Windows Protection Master will display fake message stating that there are many viruses found on the system. It will show the user the files which are infected by virus, in fact, all of the files are clean. Windows Protection Master also prevent the user from running other Windows programs or downloading any software from internet!
Windows Protection Master provides fake features such as scanning the hard drive, system scan, protection, update etc. All of them cannot protect computers from any kind of malwares.
Windows Protection Master should be removed immediately!
Windows Protection Master Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
[random].exe
Delete Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random].exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
Remove Folders and Files
%LocalAppData%\[random]
%LocalAppData%\[random].exe
%LocalAppData%\~[random]
%LocalAppData%\~[random]
%StartMenu%\Programs\Windows Protection Master
%Temp%\smtmp
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Protection Master.lnk
File Location Notes:
%UserProfile% refers to the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User] for Windows 2000/XP, C:\Users\[Current User] for Windows Vista/7, and c:\winnt\profiles\[Current User] for Windows NT.
%Temp% refers to the Windows Temp folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\Temp for Windows 95/98/ME, C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\[Current User]\LOCAL SETTINGS\Temp for Windows 2000/XP, and C:\Users\[Current User]\AppData\Local\Temp for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
%LocalAppData% refers to the current users Local settings Application Data folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Local Settings\Application Data for Windows 2000/XP. For Windows Vista and Windows 7 it is C:\Users\[Current User]\AppData\Local.
%StartMenu% refers to the Windows Start Menu. For Windows 95/98/ME it refers to C:\windows\start menu\, for Windows XP, Vista, NT, 2000 and 2003 it refers to C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Start Menu\, and for Windows Vista/7 it is C:\Users\[Current User]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu.
Windows Protection Master provides fake features such as scanning the hard drive, system scan, protection, update etc. All of them cannot protect computers from any kind of malwares.
Windows Protection Master should be removed immediately!
Windows Protection Master Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
[random].exe
Delete Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random].exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
Remove Folders and Files
%LocalAppData%\[random]
%LocalAppData%\[random].exe
%LocalAppData%\~[random]
%LocalAppData%\~[random]
%StartMenu%\Programs\Windows Protection Master
%Temp%\smtmp
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Protection Master.lnk
File Location Notes:
%UserProfile% refers to the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User] for Windows 2000/XP, C:\Users\[Current User] for Windows Vista/7, and c:\winnt\profiles\[Current User] for Windows NT.
%Temp% refers to the Windows Temp folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\Temp for Windows 95/98/ME, C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\[Current User]\LOCAL SETTINGS\Temp for Windows 2000/XP, and C:\Users\[Current User]\AppData\Local\Temp for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
%LocalAppData% refers to the current users Local settings Application Data folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Local Settings\Application Data for Windows 2000/XP. For Windows Vista and Windows 7 it is C:\Users\[Current User]\AppData\Local.
%StartMenu% refers to the Windows Start Menu. For Windows 95/98/ME it refers to C:\windows\start menu\, for Windows XP, Vista, NT, 2000 and 2003 it refers to C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Start Menu\, and for Windows Vista/7 it is C:\Users\[Current User]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu.
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