What is Included in this Windows Proactive Safety Removal Guide?
1. A Windows Proactive Safety video to help you remove this threat.
3. Other suggested antivirus clients and services
What is Windows Proactive Safety?
Like so many malware products before it, Windows Proactive Safety is a false security client. It may look legit at first but that is only because they use false endorsements and a similar interface to what Windows uses. All error messages and scan results are false and you should not pay them any attention
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 together an article called Avoiding Viruses Online. It will help you to not get infected again.
How Did I get infected with Windows Proactive Safety?
I could list a hundred different ways users can get infected. In most cases it does take user intervention. Often times people are tricked into installing malware clients like this. They think it’s a program they want but really it’s a virus. Users can be infected through no fault of their own as well. It’s important to keep your computer programs up to date and have a good antivirus client like Spyware Doctor with Antivirus installed to prevent such infections.
What is Windows Proactive Safety Doing to My Computer Right Now?
Not a whole lot really. It will block programs from running and hold your computer basically for ransom. It won’t let you do a whole lot until you either pay for the client or remove the virus. It is not really deleting any files and it is not stealing personal information.
Some of the error messages we came across when testing out this virus.
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 Proactive Safety
» Download Windows Proactive Safety Removal Software
You need to get Windows Proactive Safety 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 Proactive Safety Removal
Online Windows Proactive Safety Removal Service
Windows Proactive Safety Removal Video
Windows Proactive Safety Manual Removal Procedures
Focus on stopping the below file name. Once you have done that this threat is basically dead and you will have your computer back.
- Protector-[random 3 chars].exe Your file trace will be named different Example: Protector-1fr.exe.
The location of this file is : C:Users\YOUR USER NAME\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.
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 Proactive Safety removal is to delete the following file:
Protector-[random 3 chars].exe (Again you file will be named different)
IMPORTANT: Once removed you will have your computer back. Now you need to run a full virus scan to ensure you have no other viruses installed on your computer. We like Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. Use that or whatever other AV client you like best.
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
It’s just not worth you poking around in the registry. Once the .exe file is removed there is no need. We recommend you use an antivirus client or a registry cleaner if you want to find any left over traces.
Windows Proactive Safety Directories:
- %AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
- C:Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\%AppData%\Protector-[random 3 chars].exe
- %AppData%\result.db
- %AppData%\1st$0l3th1s.cnf
Conclusion
This malware threat has a new version every few days. We have used the above method on each new variant of this threat because it simply works time and time again. If you have troubles just drop us a line. If you need advanced help consider www.pcninja.com. They do a bang up job at removing viruses. If you need antivirus software as you already know we like Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. To install it you may need to boot into safe mode with networking to download and install if the virus is still live on your computer.
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