How to remove User Protection

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User Protection description

User Protection is a counterfeit anti-spyware program which pretends to be a legal one. As common for all malwares this one usually spreads via trojan too. Trojan helps for parasites to enter the system. Through computer’s vulnerabilities bogus system downloads and installs itself automatically without user’s knowledge.

Once active, User Protection application starts scan a PC. Then it shows exaggerated security reports that state about computer’s security threats. There are no infections into your system and an information is absolutely wrong. Do not for all this blatant scam and do not purchase it as offered. Choose reputable anti-spyware protection tool and kill the malicious program instead.

How to get rid of User Protection

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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How to manually remove User Protection

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

1. Uninstall User Protection from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these User Protection processes:
   asr64_ldm.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 User Protection DLL files:
   drgext.dll
   drghook.dll
   To unregister DLL click Start > Run > type "regsvr32 /u PATH_TO_FILE/FILE.dll"
4. Delete User Protection registry entries: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SimpleShlExt
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SimpleShlExt
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\User Protection
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\User Protection
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr”
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “User Protection”
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved “{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}”
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = “1?
   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 User Protection related files:
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Desktop\User Protection Support.lnk
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Desktop\User Protection.lnk
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\User Protection
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\User Protection\About.lnk
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\User Protection\Activate.lnk
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\User Protection\Buy.lnk
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\User Protection\User Protection Support.lnk
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\User Protection\User Protection.lnk
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\User Protection\Scan.lnk
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\User Protection\Settings.lnk
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\User Protection\Update.lnk
   %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Protection.lnk
   %Program Files%\User Protection
   %Program Files%\User Protection\about.ico
   %Program Files%\User Protection\activate.ico
   %Program Files%\User Protection\buy.ico
   %Program Files%\User Protection\drg.db
   %Program Files%\User Protection\drgext.dll
   %Program Files%\User Protection\drghook.dll
   %Program Files%\User Protection\help.ico
   %Program Files%\User Protection\scan.ico
   %Program Files%\User Protection\settings.ico
   %Program Files%\User Protection\splash.mp3
   %Program Files%\User Protection\uninstall.exe
   %Program Files%\User Protection\update.ico
   %Program Files%\User Protection\virus.mp3
   %Temp%\asr64_ldm.exe