Home Safety Essentials Removal Process (remove HomeSafetyEssentials)

Protect Yourself from Home Safety Essentials

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Home Safety Essentials is a rogue security program that was found to be a close relative to several other fake anti-virus apps known as Virus Doctor, Power Antivirus 2009 and Vista Antivirus 2009. Home Safety Essentials is basically designed to look like it is a solution for computer users who have been presented with notifications for detected malware threats. The problem is, these notifications are more than likely rendered by the Home Safety Essentials program itself and are completely fabricated. Mind you, Home Safety Essentials was created by malicious hackers who look to specifically extort money from you by use of Home Safety Essentials devious tactics. It is strongly suggested that Home Safety Essentials be detected and safely removed. Removing Home Safety Essentials can be a difficult task which is why PC users faced with the annoying Home Safety Essentials program may want to seek a trusted spyware removal application that is able to detect and delete rogue anti-spyware programs.

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

Why should you remove Home Safety Essentials?

If Home Safety Essentials 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 Home Safety Essentials 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 Home Safety Essentials removal process.

How can you manually remove Home Safety Essentials

Manual removal of Home Safety Essentials may not be for everyone. Each manual Home Safety Essentials 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 Home Safety Essentials removal process.

Home Safety Essentials 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 Home Safety Essentials in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Home Safety Essentials, 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.
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\URL http://findgala.com/?&uid=231&q={searchTerms}

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download\CheckExeSignatures "no"

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PRS http://127.0.0.1:27777/?inj=%ORIGINAL%

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform\89770803

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform\lib/5.00231

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\UID 231

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun 1

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\0 msseces.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\1 MSASCui.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\10 avgscanx.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\11 avgcfgex.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\12 avgemc.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\13 avgchsvx.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\14 avgcmgr.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\15 avgwdsvc.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\2 ekrn.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\3 egui.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\4 avgnt.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\5 avcenter.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\6 avscan.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\7 avgfrw.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\8 avgui.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun\9 avgtray.exe

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Home Safety Essentials

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\HS2d7_231.DocHostUIHandler

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AAWTray.exe

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\About.exe

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\Ad-Aware.exe

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AlphaAV

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AlphaAV.exe

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AluSchedulerSvc.exe

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AVCare.exe

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AVENGINE.EXE

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AVWEBGRD.EXE

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\~1.exe

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\~2.exe

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin "2"

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorUser "2"

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA "1"

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9. Delete all of the following files that are associated with Home Safety Essentials from your computer.

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\HSYITSQGE

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\HSYITSQGE\HSLGILTOGE.cfg

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\14.mof

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\3178.mof

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\46.mof

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\6113.mof

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\HS2d7_231.exe

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\HSE.ico

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\HSESys

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\Quarantine Items

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Home Safety Essentials\

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Home Safety Essentials\Instructions.ini

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Home Safety Essentials\ScanDisk_.exe

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Home Safety Essentials.lnk

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CLSV.tmp

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\DBOLE.dll

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\delfile.dll

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\eb.dll

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\eb.sys

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\energy.dll

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\gid.tmp

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\pal.sys

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\PE.sys

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\ppal.drv

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\runddlkey.exe

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\SICKBOY.drv

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\SICKBOY.sys

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\snl2w.drv

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Home Safety Essentials.lnk

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Home Safety Essentials.lnk

   %Documents and Settings%\User Name]\Desktop\Home Safety Essentials.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 Home Safety Essentials, 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 Home Safety Essentials by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\Home Safety Essentials 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 Home Safety Essentials completely from your computer. If you find that Home Safety Essentials is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic Home Safety Essentials removal process.