If your computer has been infected with Windows AntiBreach Patrol, it is generally because some vulnerability has allowed a hacker to take control of your PC. First, you should to know, What is Windows AntiBreach Patrol ? Second, How to remove Windows AntiBreach Patrol? This software is very dangerous computer parasite that simulates a system scan and reports false system security threats or infections to make you think your PC is infected with trojans, spyware, adware, worms and other malicious software. The authors of Windows AntiBreach Patrol want to scare you into believing that your device is heavy infected. Next, it will offer to remove all infections it detected. But only after you pays for a its full version. Most important to know, Windows AntiBreach Patrol is not able to perform any type of security related functions when installed on a computer. The program is absolutely fake!
Moreover Windows AntiBreach Patrol will always make you think that your computer has lots of security problems. As soon as you logon to Windows, the misleading program will automatically started and you will get numerous security notifications regarding you computer is infected. Windows AntiBreach Patrol will use real names of different viruses, worms and infections to make the scam look more realistic. As we have already mentioned, it want to push you to buy a full version of Windows AntiBreach Patrol. Remember, all you need is to ignore all that this fake antispyware will display.
As you can see, Windows AntiBreach Patrol is absolutely useless. Its a dangerous software. The scan results, security warnings and alerts that generated by the rogue are totally fabricated and must by no means be trusted! Follow the guidelines below to get rid of this scareware. The detailed “How to remove Windows AntiBreach Patrol” guide can be followed by anyone as it really does take you step-by-step.
How to remove Windows AntiBreach Patrol from Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP
The rogue will not allow you to run a malware removal tools, then you will need to reboot your computer in Safe mode with Command Prompt.
Restart your computer. After hearing your computer beep once during startup, start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when the Boot Menu appears.
Instead of Windows loading as normal, Windows Advanced Options menu appears similar to the one below.
Windows Advanced Options menu
When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select Safe mode with Command Prompt and then press ENTER.
Once Windows loaded, command prompt (black window) opens. In the command prompt type explorer.exe and Press Enter. Your desktop will now appear. Run Notepad and write the text below to Notepad:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] “GuardSoftware” =- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] “Shell”=”explorer.exe”
Save this as fix.reg to your Desktop (remember to select Save as file type: All files in Notepad.)
Double Click fix.reg and click YES for confirm.
Reboot your computer in Normal Windows mode.
Now you should download Malwarebytes Anti-malware and remove all Windows AntiBreach Patrol associated malware.
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 Anti-Malware Window
Select Perform Quick Scan, then click Scan, it will start scanning your computer for Windows AntiBreach Patrol infection. This procedure can take some time, 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.
Malwarebytes Anti-malware, list of infected items
Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected for start Windows AntiBreach Patrol removal process. When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.
Your system should now be free of the Windows AntiBreach Patrol virus. If you need help with the instructions, then post your questions in our Spyware Removal forum.
Windows AntiBreach Patrol removal notes
Note 1: if you can not download, install, run or update Malwarebytes Anti-malware, then follow the steps: Malwarebytes won`t install, run or update – How to fix it.
Note 2: your current antispyware and antivirus software let the infection through ? Then you may want to consider purchasing the FULL version of MalwareBytes Anti-malware to protect your computer in the future.
Note 3: If you follow this guide above to remove Windows AntiBreach Patrol let us know how you managed by sending us your comments please.
