Home Malware Programs Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) PC Protector Plus

PC Protector Plus

Posted: December 21, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 8,309
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 4,216
First Seen: December 21, 2015
Last Seen: October 9, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

PC Protector Plus is an erroneous security program that pretends to have found several threats or issues on the computer it is installed on. The use of PC Protector Plus may not be immediately harmful to a PC. However, trusting PC Protector Plus to find and fix system issues in addition to removing malware threats is a risky proposition in knowing that PC Protector Plus is a sham. The PC Protector Plus application is similar basically a fake security application that attempts to extort money from computer users who know no better. The best actions to take against PC Protector Plus is to remove the application completely either through a manual process of finding all related files, or by using an antispyware program to automatically detect and eliminate all instances of PC Protector Plus on your computer.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\2.1.1000.20873_pcppstsetup.exe File name: 2.1.1000.20873_pcppstsetup.exe
Size: 5.35 MB (5351920 bytes)
MD5: 0559f40e3a4f3dbfb1a9bfafb3e572f3
Detection count: 1,899
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\2.1.1000.20873_pcppstsetup.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 28, 2023
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\2.1.1001.23282_pcpp_site.exe File name: 2.1.1001.23282_pcpp_site.exe
Size: 5.34 MB (5344528 bytes)
MD5: 7149ddedbff7ebb5f9b0e0105ccdef6c
Detection count: 56
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\2.1.1001.23282_pcpp_site.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 12, 2022
PCProtectorPlus.exe File name: PCProtectorPlus.exe
Size: 6.23 MB (6239680 bytes)
MD5: 89a53497848fea4ddb8532df604c6673
Detection count: 42
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 6, 2020
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