Jul 24

How to Remove Windowssecurityinfo.com Hijacker – Windowssecurityinfo.com Removal Guide

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Windowssecurityinfo.com Hijacker Description:

Windowssecurityinfo.com is a scam website that pushes a yet bigger and more dangerous scamware called Personal Antivirus which has been distressing the cyber-world for the last decade. Windowssecurityinfo.com promotes Personal Antivirus in an interesting yet quite a standard way. Windowssecurityinfo.com drives traffic to its domain via the same-named hijacker that uses trojan viruses to mess with one’s web browser and redirect it without the user’s approval. Consequently, when infected with Windowssecurityinfo.com hijacker, you will keep hitting the domain randomly until you either purchase the pimped worthless scareware or remove the trojans responsible for the browser diverts in the first place. When redirected to Windowssecurityinfo.com, you will see a misleading notification that says the site you are intending to visit probably contains malicious software code that can damage your PC. Then, as a possible remedy for defending you system, Windowssecurityinfo.com will suggest installing Personal Antivirus which you can buy on one of the websites you will get further diverted to after pushing one of the links on Windowssecurityinfo.com. One way or another, Windowssecurityinfo.com attempts to fool you around, so you should refrain from visiting it at all costs. In addition, you should remove the reason of browser redirections to Windowssecurityinfo.com, in other words eliminate the trojan viruses which are responsible for the whole malicious activity.

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How to remove Windowssecurityinfo.com hijacker manually:

To perform manual removal of Windowssecurityinfo.com hijacker, you should do the following:

Delete Windowssecurityinfo.com related corrupt files:

  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\Personal Antivirus.lnk
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Personal Antivirus Home Page.lnk
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Personal Antivirus.lnk
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Purchase License.lnk
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Personal Antivirus.lnk
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\settings.ini
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\uill.ini
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\unins000.exe
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\Uninstall Personal Antivirus.lnk
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\config.cfg
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\Timeout.inf
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\Urls.inf
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\log.txt
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\pguard.ini
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\services.exe
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\activate.ico
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Explorer.ico
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\PerAvir.exe
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\unins000.dat
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\uninstall.ico
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\working.log
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db\DBInfo.ver
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db\ia080614.db
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db\ia080618x.db
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAEs.lng
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAFr.lng
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAGer.lng
  • %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAIt.lng
  • %WINDOWS%\system32\log.txt
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\winlogon.exe
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iGSh.png
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iMSh.png
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iPSh.png
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iv.exe
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\log.txt
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\pguard.ini
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\services.exe

Remove Windowssecurityinfo.com associated registry entries:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Personal Antivirus_is1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ITGRDENGINE
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ITGrdEngine
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “PrS”
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Personal Antivirus”

Please, note that manual removal of Windowssecurityinfo.com 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 Windowssecurityinfo.com hijacker removal tool below:

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