Remove Windows Secure Workshop

Windows Secure Workshop is a fake antivirus program that CANNOT DETECT AND REMOVE any kind of virus, malware and trojan. Windows Secure Workshop can do nothing but just show pop ups to convince the user that the computer has been infected by malwares and urge the user to purchase the full version of Windows Secure Workshop. Windows Secure Workshop infections are known to spread by means of fake online system alerts that warn the user about infections that require the user to download Windows Secure Workshop to remove them. Windows Secure Workshop will start automatically when Windows boot. Then Windows Secure Workshop will do a fake scan on the computer and then it will show the fake report. Do not purchase Windows Secure Workshop as it can do nothing.The user should switch to Safe Mode to make sure any scans detect Windows Secure Workshop and remove Windows Secure Workshop with anti-malware applications that are designed to handle such threats.

Windows Secure Workshop provide fake features such as provide fake features such as Firewall, Automatic Updates, Antivirus Protection, Anti-phishing, Advanced Process Control, Autorun Manager, Service Manager, All-in-one Suite, Quick Scan, Deep Scan, Custom Scan and etc. All of them cannot protect the computer from any kind of malware.

Windows Secure Workshop can be removed by using Emsisoft HiJackFree to stop the processes and kill the files from the hard drive. Then, the user has to restore the registry entries added and modified by Windows Secure Workshop. Finally, all the file related to Windows Secure Workshop must be deleted from the hard drive. All of them has been shown in the removal guide below.

The computer users should remember that any time when they encounter a web page that states that the computer is infected, they should not believe them as the majority of these pages are scams trying to get them to install the actual infection. The second method that can be used to install this fake antivirus is through hacked web sites that install Windows Secure Workshop on to the computer without their knowledge by exploiting vulnerabilities in the outdated programs.

Windows Secure Workshop should be removed immediately!

Windows Secure Workshop Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
[random].exe

Delete Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegedit" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegistryTools" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin" = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "ConsentPromptBehaviorUser" = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "EnableLUA" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Inspector"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "net" = "2012-6-15_4"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "UID" = "prrdetmjne"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ASProtect
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\About.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\avgserv9.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\driverctrl.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\lsetup.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\netutils.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ppvstop.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\sperm.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\vshwin32.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\wrctrl.exe
... and many more Image File Execution Options entries.

Remove Folders and Files
%AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
%AppData%\Protector-[random].exe
%AppData%\result.db
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Windows Secure Workshop.lnk