Data Protection Removal Guide

Data Protection (DataProtection) is a rogue anti-spyware program designed to cheat money from Internet users. Data Protection will produce fake scan results to scare the computer user into purchasing useless software. Data Protection will not remove any threats from your computer. Do not become another victim of a cyber scams and remove Data Protection immediately.

Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
MSWINSCK.exe
wscsvc32.exe
spam001.exe
spam002.exe
spam003.exe
troj000.exe
datprot.exe
Uninstall.exe

Unregister DLL files
%ProgramFiles%\Data Protection\dathook.dll
%ProgramFiles%\Data Protection\datext.dll
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\fiosejgfse.dll

Delete Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved "{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Data Protection"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Program Groups
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Paladin Antivirus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Data Protection
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Malware Defense
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Data Protection
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Paladin Antivirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Malware Defense

Remove Folders and Files
%UserProfile%\Desktop\troj000.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\spam003.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\spam002.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\spam001.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Data Protection.lnk
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Data Protection Support.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Data Protection.lnk
%Temp%\wscsvc32.exe
%Temp%\MSWINSCK.exe
%Temp%\4otjesjty.mof
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\fiosejgfse.dll
%ProgramFiles%\Data Protection
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Data Protection

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A-fast Antivirus Removal Guide

A-fast Antivirus is a fake antivirus that pretends to protect your computer. When installed, A-fast Antivirus will start automatically when Windows starts. A-fast Antivirus will scan your computer and state that there are many infections. However, it will cheat you to purchase the program so that to remove the infections. These scan results are all fake and the files it shows are infections are actually legitimate Windows programs. Therefore, do not manually delete any of the programs stated as infections as you may delete a file that is necessary for Windows to operate properly.

Removal Tool: A-fast Antivirus Removal Tool. (Download it here.)

Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
A-fast.exe

Delete Registry
KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A-fast
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DosableTaskMgr" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "fast"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List "C:\Program Files\A-fast\A-fast.exe"

Remove Folders and Files
%UserProfile%\Desktop\A-fast Antivirus.lnk
%ProgramFiles&\A-fast

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AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro Removal Guide

AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro is a rogue antivirus program and a copy of Your PC Protector and Windows Police Pro. AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro may be installed through a trojan horse which creates a conduit in the system for the rogue to enter. The trojan also has the ability to redirect the browser to a fake system scan which produces bogus results claiming the system is infected with malware. The fabricated results will be followed by popups urging the purchase of AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro, which is actually a useless product. Do not become another victim of cyber-crime and have AKMAntivirus2010Pro and the related trojan removed immediately.

Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro.exe

Delete Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro

Remove Folders and Files
%ProgramFiles%\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro

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