APCprotect (a.k.a. “APCprotect.exe“), is a clone of ProtectPcs. APCprotect infect your computer as you visit some site promoting the software or click on an online scanner.
APCprotect - rogue anti-spyware
APCprotect will show fake alerts that your computer is infected. This is a tactics to make users believe that their computers are in danger. In fact, the scans are simulated in advance, and are nothing more than the scareware for you.
APCprotect - fake Windows Security Center
We advise you to be careful with this APCprotect software. Do not install it yourselves. It is extremely important to remove all the components of the APCprotect and all the malware and trojans that it might have come bundled with.
GridinSoft LLC and Trojan-Killer.com IS NOT associated, affiliated, consorted, or connected with the publishers or creators of APCprotect.
APCprotect automatical remover:
As you might have foreseen, APCprotect is not a lonely walker in the empty space. In contrary, it has multiple ties with other rogues so that complex malware removal is the best way to get rid of APCprotect. In addition, if you remove APCprotect automatically, you get life-time protection from malware aggression.
The screenshot above displaying all the threats that Trojan Killer found. Please note that the infections found on your computer may be different than what is shown here
APCprotect manual removal guide:
Delete APCprotect files:
%CommonDesktopDir%\APCprotect.lnk%CommonPrograms%\APCprotect\1 APCprotect.lnk
%CommonPrograms%\APCprotect\2 Homepage.lnk
%CommonPrograms%\APCprotect\3 Uninstall.lnk
%Temp%\kdf1.tmp\nsProcess.dll
%Temp%\kdf1.tmp\time.dll
%ProgramFiles%\APCprotect Software\APCprotect\APCprotect.exe
%ProgramFiles%\APCprotect Software\APCprotect\uninstall.exe
Delete APCprotect registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\APCprotectHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\APCprotect
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “APCprotect.exe”
