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ProtectPcs.exe is a harmful program.

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.

Name: ProtectPcs
Filename: ProtectPcs.exe
Registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | ProtectPcs.exe

Command: C:\Program Files\ProtectPcs Software\ProtectPcs\ProtectPcs.exe
Startup Type: HKCU->Run
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [ProtectPcs.exe] C:\Program Files\ProtectPcs Software\ProtectPcs\ProtectPcs.exe

DDS Line:

uRun: [ProtectPcs.exe] C:\Program Files\ProtectPcs Software\ProtectPcs\ProtectPcs.exe

Combofix/RSIT Line:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“ProtectPcs.exe”=C:\Program Files\ProtectPcs Software\ProtectPcs\ProtectPcs.exe [2009-12-21 1638912]

Description: core component of ProtectPcs. ProtectPcs is a rogue antispyware program.

How to remove: use these ProtectPcs removal instructions.

This entry was posted on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 10:55 am and is filed under O4, Rogue Antispyware/Antivirus, Run. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.