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Remove Windows Protection Suite [Removal Guide]

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descriptionRemove Windows Protection Suite [Removal Guide] - Page 2 EmptyTask Manager No Longer Works after Using Removal Guide

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I'm new to this and a bit unsure of the process for asking a question. I followed your Removal Guide and it worked great in getting rid of Windows Protective Suite. However, I now have a problem I didn't have before: Task Manager no longer opens, either by keyboard (ctr/alt/delete) or task bar methods. My friend sent me a taskmgr.exe file which is on my desktop, and it will not open Windows Task Manager but WILL open it when I change its name (ie: schmo.exe). So I know the Windows Task Manager works, but I suppose there's something in my registry blocking the name. I am not comfortable going into the Registry without guidance.

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I was able to fix the above described problem by performing an edit to my Windows Registry as follows.

- Open regedit.exe and begin, of course, by making a backup copy the Registry.

- Then navigate to: HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options

- Under the "Image File Execution Options" section, scroll down until you find a registry key for "taskmgr.exe" (without the quotes)

- Highlight that entry (taskmgr.exe) and hit the delete key on your keyboard. Confirm that you wish to delete the taskmgr.exe entry, and exit the registry editor.


For those curious about the technical aspects behind this fix, please go to:
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/image-file-execution-options/

descriptionRemove Windows Protection Suite [Removal Guide] - Page 2 EmptyHow to get back Windows Task-Manager after Windows Protection Suite

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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware did most of the repairing for me, but not all of it. In my case, Windows Task-Manager did still not open, and some URLs were still deviated. I had to do the following in addition to running Anti-Malware to get a complete repair:
1. Open the file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts in some editor. Delete all the entries except:
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
Save the file under some new name, e.g., hoststemp.
Open Anti-Malware, and use the File-Assassin Function to delete C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.
Rename hoststemp as hosts.

2. Download Process Explorer at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
Run procexp.exe
Menu Options-->Replace Task-Manager. Close the program. When calling task-manager, Process Explorer should now be opened.
Again Menu Options-->Uncheck "Replace Task-Manager". The original task manager is back!

descriptionRemove Windows Protection Suite [Removal Guide] - Page 2 Emptywindows protection suite

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Hi - i have successfully downloaded and followed the on line instructions to delete WPS but I still have it....any other suggestions PLEASE ?

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