AVSystemCare Removal Process

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AVSystemCare Explanation

AVSystemCare is a fake anti-spyware program. Do NOT purchase it under any circumstances. The following process will help you remove it from your system easily and safely.

Are you getting popups from AVSystemCare? Have you identified that you have AVSystemCare installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove AVSystemCare completely from your computer?

Why should you remove AVSystemCare?

If AVSystemCare resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that AVSystemCare may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking AVSystemCare removal process.

How can you manually remove AVSystemCare

Manual removal of AVSystemCare may not be for everyone. Each manual AVSystemCare removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic AVSystemCare removal process.

AVSystemCare can be removed manually by following the steps below.

1. With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
2. Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
3. Locate AVSystemCare in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find AVSystemCare, you can continue to step 5.
4. Restart your computer.
5. Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
6. Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
7. Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.
   55B49019-E69E-47FD-A67F-F28D83E5B695

   AVSystemCare

   C4514FE1-54AA-42f0-B212-BA8065206F8F

   D961C9CA-59B3-46DD-9CEE-47714CFE2831

8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing AVSystemCare. You can do this easily by bookmarking or adding a favorite to this page by clicking here. If you are using the FireFox web browser you can press the keys Ctrl and D simultaneously to bookmark this page.

   Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process

   

9. Delete all of the following files that are associated with AVSystemCare from your computer.

   atf.exe

   aviupd.exe

   AVSystemCare

   AVSystemCare.lnk

   RTasks.exe

   UGaChk.dll

   Uninstall AVSystemCare.lnk

   If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.

   If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with AVSystemCare, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.

   Image 2. Select "Safe Mode with Networking"

   

10. After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with AVSystemCare by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\AVSystemCare folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.

11. Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed AVSystemCare completely from your computer. If you find that AVSystemCare is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic AVSystemCare removal process.