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Windows Efficiency Kit Removal Guide
If you have a program saying that your computer has been infected with malware, you better check it again, because there is a high chance that you have Windows Efficiency Kit installed on your computer. Although it may seem as though the program is a genuine computer security tool that is very far from the truth – Windows Efficiency Kit is a fake antivirus program else known as rogue antispyware. It has been created to steal your money by tricking you into purchasing a license for a program that cannot live up to its promises. Unless you remove Windows Efficiency Kit, you will not be able to operate your computer properly.
Luckily, Windows Efficiency Kit is not a new application in a sense that it belongs to a well-established and dangerous family of fake antivirus applications. It is similar to Windows Efficiency Console, Windows Activity Booster, Windows Active Hotspot and a series of other fake AVs out there. This rogue may arrive with a Trojan infection or you may accidentally download it via fake online malware scanner. Either way, when Windows Efficiency Kit gets installed on the PC, it restarts the system and then launches a full (and obviously fake system scan).
The scan results claim that you are seriously infection with malware. To support the scan results, Windows Efficiency Kit also displays various fake system pop-ups, for example:
Error
Keylogger activity detected. System information security is at risk. It is recommended to activate protection and run a full system scan.
To make an impression that you can remove all the “infections” only if you purchase a full version of Windows Efficiency Kit, the rogue also blocks such system tools as Windows Task Manager and Registry Editor. On top of that, it always denies access to a number of programs, including your web browsers as well. Although it may seem as though it is the result of multiple malware infection, the reality is that everything is done by Windows Efficiency Kit, so that the rogue would not be removed from your computer that easily.
In the end, a lot of users do spend $79.95 for “lifetime” protection from Windows Efficiency Kit, but rather than getting a real antivirus program, they only reveal their credit card information to malicious third parties, and as a result cyber criminals can perform illegal financial operations stealing all the money!
However, the good news is that you can register Windows Efficiency Kit with one of the activation keys below and then all the infection symptoms will disappear for a time being. You need to make use of that time and invest in a powerful antimalware program in order to remove Windows Efficiency Kit automatically once and for all.
Activation keys
0W000-000B0-00T00-E0001
0W000-000B0-00T00-E0002
0W000-000B0-00T00-E0003
It is also possible to bypass Windows Efficiency Kit guard by launching Windows Explorer in Windows Safe Mode with Command Prompt. If you want to try that method, follow instructions below. Should you have any further questions, do not hesitate to leave a comment below.
Windows Efficiency Kit Removal Instructions
- Reboot the PC and tap F8 several when BIOS screen disappears.
- Select Safe Mode with Command Prompt and press Enter.
- Enter cd.. after C:\Windows\system32 in the Command Prompt and press Enter.
- Enter \explorer.exe in the new line after C:\Windows and press Enteragain.
- Open Start menu and enter %appdata% into Search or Run boxes and hit Enter.
- When the directory loads, delete guard-{4 random symbols}.exe file.
- Reboot the PC in Normal mode and open Start Menu.
- Enter regedit into Run or Search boxes and press Enter.
- Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon.
- Right-click Shell on the right pane and then go to Modify.
- For Value enter %WinDir%\Explore.exe and press OK.
- Access http://www.411-spyware.com/spyhunter and install SpyHunter.
- Run a full system scan to remove Windows Efficiency Kit.
