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Home › Rogue Anti Spyware › Tutorials - HowTo › How to remove PCAntiMalware (Uninstall Guide)

How to remove PCAntiMalware (Uninstall Guide)

Myantispyware team April 28, 2009     No Comment    

PCAntiMalware is a rogue antispyware program that usually installed itself onto your computer without your permission, through trojans and browser security holes. The rogue is a fresh version of Cleaner2009. Like other rogue antispyware programs, it uses fake alerts and false positives to trick you into buying the software.

pcantimalware
PCAntiMalware (more screen shots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

During installation, PCAntiMalware is set to start automatically when your computer starts and immediately after launch, PCAntiMalware starts scanning the computer and found a lot of trojans and spyware. Then, it said that you should purchase the rogue in order to remove them and protect your PC.

While PCAntiMalware is running your computer will display fake security alerts from your windows taskbar. These alerts are a fake and should be ignored! Computer users are urged to avoid purchasing this bogus program! The rogue antispyware can be safely removed from your computer along with any other trojan infections if the proper steps are taken. If you are a non-techie computer user then this method of removing PCAntiMalware and any associated malware from your computer is for you.

Symptoms in a HijackThis Log

O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [PCAntiMalware] “c:\program files\pcantimalware\pcam.exe” /min

Use the following instructions to remove PCAntiMalware

Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM). Close all programs and Windows on your computer.

Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, then click Finish.

If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.

Once the program has loaded you will see window similar to the one below.

malwarebytes-antimalware1
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Window

Select “Perform Quick Scan”, then click Scan. The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient.

When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results. You will see a list of infected items similar as shown below. Note: list of infected items may be different than what is shown in the image below.

pcantimalware-mbam
Malwarebytes Anti-malware, list of infected items

Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected. When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.

Note: if you need help with the instructions, then post your questions in our Spyware Removal forum.

PCAntiMalware creates the following files and folders

C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\shellext.dll
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\AsAgents.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\bootrem.exe
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\database
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\quaratine.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\RTMonitor.dat
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PCAntiMalware
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\PCAntiMalware
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\PCAntiMalware\Data
C:\program files\pcantimalware\PCAM.exe
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\Activate.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\appupdate.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\AsAgents.xml
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\atl71.dll
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\AutoProcess.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\dbupdate.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\InstUp.exe
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\lapv.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\license.rtf
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\mfc71.dll
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\monstate.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\msvcp71.dll
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\msvcr71.dll
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\PCAM.xml
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\PP.exe
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\pv.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\readme.rtf
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\scanlog.xml
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\settings.ini
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\shellext.xml
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\Summary.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\tasks.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\threatnet.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\threatnet.ini
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\unins000.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\unins000.exe
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\uninstall.ico
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\UserAgent.dll
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\database\knownfiles.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\database\MalwareDB.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\database\TEBase.dat
C:\Program Files\PCAntiMalware\database\vbpv.dat
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PCAntiMalware\Contact customer support.url
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PCAntiMalware\PCAntiMalware on the Web.url
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PCAntiMalware\PCAntiMalware.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PCAntiMalware\Uninstall PCAntiMalware.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\PCAntiMalware\Data\Abbr
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\PCAntiMalware\Data\ProductCode
%UserProfile%\Desktop\PCAntiMalware.lnk

PCAntiMalware creates the following registry keys and values

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{4567ab12-7dfc-4c46-bd8f-41259d169a0d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4567ab12-eded-4675-af10-ba15eddb4d7a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4add95da-b25d-4d21-9c5c-05fc6de05860}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{4567ab12-ae24-4fd6-b479-e2b464f32da6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4567ab12-a884-4ca6-b739-cedb12fef096}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\amshellext.shellhook
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\amshellext.shellhook.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\washellext.wascontextmenu
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\washellext.wascontextmenu.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ExplorerWAS
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ExplorerWAS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PCAntiMalware
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PCAntiMalware
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\pcantimalware

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Author: Myantispyware team

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