The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "PU.MacroPCCleaner" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
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Threat Details:
Categories:
Description:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
There are more registry entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site.
Threat Details:
Categories:
- pups
Description:
PU.MacroPCCleaner scans the computer for errors and invalid registry entries in order to improve system stability. If the user wants to fix these entries they have to activate the program. This software license costs $29.95 (status: January 2018).
Removal Instructions:Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
- The file at "<$WINDIR>\Tasks\Daily Notice.job".
- The file at "<$WINDIR>\Tasks\Log On Notice.job".
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
- The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Hiteksquad\Macro PC Cleaner".
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
- Delete the registry key "{432FD30C-8EA7-4347-87C1-1AE8A1A424C7}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
- Delete the registry key "Hiteksquad SecureErase" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\".
- Delete the registry key "Hiteksquad SecureErase" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\".
- Delete the registry key "Hiteksquad SecureErase" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\".
- Delete the registry key "Macro PC Cleaner" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\".
- Delete the registry key "Macro PC Cleaner" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Hiteksquad\".
There are more registry entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
- Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
- Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
