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PC Purifier

Posted: October 28, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 4,470
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 25,199
First Seen: October 28, 2016
Last Seen: October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

PC Purifier is an application that has been recently considered as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) due to its questionable offer as being an agent of fixing system issues and making a PC run smoother or faster. PC Purifier may be touted by its creators as being a viable solution to making a Windows PC run better and detect issues that can easily be resolved automatically by the PC Purifier application. There may be various websites that tout PC Purifier as a program for fixing system issues and improving overall performance.

Due to the questionable nature of PC Purifier, some computer users will want to remove the application. Removal of PC Purifier may be a process that is difficult for some computer users. Due to such, PC Purifier may be eliminated by use of an antimalware application automatically.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathPC Purifier.lnkPCPurifier.lnkwww.pcpurifier[1].xmlRegexp file mask%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\PC Purifier%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\PC Purifier_DEFAULT%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\PC Purifier_UPDATES%WINDIR%\Tasks\PC Purifier_DEFAULT.job%WINDIR%\Tasks\PC Purifier_UPDATES.jobHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\pcpurifier.coSOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.pcpurifier.coSOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\pcpurifier.coSOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\www.pcpurifier.coSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\pcpurifier.coSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.pcpurifier.coSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PCPurifier_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\PC Purifier_UPDATES.jobSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\PC Purifier_UPDATES.job.fpSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\PC PurifierSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\PC Purifier_DEFAULTSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\PC Purifier_UPDATESSoftware\PC PurifierSoftware\PC\PurifierSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\PCPurifier_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PC PurifierSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PC\PurifierHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}PC Purifier_is1PCPurifier_is1

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PC Purifier%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PCPurifier%APPDATA%\PC Purifier%PROGRAMFILES%\PC Purifier%PROGRAMFILES%\PC-Purifier%PROGRAMFILES%\PCPurifier%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PC Purifier%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PC-Purifier%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCPurifier
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