How to Remove Winpc Defender Adware
- 1). Press the Ctrl, Shift and Escape keys to open the Task Manager.
- 2). Click the "Processes" tab of the Task Manager.
- 3). End the following processes. To end a process, right-click the process and select "End Process."
1234.exe
7339880.exe
pcdefender.exe
install.exe - 4). Close the Task Manager.
- 1). Click "Start," type "regedit" into the search field then press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
- 2). Delete the following registry values. To delete a registry value, right-click the value then select "Delete." Be careful to delete only the listed values, as deleting the wrong value can cause system-wide errors.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Microsoft\windows\currentversion\ext\stats\{96ad72e4-2e2b-4ffc-a5bb-279c2714af12}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winpc defender
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{96ad72e4-2e2b-4ffc-a5bb-279c2714af12}\programmable
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{a54dc52d-7aad-4d40-a126-337211631edc}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{a54dc52d-7aad-4d40-a126-337211631edc}\1.0\0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{96ad72e4-2e2b-4ffc-a5bb-279c2714af12} - 3). Close the Registry Editor.
- 1). Click "Start," type "cmd" into the search field and press Enter to open the Command Prompt.
- 2). Type the following commands into the Command Prompt. Press Enter after each command.
regsvr32 /u ieocx.dll
del 1234.exe
del 7339880.exe
del ieocx.dll
del pcdefender.exe
del winpc defender.lnk
del install.exe - 3). Close the Command Prompt.