Protection Center (ProtectionCenter) Virus Removal Guide
Virus Type: Rogue Security Application
Threat Level: 8 / 10
Protection Center is a fake antivirus program. Protection Center is a copy of Data Protection and Defense Center. Protection Center is generally installed through the use of a trojan horse.
Below is our recommended removal tool for Protection Center. The removal tool has been rated 5 cows out of 5 by Tucows and was previously CNET’s Editor’s Choice. Feel free to download it below.
If you are unable to run the removal tool, or are unable to run any programs in general, you may need to stop the processes associated with Protection Center with task manager. If task manager has been blocked by Protection Center, try using Process Explorer.
View Protection Center Files
View Protection Center Keys
Common symptoms and characteristics of Protection Center and other rogue security programs include:
1. Protection Center is generally installed without user permission.
2. Protection Center uses pop ups and fake virus scans to scare the user.
3. Various antivirus and system programs on the user’s computer will stop functioning.
Manual Protection Center Removal – In order to manually remove Protection Center, the processes associated with Protection Center must be stopped, the files associated with the processes must be removed, and the registry entries must be corrected to the previous state before Protection Center entered the computer.
Stop Protection Center Processes (Learn How To Do This)
cntprot.exe
Remove Protection Center Files (Learn How To Do This)
C:\Program Files\Protection Center\
C:\Program Files\Protection Center\cntprot.exe
Remove Protection Center Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Protection Center
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Protection Center
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Protection Center
Remove Protection Center Startup Entry (Learn How To Do This)
cntprot.exe
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If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to comment below. If you need any help with any of the steps, please don’t hesitate to comment below. We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please Click Here to View Our Safety Tips. It is also best to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 for better web browsing security. If a web browser is not up to date, viruses such as Protection Center can generally infect computers much easier while surfing the web. The upgrade is free.
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