How to remove Privacy Components

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Privacy Components description

Privacy Components is a corrupt security tool. It is distributed online and it’s also installed by trojans. PrivacyComponents is extremely dangerous. It should be removed right upon detection.

Privacy Components is able to mimic actions usually performed by anti-spyware applications. Don’t trust this fraud! PrivacyComponents imitate computer scan and reports numerous infections located on board a machine. Fortunately, Privacy Components is not able to remove the “threats”. This rogue program marks regular files as they were malicious. Removing such “infections” may cause irreparable damage.

Don’t trust Privacy Components and delete it with no doubt.

How to get rid of Privacy Components

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

Spyware Doctor is widely valued as one of the best AntiSpyware programs available to protect you from Privacy Components and the latest internet security threats. If your computer is infected with Privacy Components we strongly recommend automatic spyware scanner.

How to manually remove Privacy Components

To get rid of spyware such as Privacy Components you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Privacy Components related files from your computer.

Take Note: The manual process of removing spyware from your computer is difficult and puts you at risk of damaging your computer. We advise using our automatic Privacy Components remover.

1. Uninstall Privacy Components from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these Privacy Components processes:
   tapinstall.exe
   openvpn.exe
   agent.exe
   pc.exe
   uninstall.exe
   To stop processes press Ctrl + Alt + Del or click Start > Run > type "taskmgr". Select malicious process in the list and click "End Process" button.
3. Unregister Privacy Components DLL files:
   sp.dll
   libeay32.dll
   libssl32.dll
   To unregister DLL click Start > Run > type "regsvr32 /u PATH_TO_FILE/FILE.dll"
4. Delete Privacy Components registry entries: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D032570A-5F63-4812-A094-87D007C23012}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sp.TIEAdvBHO
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D032570A-5F63-4812-A094-87D007C23012}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Privacy components
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "agent.exe"
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" => "C:\Program Files\Privacy components\pc.exe"
   To open registry editor click Start > Run > type "regedit".
   Warning! Manual registry entries editing may cause damage to your system.
   Download Uniblue RegistryBooster 2010 to scan for registry errors.
5. Search and delete these Privacy Components related files:
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\agent.exe
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\pc.exe
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\uninstall.exe
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\guide.html
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg1.jpg
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg10.jpg
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg2.jpg
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg3.jpg
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg4.jpg
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg5.jpg
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg6.jpg
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg7.jpg
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg8.jpg
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\faq\images\gimg9.jpg
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\sounds
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\sounds\1.mp3
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\sounds\3.mp3
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\ca.crt
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\libeay32.dll
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\libssl32.dll
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\OemWin2k.inf
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\openvpn.exe
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\tap0801.sys
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sc\tapinstall.exe
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sp
   c:\Program Files\Privacy components\tools\sp\sp.dll
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\cg.dat
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\mw.dat
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\rd.dat
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\sc.dat
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\sm.dat
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\dbases\sp.dat
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\keys
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\keys\cg.key
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\keys\rd.key
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\keys\sc.key
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\keys\sp.key
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\temp
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\temp\settings.ini
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Privacy components\temp\spfilter
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\Privacy components.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Privacy components
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Privacy components\Privacy components.lnk