Remove Cyber Security
Cyber Security, also known as CyberSecurity, is the latest rogue anti-spyware to hit the Internet. It is a clone of the Total Security scam. Like its predecessors, Cyber Security is spread through other malware and trojans downloaded from rogue websites that trick users. This parasite starts itself whenever Windows is booted up and will tell you that your computer is infected with viruses and spyware. It will show you that there are harmful files on your computer; these files are all randomly generated by Cyber Security as a scare tatic. The purpose of this scare tatic is to force you to purchase a full license to remove these “infections.” You should ignore these warnings and remove this parasite as soon as possible. Cyber Security is especially dangerous since it will disable your firewall and anti-virus software, opening your computer up to more threats.
Here is a screenshot of Cyber Security:
Automatic Cyber Security removal:
Manual Cyber Security removal:
Kill processes: csc.exe, tsc.exe
(Learn how to kill processes)
Unregister DLLs: iehelpmod.dll, winsource.dll
(Learn how to unregister DLLs)
Delete registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\CS
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{35A5B43B-CB8A-49CA-A9F4-D3B308D2E3CC}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\5FFB10D58FFCF482208906E6A889FD56
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{35A5B43B-CB8A-49CA-A9F4-D3B308D2E3CC}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "CS"
(Learn how to delete registry keys)
Delete files:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\CS
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\CS\Computer Scan.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\CS\Cyber Security.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\CS\Help.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\CS\Registration.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\CS\Security Center.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\CS\Settings.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\CS\Update.lnk
C:\Program Files\Common Files\CSUninstall
C:\Program Files\Common Files\CSUninstall\Uninstall.lnk
C:\Program Files\CS
C:\Program Files\CS\csc.exe
C:\Program Files\CS\tsc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\iehelpmod.dll
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\CS.lnk
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Cyber Security.lnk
(Learn how to delete files)
Delete folders:
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SafetyKeeper
c:\Program Files\SafetyKeeper Software
c:\Program Files\SafetyKeeper Software\SafetyKeeper
Once you have removed Cyber Security from your computer using either the automatic or manual method, make sure to block it and other malicious software using a HOSTS file. We recommend downloading the HOSTS file from here, which contains a complete, up-to-date list of malicious websites.
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I hope this gets rid of that pest. It pops up all the time.