Security Cleaner Pro provide fake features such as Perform Scan, Internet Security, Personal Security, Proactive Defense, Firewall, Settings, Complete PC Protection, Automating Updating, Protection against bank account fraud, Self-protection from malware etc. All of them cannot protect the computer from any kind of malware.
Security Cleaner Pro 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 Security Cleaner Pro. Finally, all the file related to Security Cleaner Pro must be deleted from the hard drive. All of them has been shown in the removal guide below.
Security Cleaner Pro should be removed immediately!
Security Cleaner Pro Removal Guide
Kill Process
shl.exe
Delete Registry
HKCU\Software\Protection
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "ProtSoftware Inc" = "%AppData%\shl.exe"
Remove Folders and Files
%StartMenu%\Programs\Startup\shl.exe
%AppData%\shl.exe
File Location Notes:
%AppData% refers to the current users Application Data folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Application Data for Windows 2000/XP. For Windows Vista and Windows 7 it is C:\Users\[Current User]\AppData\Roaming.
%StartMenu% refers to the Windows Start Menu. For Windows 95/98/ME it refers to C:\windows\start menu\, for Windows XP, Vista, NT, 2000 and 2003 it refers to C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Start Menu\, and for Windows Vista/7/8 it is C:\Users\[Current User]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu.
Security Cleaner Pro 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 Security Cleaner Pro. Finally, all the file related to Security Cleaner Pro must be deleted from the hard drive. All of them has been shown in the removal guide below.
Security Cleaner Pro should be removed immediately!
Security Cleaner Pro Removal Guide
Kill Process
shl.exe
Delete Registry
HKCU\Software\Protection
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "ProtSoftware Inc" = "%AppData%\shl.exe"
Remove Folders and Files
%StartMenu%\Programs\Startup\shl.exe
%AppData%\shl.exe
File Location Notes:
%AppData% refers to the current users Application Data folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Application Data for Windows 2000/XP. For Windows Vista and Windows 7 it is C:\Users\[Current User]\AppData\Roaming.
%StartMenu% refers to the Windows Start Menu. For Windows 95/98/ME it refers to C:\windows\start menu\, for Windows XP, Vista, NT, 2000 and 2003 it refers to C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Start Menu\, and for Windows Vista/7/8 it is C:\Users\[Current User]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu.
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