How to remove Security Mechanic

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Security Mechanic description

Security Mechanic is a false system security application made by the creators of some notorious programs like System Protector and SpyProtector. The purpose of Security Mechanic is to trick the user into purchasing the fake program, that imitates to be a legitimate security software. In order to do so Security Mechanic generates false system security scans and reports to find numerous non-existing security threats.

Security Mechanic is also known to generate scary warning messages such as:

System warning:
Intercepting programs that may compromise your privacy and
harm your system have been detected on your PC. Click here
to remove them immediately with the latest version of Security
Mechanic

Security Mechanic
Security Mechanic has detected harmful software in your
system. It is strongly recommended to register Security
Mechanic to remove these threats immediately.
Click on this message to fix these errors.

Please note that Security Mechanic is not an actual security program. It is a malicious application and is neither able to detect security threats nor protect the computer. It is strongly advised to remove Security Mechanic upon detection.

How to get rid of Security Mechanic

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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How to manually remove Security Mechanic

To get rid of spyware such as Security Mechanic you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Security Mechanic 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 Security Mechanic remover.

1. Uninstall Security Mechanic from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these Security Mechanic processes:
   windll32.exe
   lsascs.exe
   setup.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 Security Mechanic DLL files:
   shellex.dll
   To unregister DLL click Start > Run > type "regsvr32 /u PATH_TO_FILE/FILE.dll"
4. Delete Security Mechanic registry entries: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{107a1d63-2eaa-4694-8aba-ec209c630d83}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\lsascs.exe
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved\{107a1d63-2eaa-4694-8aba-ec209c630d83}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Security Mechanic”
   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 Security Mechanic related files:
   setup.exe
   shellex.dll
   spyprotector.cpl
   SC_Base_new.dat
   SC_Config.ini
   windll32.exe
   lsascs.exe
   %ProgramFiles%\Security Mechanic
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\spyprotector
   %Documents and Settings%\[User]\Application Data\SpyProtector\