Description: Peak Protection is a malicious application that belongs to a set of clones which are well known to cause trouble for computer users. These are Red Cross Antivirus, Pest Detector, Major Defense Kit and AntiSpy Safeguard. Similarly to its relatives, it attempts to trick users into paying for a software license that does not exist. Peak Protection gets installed on users systems thanks to Trojans that get downloaded from fake security websites which use security loopholes in the user's system to break through. Once established on the user's computer, Peak Protection proceeds to load at startup as a service and to perform an endless stream of fake security scans on the system. However, it must be noted that the reported 'threats' from these scans are completely non-existent. Peak Protection also displays fake security pop-ups from the Windows Taskbar, which causes a lot of nervousness in the hearts of users. The aim of all these warnings is to try and trick the user into paying for a software license under the claim that the currently installed 'trial' version of Peak Protection is incapable of properly scanning the system, and that the user should get the 'full' version to fix the problem. It should be kept in mind at all times that Peak Protection is a fake application and as such it cannot scan or clean your computer under any circumstances.
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If you are unfortunate enough to find that a copy of Peak Protection has been installed on your system, you should immediately initiate Peak Protection removal. In order to delete Peak Protection, you need to stop its running processes, delete its files and folders and remove its registry entries.
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Peak Protection Manual Removal Procedures
The first step you need to take in order to remove Peak Protection is to stop the following processes from functioning:
- antispy.exe
- defender.exe
- tmp.exe
Delete Peak Protection Files
The next step in the process of Peak Protection removal is the deletion of the following files and folders:
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\PAV\
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\antispy.exe
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\defender.exe
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\tmp.exe
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\kjkkklklj.bat
Now there will be no instances of Peak Protection installed on your computer any longer.
Peak Protection Registry Removal Procedures
File deletion alone is not sufficient to ensure complete Peak Protection removal. In order to remove Peak Protection completely, you should remove the following keys and settings from the Windows Registry as well:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PAV
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnonBadCertRecving" = "0"
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnOnPostRedirect" = "0"
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "tmp"
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce "SelfdelNT"
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" = "%UserProfile%\Application Data\antispy.exe"
At this point it is safe to say that you have completely removed Peak Protection from your computer. However, in order to make sure that no additional threads reside in the PC’s file or registry system it is recommended to run a full scan of all data using a genuine antivirus product such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.
Peak Protection Directories:
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\PAV\
We see this threat in the above folder and trace files in the Application Data folder. AKA Appdata folder for Windows 7 and Vista users.
Outside Resources:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100822083653AAZ8aMt
http://trojan-killer.net/how-to-remove-peak-protection-2010/
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