PC Registry Shield

Posted: December 3, 2013

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Ranking:	10,404
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	2,707

First Seen:	December 3, 2013
Last Seen:	October 8, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

PC Registry Shield is a PUP – or Potentially Unwanted Program – that uses inflated marketing and system scan results to advertise its prowess as a file cleaner. Like similar products that aren't threatening but often promise more than they can deliver, PC Registry Shield claims to be able to enhance your PC's speed and stability, but malware researchers have found that the majority of the fixes PC Registry Shield offers would be unlikely or completely unable to provide these positive side effects. PC Registry Shield doesn't need to be considered an active threat to your computer, but uninstalling PC Registry Shield with dedicated security software usually is your best option for the actual optimization of your PC.

PC Registry Shield: the Small Shield with Large Advertising Claims

Although PC Registry Shield is superficially similar to products like Sinergia Cleaner and Registry Power Cleaner, PC Registry Shield isn't a rogue Registry cleaner and doesn't try to attack your PC (for instance, by blocking other programs or displaying fake pop-up warnings). However, PC Registry Shield's marketing exaggerates the ability of its basic file-cleaning functions to improve the speed and overall performance of your PC, even if these features have been found to be legitimate. Letting PC Registry Shield scan your PC is unlikely to harm it and may even remove unwanted junk data, as its company claims, but malware researchers are forced to warn that expecting any useful system performance changes is a wasted hope.

Other telltale signs of PC Registry Shield not being quite as much as PC Registry Shield seems to include its distribution on sites known for propagating PUPs (such as adware, browser hijackers and unwanted toolbars). Lastly, there are some incidents of PC Registry Shield being installed by itself. While these incidents could be the byproduct of hastily-downloaded software bundles, they also are a possible sign of browser exploits installing PC Registry Shield on vulnerable computers.

Solid Protection from a Dishonest Defender

Considering the less than auspicious marketing efforts around PC Registry Shield, malware experts wouldn't suggest taking its marketing materials at their word on its ability to help your computer, but neither does PC Registry Shield's installation need to be something that harms your computer in the long term. Appropriate security products with PUP-removal capabilities, such as those found in most anti-adware and anti-malware scanners, should be able to uninstall PC Registry Shield with a minimum of trouble.

Removing PC Registry Shield is only half of the story in case you are dealing with all forms of PUPs safely, a story that always begins with keeping your PC guarded against unwanted download sources. Malware experts consider updated browsers using basic script-disabling features to be the best protected against unreliable downloads, and basic software bundles that may include PC Registry Shield can be identified by the same anti-malware tools that later may be used for removing PC Registry Shield, or any other system cleaner that doesn't live up to its marketing prospects.

Aliases

Generic_r.NG [AVG]Adware.Plugin.110 [DrWeb]

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