Protector is nothing more than a variant of Your PC Protector, a rogue antivirus application that wants to scam you out of your hard earned money. Just like its sibling, My PC Protector cannot detect, remove and protect against malware. It just claims to be able to in order to scam you. If you believe My Pc Protector is a genuine security software application, you will believe it when it tells you that numerous infected files have been detected on your system. And you will also believe the rogue when it tells you that you need to purchase a My PC Protector license to remove the infection it detected.
Here are some other bits and pieces you should know about the My PC Protector rogue:
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 My PC Protector 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 My PC Protector will complete swiftly.
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of My PC Protector. 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 My PC Protector 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 My PC Protector should be left on your computer.
Manual removal guide
Stop and remove the processes:
Access the Windows Registry Editor and delete the following registry keys:
Locate and delete the following files:
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Here are some other bits and pieces you should know about the My PC Protector rogue:
- This rogue is usually distributed by malware, such as Trojans. The Trojan manages to compromise your computer, then downloads and installs My PC Protector without your consent.
- Once installed, My PC Protector will try to kill any programs you have running. It will also prevent you from running certain programs by displaying a phony security alert when you want to launch the program (the alert states the program is infected or something similar).
- The rogue will automatically run at startup and will keep running in the background as you go about your day. This will eat system resources and cause the computer to act sluggish (performance loss).
- The rogue will hijack the browser. It will redirect you to certain malicious webpages, display phony security alerts when you want to view certain webpages.
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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 My PC Protector 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 My PC Protector will complete swiftly.
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of My PC Protector. 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 My PC Protector 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 My PC Protector should be left on your computer.
Manual removal guide
Stop and remove the processes:
My PC Protector .exe
Access the Windows Registry Editor and delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/My PC Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Uninstall/My PC Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run “My PC Protector”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Uninstall/My PC Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run “My PC Protector”
Locate and delete the following files:
%Documents and Settings%/All Users/Desktop/My PC Protector.lnk
%Documents and Settings%/All Users/Start Menu/Programs/My PC Protector
%Documents and Settings%/All Users/Start Menu/Programs/My PC Protector
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