The Registry Sentinel Removal Process (remove Registry Sentinel)

Protect Yourself from The Registry Sentinel

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

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The Registry Sentinel Explanation

Registry Sentinel sounds like it is a directory or listing of popular newspapers or publications. Hate to be the bearer of bad news but Registry Sentinel is a dangerous and fake registry repair program. Just like rogue anti-spyware, Registry Sentinel attempts to get computer users to purchase a full version of this bogus program. Registry Sentinel is in the same family as the programs related to Your Web Safe.

We recently posted a removal process for Your Web Safe which further explains how Registry Sentinel is part of a devious scheme to ultimately take the money of a computer user who is not paying close attention.

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

Why should you remove The Registry Sentinel?

If The Registry Sentinel 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 The Registry Sentinel 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 The Registry Sentinel removal process.

How can you manually remove The Registry Sentinel

Manual removal of The Registry Sentinel may not be for everyone. Each manual The Registry Sentinel 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 The Registry Sentinel removal process.

The Registry Sentinel 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 The Registry Sentinel in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find The Registry Sentinel, 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_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{82297D11-31C1-40B1-960A-BDF40B3B365F}

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D032570A-5F63-4812-A094-87D007C23012}

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IEBHO.TIEAdvBHO

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\clean registry

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Sentinel

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\The Registry Sentinel.exe

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\The Web The Web Sentinel.exe

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D032570A-5F63-4812-A094-87D007C23012}

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "The Registry Sentinel"

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "The Web Sentinel"

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\The Web The Web Sentinel

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TheRegistrySentinel

8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing The Registry Sentinel. 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 The Registry Sentinel from your computer.

   %ProgramFiles%The Registry Sentinel

   %ProgramFiles%The Registry Sentinel\rnf456

   %ProgramFiles%The Registry Sentinel\The Registry Sentinel.exe

   %ProgramFiles%The Registry Sentinel\UninstallCleanReg.exe

   %ProgramFiles%The Web Sentinel

   %ProgramFiles%The Web Sentinel\licence.txt

   %ProgramFiles%The Web Sentinel\The Web Sentinel.exe

   %ProgramFiles%The Web Sentinel\UninstallSentinel.exe

   %UserProfile%\Desktop\The Registry Sentinel.lnk

   %UserProfile%\Desktop\The Web Sentinel.lnk

   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\The Registry Sentinel

   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\The Registry Sentinel\The Registry Sentinel.lnk

   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\The Registry Sentinel\UninstallCleanReg.lnk

   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\The Web Sentinel

   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\The Web Sentinel\The Web Sentinel.lnk

   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\The Web Sentinel\UninstallSentinel.lnk

   c:\WINDOWS\AttentionEX.html

   c:\WINDOWS\BadUrl.txt

   c:\WINDOWS\delete.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\delete1.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\IEBHO.dll

   c:\WINDOWS\locked.ico

   C:\Windows\locker.exe

   c:\WINDOWS\opened.ico

   c:\WINDOWS\paths.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\prgrsbar.gif

   c:\WINDOWS\pskill.exe

   c:\WINDOWS\refs.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\Sentinel1.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\Sentinel2.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\Sentinel3.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\Sentinel4.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\setts.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\setupc.exe

   c:\WINDOWS\setups.exe

   c:\WINDOWS\stores.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\uid.tmp

   c:\WINDOWS\vals.jpg

   c:\WINDOWS\www.jpg

   TheRegistrySentinel.exe

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