Trust Soldier Removal Process (remove TrustSoldier)

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Trust Soldier

Trust Soldier is a fake security program and clone TrustCop, which is a rogue anti-spyware program. Trust Soldier uses some of the same tactics that other rogues use only to force computer users into buying a full version of the faux security program. Trust Soldier is not “trusted” despite what may be said about the program on malicious websites designed to sell and advertise these misleading programs.

If you are unfortunate enough to have Trust Soldier installed on your computer then you will probably notice the many fake popup messages and fabricated system scans that it initiates. These items cannot be trusted. Trust Soldier should be removed the instant that you start to see these things.

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

Why should you remove Trust Soldier?

If Trust Soldier 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 Trust Soldier 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 Trust Soldier removal process.

How can you manually remove Trust Soldier

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

Trust Soldier 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 Trust Soldier in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Trust Soldier, 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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "TrustSoldier"

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TrustSoldier

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TrustSoldier

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TrustSoldier

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_TRUSTSOLDIERSVC

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TrustSoldierSvc

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

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\TrustSoldier.lnk

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustSoldier

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustSoldier\1 TrustSoldier.lnk

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustSoldier\2 Homepage.lnk

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustSoldier\3 Uninstall.lnk

   %Program Files%\TrustSoldier Software\TrustSoldier\license.txt

   %Program Files%\TrustSoldier Software\TrustSoldier\safefighter.exe

   %Program Files%\TrustSoldier Software\TrustSoldier\uninstall.exe

   %WINDOWS%\102z6w59m3c4.cpl

   %WINDOWS%\1044zhackt9ol5b2.dll

   %WINDOWS%\10683v9rzs656.cpl

   %WINDOWS%\10915hief309z.cpl

   1044zhackt9ol5b2.dll

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