This guide will give you easy instructions on how to remove Privacy Commander.
Privacy Commander Screenshots:
Symptoms in HijackThis Logs:
1. Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to your Desktop or to your usual Download Folder.
http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe
Download the Full database to your Desktop or to your usual Download Folder and install it by double clicking the file. Make sure that MBAM is closed before installing the update.
Privacy Commander Screenshots:
Symptoms in HijackThis Logs:
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O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [tipguard.exe] C:\program files\Privacy Commander\tipguard.exe
1. Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to your Desktop or to your usual Download Folder.
http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe
- Install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware by double clicking the installer.
- Follow the prompts. Make sure that Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware are checked.
- Click on the Protection tab.
- Under General Settings uncheck both Start schedules tasks minimized and Start with Windows.
- Right-click the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Tray Icon and select Exit.
Download the Full database to your Desktop or to your usual Download Folder and install it by double clicking the file. Make sure that MBAM is closed before installing the update.
- Then close MBAM.
- Restart your computer
- After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, press F8
- A menu should appear
- Select the first option, to run Windows in Safe Mode
- When you are at the logon prompt, log in as the user your normally log in as
- You should then see your Desktop, make sure all windows are closed
- Once started:
- Click on the Settings tab and under General Settings
- Make sure Automatically save and display a logfile after removal is checked.
- Make sure everything else, other than Anonymously report statistic to Malwarebytes' Threat Center, are checked.
- Make sure Automatically save and display a logfile after removal is checked.
- Click on the Scanner tab.
- Make sure you check the Perform full scan option.
- Click on Scan to start the scan process.
- Let the program scan the machine.
- When the scan has finished, follow the instructions below.
If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove, you will be presented with 1 of 2 prompts, click OK to either and let MBAM proceed with the disinfection process. If you are asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately.- Once completed click on OK.
- At the bottom of the window click on the Show Results to get the following:
- Once completed click on OK.
- Click on the Settings tab and under General Settings
Close ALL open Windows / Programs / Folders. Please start Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and run a full scan.
o Click the Remove Selected button. (1).
o Once removed it will then autimatically change to the Quarantine section.
o Click on Delete All or post the saved logfile with the remaining logs before deletion so that no legitimate files are deleted.
* Close Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.