By Jim

Remove ProtectPcs
Updated on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

ProtectPcs is another malware that makes use of trojans in the form of downloadable codecs, drivers, or antivirus tools to infect your system. Once inside, it can let your computer run slow and generate irritating popups as well as other types of notifications. Because these trojans find their way into your system through rogue websites, naive web surfers are the most likely victims.

If you’re easily duped into making downloads from just about any site, then we won’t be surprised if you’ve already got ProtectPcs in your system.

ProtectPcs can perform fake scans to make it appear that its searching for viruses in your hard drive. To make it look realistic, it also installs files in your system directories and reports them to you through the popups and notifications. Sure enough, when you try to run a search to verify their presence, you’ll find them right where ProtectPcs wants you to – in the system folders.

But ProtectPcs doesn’t end there. The makers of this rogue program can’t gain anything if all it does is slow down your system. To make money, the evil developers of this program designed it to dupe you into purchasing a so-called full version of this fake antivirus.

They will claim that the full version is the only way you can get rid of the virus it is said to have discovered inside your system. But in reality, the full version does nothing at all.

Symptoms Of Infection

• Your computer is acting slow. ProtectPcs slow down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.

• You are getting pestered with pop ups. ProtectPcs infects your registry and uses it to launch annoying pop up ads out of nowhere.

• Searches are redirected or your homepage and desktop are settings are changed. This is a symptom of a very serious ProtectPcs infection.

Dangers Of Infection

Viruses like ProtectPcs will infect your registry and other important system files. If the infection is not treated it can cause a complete collapse of your system.

Some ProtectPcs infections contain spyware and keyloggers which can be used to record sensitive data like passwords, credit card, bank account, and social security numbers. The longer you allow the infection to fester, the greater the chance of identity fraud.

How To Remove Infection Manually

Uninstall ProtectPcs Processes

Delete ProtectPcs Files

Remove ProtectPcs Registry Files

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