SafePCTool Removal Process (remove SafePCTool)
March 22, 2008 – 8:50 pmSafePCTool is a very un-safe program that is recently defined as rogue anti-spyware software. SafePCTool is a clone of CleanPCTool which is another rogue application that is usually downloaded and installed from a Trojan infection such as Vundo Trojan or Zlob Trojan. SafePCTool is pushed on the SafePCTool.com website as a program that repairs errors and removes infections on your computer. This is a bogus claim made by the hackers that created SafePCTool and the SafePCTool.com website. SafePCTool cannot be trusted and should be removed immediately before it causes damage to your system.
The following process will help you remove SafePCTool from your system easily and safely.
SafePCTool Manual Removal Process:
1. Click on the Start Menu button, then click on the Control Panel option, and then Double-click on the Add or Remove Programs icon.
2. Locate SafePCTool and double-click on it to uninstall SafePCTool. Follow the screen step-by-step screen instructions to complete uninstallation of SafePCTool. Do not worry about this if you cannot find it in Add/Remove window. Simply skip to #5.
3. Restart the computer.
4. When it has completed uninstalling you can close Add or Remove Programs and your Control Panel.
5. Close all programs.
6. Search and delete the following infected entries in registry. If you do not know how to edit registry, click here to read more.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GES_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SafePCTool
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “strpmon”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Purchased Products\System Error Repair
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform “UGES 1.5.15.0″
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GES_is1 “DisplayIcon”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafePCTool
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafePCToolDownloader
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “cwriter”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “SafePCTool”
7. Stop SafePCTool process. If you do not know how to stop a running process, click here to read more.
8. Find and delete the following infected files from your system. Don’t worry if you don’t find these files. Just proceed to next step.
ucookw.exe
SafePCTool.exe
SafePCTool.dll
strpmon.exe
SafePCTool.lnk
transpaid.exe
If you do not know how to find it or having difficulties locating the file, click here to read more.
9. Rename the files that you found above to “foundbadfile1.dll” and “foundbadfile2.dll” (if you can not rename this file, then try to restart your computer in safe mode then try to rename this file.) If you don’t know how to start the computer in safe mode, click here to read more.
10. Go to C:\Program Files\ folder and delete the “SafePCTool” folder (if you can’t delete it, reboot your computer to safe mode then delete the folder. Do not worry about it if you can’t find this folder.)
11. Click here to bookmark this page (you will need to comeback to this page after reboot)
(If you are using Firefox click on Ctrl+D on your keyboard to bookmark this page)
12. Restart your computer
13. Go to your computer and delete the “foundbadfile1.dll” and “foundbadfile2.dll” file
14. You have just removed SafePCTool from your computer manually.
Remove SafePCTool with SmithfraudFix:
SmithfraudFix is a free tool that S!Ri created to remove fake anti-spyware programs. It can be risky so we cannot guarantee the result. Please use it with reservations. We would never recommend to purchase anything unless it’s necessary. That’s why we produce this free removal process.
1. Download SmithfraudFix tool and save it to your desktop.
2. Restart your computer and boot into Safe Mode. If you don’t know how to start the computer in safe mode, click here to read more.
3. Double-click on the SmithfraudFix.exe icon then follow the screen instructions. Option #2 should be selected in this case.
4. When you are prompted with “Do you want to clean the registry ?”, simply answer “Y”.
5. Reboot.
6. You should have removed SafePCTool from your computer. Sometimes it might take more than once to work properly. If SmithfraudFix removal tool does not work, which is in no-guarantee due to the nature of spyware, please refer to the manual removal steps above or purchase a legitimate removal tool if necessary.
(Disclaimers: These instructions are free and not guaranteed to work. Please use it at your own risks. We are not responsible for any damages.)
