Are you familiar with all the antivirus programs on your computer? Have you given permission to Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro to be installed? If you haven’t, where does it come from? Why is it more active than other programs? According to its scanning result, your computer has been infected by many viruses. Is that true? Why the other antivirus tools haven’t claimed anything? It seems that this Win7 Security Cleaner Pro is hard to be uninstalled. How does one uninstall an unwanted software like this and only stick to the programs they have?

Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro Description

Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro seems to be a legit antivirus tool judging from its appearance and functions. However, it is in fact a fake antivirus program which comes to your computer to bring troubles. This kind of computer issue is categorized as a rogue antispyware computer virus. Generally, members from this group of family have many things in common. They usually will be dressed up as PC protection tools providing computer care and enhance experiences of enjoying fast computers. With deceitful appearances, they have managed to fool a lot of computer users all around the world wherever the victims are. As long as there’s a computer becoming vulnerable or infected, Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro will probably be able to sneak in with the ability to spread online. The ultimate purpose of this kind of rogue antispyware is usually the money. In another word, they help PC attackers steal money from computer owners.

Similar to Vista Security Cleaner Pro virus, this Win7 Security Cleaner Pro has a certain group of targets. That is, the Windows 7 operating system. One whose computer runs a Windows 7 operating system will be the target when the computer becomes vulnerable. It should be mentioned that even if there are protections from antivirus programs, Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro virus can still get inside. Being specially designed by PC attackers, it has the ability to bypass many antivirus applications. When the time is right, it can even replace these legit programs! Therefore, there’s no hesitation of getting rid of this unwanted software. The longer it stays in your computer, the more troubles it can get you into.

How does one get in trouble with this Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro virus? The reasons can be concluded from your online behaviors. For instance, when you are viewing pornographic content online, this virus could sneak in without approval. It can also come bundled with unknown free software that you install. When it’s successfully getting in, it will start to draw your attention and bring constant troubles. This fake application will automatically start a scanning process through the computer whenever it’s ready. And you can’t seem to be able to stop this process. During the scanning, you will be reported with many viruses inside of your computer. While other antivirus programs don’t seem to detect anything, this Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro may be your only hope. However, if you want to move forward with the removal using this program, you will have to get a registered version of it beforehand. And usually, this non-existing registered version will be charged. But if you pay, you won’t be able to remove all these detected problems; neither can you get future full protection from it. It’s only scamming your money!

The removal of Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro virus seems to be difficult since legit antivirus programs have failed to do so. As stubborn as it is, it should be manually removed as it is guaranteed. Contact YooSecurity Online PC Expert if you are not familiar with any manual removal process and are afraid of losing any personal data or files. The manual removal will require better computer skills and knowledge during the process (Only advanced computer users are suggested to follow the guides here).

Screen-shots of Win7 Security Cleaner Pro Fake Antivirus

Win-7-Security-Cleaner-Pro-Registered-Version

Win-7-Security-Cleaner-Pro-Firewall-Alert

Some examples of the fake pop up alerts:

System security threat was detected. Viruses and/ or spyware may be damaging your system now. Prevent infection and data loss or stealing by running a free security scan.

Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro has blocked a program from accessing the internet. Taskmgr.exe is infected with Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen. Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords.

A Step-by-step Manual Removal Guide

Notice: As mentioned before that the manual removal of this Win7 Security Cleaner Pro requires expertise, any lack of experiences could cause other unpredictable problems during the process. Below are some steps to describe a general concept of this manual removal. You may not find certain files because of the changeability of the virus. If being afraid of losing data and personal stuff to the virus, please consider making a backup of necessary and important files and programs before getting started.

Step 1: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time to open the Windows Task Manager; go to Processes tab on top; then End processes associated with Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro or processes not belonging to system.
Windows Task Manager

If Windows Task Manager has been disabled under regular mode, please try to reboot the infected machine into Safe mode with Networking to do Step 1. To put the computer in Safe mode with Networking, please hit F8 key repeatedly while system is booting up BUT before it’s logging in till you get advanced options on a black screen; use arrow keys to highlight Safe mode with Networking option and hit enter key to proceed system loading files into that mode.
safe mode with networking for Windows XP Vista and Win 7

Step 2: Open Control Panel from Start menu. Go to Folder Options and under View tab, select Show hidden files and folders and non-select Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) then click OK.
Folder Options

Step 3: Press Windows+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to open Registry Editor. Delete all the following or those related to the following files.
%AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
%AppData%\Protector-.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe(rnd)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = {rnd}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings “”
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun

Video on how to remove fake Win7 Security Cleaner Pro antivirus:

Fake Antivirus Conclusion

Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro virus, among the newly released viruses, is very sneaky and nasty. Being dressed up like a legit antivirus software, it has successfully made many PC users believe that their computers are in bad situations. Even thought it looks quite similar with other legit antivirus programs on the surface, it’s actually nasty on the inside. There are ways that one can tell whether a program is a bad one or not. Take this Win7 Security Cleaner Pro for example. Usually, we will install antivirus applications that we know to provide protection for the PCs. You have given permission to these programs to be installed. However, this fake antivirus software doesn’t need your approval to install itself. Once your computer becomes weak because of some online activities, it will seize its chances and sneak inside. Furthermore, a real antivirus will not automatically start scanning processes through your  computer unless you’ve set it to do so. Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro virus, however, will automatically start scanning processes constantly which you can’t seem to stop manually. Obviously, the scanning results will not be good. By telling you that your computer has many risks and viruses, it tries to convince you to sign up for its registered version which doesn’t even exist. This is a scamming action! Once you sign up, you won’t get any registered version; neither can you receive future protection. Be careful when you’ve got this rogue antispyware in your computer. It can not only scam your money, but also bring other consequences to your computer. Computer could be fallen down one day if you don’t get rid of it ASAP.

Notice: Due to the changeability of this virus, you may not locate certain files listed above in the manual removal guide. An incomplete removal is let to? Please contact YooSecurity Expert now to save your computer from this Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro virus. A complete removal is required before you can go back to use the computer again.

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on March 18, 2013 4:21 am

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