WinPC Antivirus / WinPCAntivirus Virus Removal Guide
WinPC Antivirus is a fake antiviral program. A fake antiviral program is a program which resembles a virus removal program but really is nonfunctional. The program is a clone of WinPC Defender. The program creates a fake virus scan and attempts to scare the user into purchasing it. The program is fake and doesn’t remove viruses.
Virus Type: Rogue Security Application: Click Here To Learn More
Threat Level: 8 / 10
Below is our recommended removal tool for WinPC Antivirus. 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.
Manual WinPC Antivirus Removal -
Stop WinPC Antivirus Processes (Learn How To Do This)
winav.exe
Remove WinPC Antivirus Files (Learn How To Do This)
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\winav.exe
Remove WinPC Antivirus Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinPC Antivirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”WinPC Antivirus”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinPC Antivirus
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tim sheffield April 6th, 2024 at 11:23 am
Currently, I can’t remove this virus. The only thing I found was the first hkey current user. I tried to remove the other components listed above and the aren’t there. What do i do?