Learn to Remove Windows Antivirus Patrol Rogue AV (Step by Step Guide)

Windows Antivirus Patrol Malware Removal Help

Windows Antivirus Patrol is a rogue antivirus program which prevents you from running most of your programs and scares you by displaying fake scan report that detects lots of viruses.

After infiltrating your system, Windows Antivirus Patrol keep showing fake errors when you try to open your programs or access Internet, attempting to make you believe that your computer files have been damaged by those detected threats. The fake scan run by Windows Antivirus Patrol will keep coming up every time you launch system, and it keeps urging you to pay about $70 to activate the full version to get ultimate protect and remove all the detected threats.

Never spend your money on so called full version of Windows Antivirus Patrol, it just made to mess up your system and cheat you to pay money, all the threats or problems reported by it are fake. When you see this Windows Antivirus Patrol on your PC, just ignore its alerts and remove it as early as possible. Windows Antivirus Patrol could only be removed manually, if you cannot figure out how to uninstall Windows Antivirus Patrol, please follow all steps below to completely remove it step by step.If you have any problems during the process, please contact PC Online Expert to help you:

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Where did Windows Antivirus Patrol come from?

Windows Antivirus Patrol usually infects a Windows system when the user download free software from unknown third party websites, which always attempts to install malware on your PC and scam you. Please keep in mind that, freeware is always used by cyber criminal to spread virus, you’d better not to download any free programs from any site unless it is a website with good reputation. Besides, when people receive spam email and junk email, Windows Antivirus Patrol could also sneak into user’s system, since malicious code has been embedded on attachments. So next time, when you receive suspicious email, you’d better do not open its attachments unless it is something you are expecting.

Get Rid of Windows Antivirus Patrol Manually

Step1: Bootup your computer in Safe Mode with Networking:

• Reboot your infected PC
• Keep pressing F8 key before Windows start-up screen shows
• Use the arrow keys to select “Safe Mode with Networking” and press Enter.

(If your PC’s Safe Mode with Networking has been disabled by Windows Antivirus Patrol virus as well, please contact Online PC Expert to get further solutions.) 


Step2: Stop Windows Antivirus Patrol processes in the Windows Task Manager by Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together

random.exe

Step3: Show all hidden files:
 

Close all programs so that you are at your desktop.

Click on the Start button. This is the small round button with the Windows flag in the lower left corner.

Click on the Control Panel menu option.

When the control panel opens click on the Appearance and Personalization link.

Under the Folder Options category, click on Show Hidden Files or Folders.

Under the Hidden files and folders section select the radio button labeled Show hidden files, folders, or drives.

Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide extensions for known file types.

Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).

Press the Apply button and then the OK button.

Step4:Erase Windows Antivirus Patrol Virus associated files

%System%\svchost .exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~r
%AppData%[trojan name]toolbarstats.dat
%AppData%[trojan name]toolbaruninstallIE.dat
%AppData%\Protector-[random 4 characters].exe

Step5: Terminate these Registry Entries created by Windows Antivirus Patrol.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run: [avsdsvc] %CommonAppData%\ifdstore\security_defender.exe /min
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antivirus Security Pro Virus\UninstallString “%AppData%[RANDOM CHARACTERS][RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe” –u
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\[RANDOM CHARACTERS] %AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin” = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "random "
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\random

Video Guide on Removing Registry Entries of Virus Similar to WINDOWS ANTIVIRUS PATROL

I am a PC layman, should I find someone specialized on PC repair to help me manually remove Windows Antivirus Patrol virus?

Yes, you should not risk to ruin the whole PC if you are not good at handing virus manually. The process of manually removing Windows Antivirus Patrol Virus is highly risky. You have to assure that you are equipped with expert-level knowledge and skills on PC before you do anything on the infected system. If you cannot get a PC Expert to help you, please feel free to let Professional PC Support help you solve it.