What is Protection Center, How to remove Protection Center
Protection Center is a malicious program.
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It is a component of malware or spyware, you should immediately remove it using an antivirus and antispyware program. If that does not help, then ask us for help in the Spyware removal forum. |
Threat Type: rogue antispyware
Registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“Protection Center
Command: C:\Program Files\Protection Center\cntprot.exe
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [Protection Center] “C:\Program Files\Protection Center\cntprot.exe” -noscan
DDS Line:
uRun: [Protection Center] C:\Program Files\Protection Center\cntprot.exe
Combofix/RSIT Line:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“Protection Center”=C:\Program Files\Protection Center\cntprot.exe
Description: Protection Center is a rogue antispyware program, which uses false scan results and fake security alerts as an attempt to trick you into buying full version of the software.
How to remove: use the Protection Center removal instructions or the steps below.
1. Download fix.zip from here, unzip it. Double Click fix.reg and click YES for confirm. Reboot your computer.
2. Download TDSSKiller from here and unzip to your desktop. Open tdsskiller folder and right click to TDSSKiller, select Rename. Type something like 123myname and press Enter. Double click it and follow the prompts.
3. Download OTM by OldTimer from here and save to your desktop.
Run OTM, copy,then paste the following text in “Paste Instructions for Items to be Moved” window (under the yellow bar):
:reg
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“Protection Center”=-
:files
C:\Program Files\Protection Center
:Commands
[emptytemp]
[Reboot]
Click the red Moveit! button. If you are asked to reboot the machine choose Yes. When the tool is finished, it will produce a report for you.
3. Download Malwarebytes Anti-malware. Install and perform a scan.
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