Windows Performance Adviser Virus Removal Guide
Windows Performance Adviser is a fake antivirus application introduced on 4/24/2012. Windows Performance Adviser is part of suite of fake antivirus applications which are released on a daily basis with a new name for each application and the same user interface. The last version was called Windows Pro Rescuer. Windows Performance Adviser is not part of Windows and shouldn’t be confused with Microsoft Security Essentials. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antispyware program by Microsoft which can remove spyware. Windows Performance Adviser is a rouge application which should be removed since it is essentially a virus. Once installed, it will attempt to block all methods to removal from the user. However, Windows Performance Adviser can still be removed.
Below is our recommended removal tool for Windows Performance Adviser. 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.
For ease if removal of Windows Performance Adviser, we recommend to boot the computer in safe mode, which should stop Windows Performance Adviser from starting. If Windows Performance Adviser blocks the internet, boot into safe mode with networking and then access the internet.
View Windows Performance Adviser Files
View Windows Performance Adviser Keys
Manual Windows Performance Adviser Removal –
Stop Windows Performance Adviser Processes (Learn How To Do This)
Protector-[random three letters].exe
Remove Windows Performance Adviser Files (Learn How To Do This)
Windows XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Protector-[random three letters].exe
Windows Vista and 7:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Protector-[random three letters].exe
The files for Windows Performance Adviser may be hidden files.
Remove Windows Performance Adviser Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windows Performance Adviser
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Windows Performance Adviser
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Performance Adviser
Remove Windows Performance Adviser Startup Entry (Learn How To Do This)
Protector-[random three letters].exe
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