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Virus Protector Removal Guide
Virus Protector Description
Virus Protector is a dangerous program that is designed to trick computer users out of money. Virus Protector, after installed, uses aggressive techniques to make users believe that they need to purchase a full version of Virus Protector to remove detected threats. Not only does Virus Protector not have the ability to detect threats, it cannot remove them either. VirusProtector should never be used for the removal of computer parasites. It is recommended that Virus Protector be removed with a reputable spyware detection tool.
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Virus Protector Manual Removal Instructions
Backup Reminder: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.Step 1 : View the Virus Protector Components with its MD5s
Remove the "Virus Protector" components:| File Name | File Size | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
| anpf56mn5.exe | 1678848 | 5af79c1077d3b0d1c50cf76f2c5cda6c |
| setup.exe | 74050 | 28a8737b03cc2f14723755ea8f4d6941 |
To remove Virus Protector, you must first stop any Virus Protector processes that are running in your computer's memory. To stop all Virus Protector processes, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Task Manager. Click on the "Processes" tab, search for Virus Protector, then right-click it and select "End Process" key.
To delete Virus Protector registry keys, open the Windows Registry Editor by clicking on the Windows "Start" button and selecting "Run." Type "regedit" into the box and click "OK." Once the Registry Editor is open, search for the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Virus Protector." Right-click this registry key and select "Delete."
Finally, to completely get rid of Virus Protector, you must manually remove other Virus Protector files. These Virus Protector files can be in the form of EXE, DLL, LSP, TOOLBAR, BROWSER HIJACK, and/or BROWSER PLUGIN. For example, Virus Protector might create a file like
%PROGRAM_FILES%\Virus Protector\Virus Protector.exe. Locate and remove these files.
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Publication Date: Fri Feb 19 2010 15:39:16 EST
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