CleanerCom Removal Process (remove Cleaner Com)

Protect Yourself from CleanerCom

- Remove rogue anti-spyware/anti-virus programs
- Prevent trojans, hijackers & other malware infections
- Use spyware helpdesk to resolve pesky malware

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CleanerCom is a fake anti-spyware app that is mainly marketed for Korean PC users. CleanerCom has a dark interface that looks rather convincing to many computer users. Other than the fact that it is unable to detect and remove malware as it claims, CleanerCom looks legitimate to the untrained eye. Although CleanerCom is geared towards the Korean community, it is still a viable threat to any PC. Once installed it is known to render false alert warnings and return bogus system scans results. It is best that a computer user who takes notice to CleanerCom remove it at once before it convinces you to waste your money on a registered version. In actuality, the registered version of CleanerCom is no better than the free one that may one-day appear on your PC.

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

Why should you remove CleanerCom?

If CleanerCom 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 CleanerCom 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 CleanerCom removal process.

How can you manually remove CleanerCom

Manual removal of CleanerCom may not be for everyone. Each manual CleanerCom 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 CleanerCom removal process.

CleanerCom 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 CleanerCom in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find CleanerCom, 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.

8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing CleanerCom. 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 CleanerCom from your computer.

   C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\StartMenu\Programs\MCleanerCom\CleanerCom.lnk

   C:\Program Files\MCleanerCom\CleanerComLaunch.exe

   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 CleanerCom, 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 CleanerCom by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\CleanerCom 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 CleanerCom completely from your computer. If you find that CleanerCom is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic CleanerCom removal process.