Windows Privacy Module

What is Windows Privacy Module?

Windows Privacy Module is another of the delightful family of fake security variants. Once installed on the users computer, the infection acts as if it’s a real antivirus client. All the scan results and warning that this infection puts up on your screen are fake and can be safely ignored.

This Guide Includes

1. A Windows Privacy Module video to help you remove this threat.

2. A Manual Guide

3. Other suggested antivirus clients and services

Other Helpful guides: If you paid for this client you will want to read our guide on what to do if you paid for a fake security client. To help you not get infected again we have put togehter an article called Avoiding Viruses Online. It will help you to not get infected again.

How Did I get infected with Windows Privacy Module?

Generally speaking, infections of this nature are embedded within flash ads on web-pages. They may also be inserted between pages of a website, so that during the process of navigating through a website, malicious code is forcibly downloaded and installed into the users machine. If you don’t remember being asked to install any software before the infection showed up, very likely your antivirus hasn’t been doing its job, you should consider upgrading to a more full-featured client.

What is Windows Privacy Module Doing to My Computer Right Now?

Here are a few warning messages that can be ignored as they are produced by the infection, not your computer:

Warning
Firewall has blocked a program from accessing the Internet
C:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
is suspected to have infected your PC. This type of virus intercepts entered data and transmits them to a remote server.

Error
Attempt to modify registry key entries detected. Registry entry analysis is recommended.

Error
Attempt to run a potentially dangerous script detected.
Full system scan is highly recommended.

Windows Privacy Module

» Download Windows Privacy Module Removal Software

You need to get Windows Privacy Module out of your computer as soon as you can. Infections of this type often act as a kind of backdoor into your computer, allowing rookits and other far more malicious software to be downloaded without the user’s interaction. For this reason, its exceedingly important that you run a full virus scan when you’ve finished with the manual removal procedures outlined in the guide below.

Automatic Windows Privacy Module Removal

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Windows Privacy Module Manual Removal Procedures

The first step you must take in order to remove Windows Privacy Module is to stop the following process.

• Protector-[random 3 chars].exe Your file trace will be named different Example: Protector-1fr.exe.

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.

B.  Boot into Safe Mode and delete the file

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

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

The next step in Windows Privacy Module removal is to delete the following file:

Protector-[random 3 chars].exe

Once you have deleted the above executable, Windows Privacy Module will no longer be running. At this time you need to run a full virus scan. RUN THE  SCAN! We recommend wither Spyware Doctor with Antivirus or Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. You need to ensure no other viruses are on your computer.  So many people skip this very simple step.  Take an extra few minutes and ensure you have all the viruses removed.

If you find this threat too hard to remove yourself and need an expert we recommend www.pcninja.com . They charge far less than others and are great at what they do.

Windows Safety Maintenance Registry Removal Procedures

There is no real need to edit the registry. We no longer recommend people go into it and attempt to remove left over traces. In most cases these traces do not matter anyways as you already deleted the main .exe file. You are better off just scanning the computer with an Antivirus client.

Windows Privacy Module Directories:

• %AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
• %AppData%\Protector-[random 3 chars].exe
• %AppData%\Protector-[random 4 chars].exe
• %AppData%\result.db
• %AppData%\1st$0l3th1s.cnf

It is not recommended for inexperienced users to attempt to delete Windows Privacy Module manually, as any mistake made during removal could result in your system getting damaged. Therefore, inexperienced users are advised to use a web-based repair service such as www.pcninja.com or legitimate antivirus software such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus to completely and safely remove Windows Privacy Module. Many of our users report they really like the look and feel of Spyware Doctor with Antivirus so that is the main client we have been starting to recommend.

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