PCTotalDefender Removal Process (remove PC Total Defender)

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- Remove rogue anti-spyware/anti-virus programs
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PCTotalDefender Explanation

PCTotalDefender is a fake anti-spyware application that displays misleading popups or system alert messages to get you to purchase the full PCTotalDefender program. PCTotalDefender, once installed, performs system scans that come back with fake results that usually say that your computer is infected with parasites. Do not trust this, it is totally bogus.

PCTotalDefender or PC Total Defender, was discovered to be associated with other rogue anti-spyware programs such as AntiSpywareMaster. If it looks like a scam and behaves like a scam then it is PCTotalDefender. Do not ever trust, download or purchase PCTotalDefender no matter what the conditions are. Do you have PCTotalDefender installed on your computer and having trouble removing it?

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

Why should you remove PCTotalDefender?

If PCTotalDefender 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 PCTotalDefender 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 PCTotalDefender removal process.

How can you manually remove PCTotalDefender

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

PCTotalDefender 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 PCTotalDefender in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find PCTotalDefender, 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.
   DE5F80FD-8A16-4E53-A670-25EDD1152274

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DE5F80FD-8A16-4E53-A670-25EDD1152274}

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DE5F80FD-8A16-4E53-A670-25EDD1152274}\InprocServer32

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DE5F80FD-8A16-4E53-A670-25EDD1152274}\ProgID

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DE5F80FD-8A16-4E53-A670-25EDD1152274}\Programmable

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DE5F80FD-8A16-4E53-A670-25EDD1152274}\TypeLib

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DE5F80FD-8A16-4E53-A670-25EDD1152274}\VersionIndependentProgID

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ieremainder.Remainder

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ieremainder.Remainder.1

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ieremainder.Remainder.1\CLSID

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ieremainder.Remainder\CLSID

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ieremainder.Remainder\CurVer

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{18D792C0-5144-40C0-BBB7-CE4791959DFB}

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{18D792C0-5144-40C0-BBB7-CE4791959DFB}\ProxyStubClsid

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{18D792C0-5144-40C0-BBB7-CE4791959DFB}\ProxyStubClsid32

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{18D792C0-5144-40C0-BBB7-CE4791959DFB}\TypeLib

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{BE7E2D8D-C62F-47B0-A42F-1AD5D66EC710}

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{BE7E2D8D-C62F-47B0-A42F-1AD5D66EC710}\1.0

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{BE7E2D8D-C62F-47B0-A42F-1AD5D66EC710}\1.0\0

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{BE7E2D8D-C62F-47B0-A42F-1AD5D66EC710}\1.0\0\win32

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{BE7E2D8D-C62F-47B0-A42F-1AD5D66EC710}\1.0\FLAGS

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{BE7E2D8D-C62F-47B0-A42F-1AD5D66EC710}\1.0\HELPDIR

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{DE5F80FD-8A16-4E53-A670-25EDD1152274}

   Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs\PCTotalDefender

   PCTotalDefender

   SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUNONCE\overinstall

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

   18647bf490824b42f6cd90172b8dbd13.exe

   pctdf.exe

   PCTotalDefender.lnk

   rmd.dll

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