Advanced PC Shield 2012

What is Advanced PC Shield 2012?

Advanced PC Shield 2012 is part of the Braviax family of viruses. This is a clone of similar fake security clients including XP Anti-Spyware, XP Home Security 2012, XP Anti-Virus 2012, XP Security 2012 and Multirogue 2012

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 How Did I get infected with Advanced PC Shield 2012?

Advanced PC Shield 2012 normally get's installed by the end user. They are tricked into installing this malware from being made to belive they need a video update or codec update. It is common for users to get infected from existing trojans that me be installed on the infected computer. In most cases users who get infected with Advanced PC Shield 2012 got infected from not having proper anti-virus protection installed. Free clients do not provide the live up front protection end users need to fully protect their computers. If you are using a free anti-vorus client you will want to look into alternatives. We do recomend Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.

What is Advanced PC Shield 2012 Doing to My Computer Right Now?

Luckily this client does not attempt to steal user passwords or personal information. In most cases Advanced PC Shield 2012 will block legit anti-virus clients from running and stop other common executables from running. To get around this users can boot into safe mode to run and install a virus client.

Some of the common messages we are seeing from this virus: Keep in mind this is all a scam and these messages are just there to scare the end user.

Severe system damage!
Spyware and viruses detected in the background. Sensitive system components under attack! Data loss, identity theft and system corruption are possible.
Act now, click here for a free security scan.

Virus infection!
System security was fount to be compromised. Your computer is now infected. Attention, irreversible changes may occur. Private data may be stolen.
Click here now for an instant anti-virus scan.

Tracking software found!
Your PC activity is being monitor. Possible spyware infection. Your data security may be compromised. Sensitive data can be stolen.
Prevent damage now by completing a security scan.

Advanced PC Shield 2012

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What Do I Do To Remove Advanced PC Shield 2012?

Follow our Advanced PC Shield 2012 removal guide below to learn how to remove Advanced PC Shield 2012 from your computer. Be sure to read the full guide first and you should also run a full scan with Spyware Doctor with Antivirus as well.

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Advanced PC Shield 2012 Manual Removal Procedures

The first step you must take in order to remove Advanced PC Shield 2012 is to stop the following process.

• [random].exe ( This file name will mutate and change over time. Expect your file name to be different. This is just an example of the file name as it's random)

Know File Path Locations

XP

• C:\Documents and Settings\[Username]\Application Data\

  C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR USER NAME\ApplicationData\Local\Temp\

Vista / Windows 7: One of the below

• c:\users\[username]\AppData\local\
• C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Local\Temp\
• C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\

To Stop this process you can

A. Browse to the file location shown below and re-name the file first and then restart your computer. Then browse to that file location again and delete the file. Take note that you can sort the files by date and help rule out most files and folders. Chances are you will only have a few files that appear within the date range you first became infected.

B.  Boot into Safe Mode and delete the file

C:  Use the Task Manager  to find the location of the file and re-name it then delete after re-boot. Most people will have this disabled and not working. However some users can use it the very second you log into the operating system. You have about 10 seconds to locate the file before the Task Manager will close.

D:  Log-into another users account and see if you can delete the file.

E:  Start the Task Manager the very second you login and terminate the process that way.

The next step in Advanced PC Shield 2012 removal is to delete the following file. You NEED to re-boot your computer first if you re-named the file as you can not remove a file that is running.

If you are unable to find the Executable you need to delete then you should boot into safe mode with Networking and install the Spyware Doctor with Antivirus Client and run a full scan.

KNOWN LOCATIONS OF THIS VIRUS

XP

• %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ Empty this entire folder
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Advanced PC Shield 2012

Vista / Windows 7:

• %AppData%\Advanced PC Shield 2012\

Be sure to run a full virus scan once you are done. This ensures you have gotten all the virus traces and that you have no other malware on your computer.

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Advanced PC Shield 2012 Registry Removal Procedures

Editing the Windows Registry is not recommended for most users. One little slip and you can kiss your operating system good by. It's better to just let antivirus software repair and edit the rgistry. You may also want to consider using the PC Health Advisor Trial Here to clean out the registry and scan for other malware.

Here are the registry traces for your refference only. Please help update these traces by posting a comment below

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_1ADA0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_1ADA0\0000
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_1ADA0\0000\Control
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_2F1E76264F11EC54
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_2F1E76264F11EC54\0000
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_2F1E76264F11EC54\0000\Control
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\2f1e76264f11ec54
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_1ADA0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_1ADA0\0000
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_1ADA0\0000\Control
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_2F1E76264F11EC54
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_2F1E76264F11EC54\0000
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_2F1E76264F11EC54\0000\Control
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\2f1e76264f11ec54
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges\Range1

Advanced PC Shield 2012 Directories:

XP

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Advanced PC Shield 2012

Windows 7 / Windows Vista

• %AppData%\Advanced PC Shield 2012
  %StartMenu%\Programs\Advanced PC Shield 2012

Conclusion

Like with most Malware the hardest part is simply stopping the main executable. Once you do that it should be smooth sailing. Always run a full virus scan once done to ensure you have no other infections. We like Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. If you require advanced help or just want an expert to remove the virus for than use this computer repair service.

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