Windows Protection

“Register your computer’s security software” Hijacker Description:

“Register your computer’s security software” is a part of the malvertising schemes being deployed by the recent rogue anti-spyware application called Personal Security. The essence of this issue consists in the browser hijacking practices of Personal Security that redirects its victims’ web-surfing to scam websites such as Browsersecessentials.com which appears to be a warning page (please see the screenshot below the post). The message claims your internet activity is being threatened by online risks and contains the following fraud recommendation: “Register your computer’s security software”. If you choose to push the link provided, you will end up on another misleading payment site that directly prompts you to register Personal Security tool which is stated to be the right solution for your web problems that allegedly occurred. In the meantime, it’s essential to refrain from following the instructions dictated by “Register your computer’s security software” warnings. Otherwise you may get your OS greatly endangered by Personal Security which is a devastating scamware. If you happen to run into “Register your computer’s security software” redirect problem, please follow the tips below to stop the malware activity.

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“Register your computer’s security software” fake warning screenshot:

How to remove “Register your computer’s security software” hijacker manually:

To perform manual removal of “Register your computer’s security software” hijacker, you should do the following:

Delete “Register your computer’s security software” related corrupt files:

• %Program Files%\PSecurity
• %Program Files%\PSecurity\psecurity.exe
• %Program Files%\Common Files\PSecurityUninstall
• %Program Files%\Common Files\PSecurityUninstall\Uninstall.lnk
• %WINDOWS%\system32\win32extension.dll
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Computer Scan.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Help.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Personal Security.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Registration.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Security Center.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Settings.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Update.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\PSecurity.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Personal Security.lnk

Remove “Register your computer’s security software” associated registry entries:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{35A5B43B-CB8A-49CA-A9F4-D3B308D2E3CC}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\5FFB10D58FFCF482208906E6A889FD56
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “PSecurity”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\post platform “WinTSI 01.12.2009″

Please, note that manual removal of “Register your computer’s security software” hijacker is a procedure of high complexity and should be performed with extreme caution. Lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may lead to irreparable system damage. To ensure trouble-free deletion, it is recommended to use the automatic “Register your computer’s security software” removal tool below:

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