Remove Cloud Protection

Cloud Protection is a variant of the Guard Online malware that has been infecting computers last week. It looks like the malicious programmers have renamed this malware, changed file names and added more malicious files in order to evade detection and removal. Like its predecessor, Cloud Protection gets on your computer through trojan viruses and rootkits. Once installed, it will perform a fake security scan, which always detects dozens of security issues (e.g. viruses, spyware, keyloggers, etc.) and then keep warning you that your computer is at risk. Ignore these fake warnings and detections, the only malware on your computer is Cloud Protection. This spyware will ask you to pay for a full license in order to remove these fake threats; do not send any personal information to Cloud Protection. Perform a Cloud Protection spyware fix now by using the automatic removal method or the manual removal method outlined below. In either case, you will probably need to boot into Windows Safe Mode in order to remove Cloud Protection.

Cloud Protection
Automatic Cloud Protection Removal:

To safely and quickly detect if your computer is infected with Cloud Protection, please download Spyware Doctor:

Download Spyware Doctor to Remove Cloud Protection

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As an alternative spyware remover, you can Download STOPzilla to detect and remove this spyware. We have also confirmed that STOPzilla can effectively remove any trace of this malware.

Warning! If the automatic remover is blocked by the spyware, then boot into Windows Safe Mode and try again. Learn how to boot into Safe Mode here. You can also call us toll-free for installation help.
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Spyware Doctor will detect if the spyware is on your computer free-of-charge. Please note that you will need to register Spyware Doctor in order to remove this infection. Once registered Spyware Doctor will remove Cloud Protection, and automatically protect you against any future spyware attacks.

Manual Cloud Protection removal:

When attempting a manual removal of this malware, please make sure to fix and check your proxy settings after you remove its files. Otherwise, if you attempt to open up Internet Explorer, your computer may become reinfected with the malware.

Kill processes:
[random].exe, svhostu.exe, crss.exe
(Learn how to kill processes)

Unregister DLLs:
%AppData%\ldr.ini
(Learn how to unregister DLLs)

Delete registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"

(Learn how to delete registry keys)

Delete files:
%AppData%\[random]\Cloud Protection.ico
%System%\[random].exe
%AppData%\ldr.ini
%StartMenu%\Programs\Cloud Protection\Cloud Protection.lnk
%Temp%\svhostu.exe
%StartMenu%\Programs\Startup\crss.exe
(Learn how to delete files)

Delete folders:
%AppData%\[random]\
%StartMenu%\Programs\Cloud Protection\

Fix proxy settings
(Learn how to fix proxy settings)

Once you have removed Cloud Protection from your computer using either the automatic or manual method, make sure to block it and other malicious software using a HOSTS file. Please note that with the automatic method, your computer should be protected from future spyware threats since you now have a spyware blocker program installed. We recommend downloading the HOSTS file from here, which contains a complete, up-to-date list of malicious websites especially if you used the manual method.


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