How to remove/delete PC Cleaner

PC Cleaner is a spyware program that infects computers through Trojan viruses and malicious software. It shows malware and fake virus alerts on your computer once installed on your computer.

Since PC Cleaner is a malicious program itself, it cannot remove virus or malware. It is just a scam aimed at inexperienced users getting scared of the unknown viruses. To get rid of PC Cleaner, you'll have to delete this program and all of its registry entries that has been created by it. 

Find below some key steps to successfully remove PC Cleaner -

Step 1: Open Task Manager by pressing 'Ctrl + Shift + Esc' and click 'Processes' tab.

Step 2: Select 'PC-Cleaner.exe' from list and click 'End Process'.

Step 3: Now go to ' Start -> My Computer -> C: / -> Windows -> System32 ', find and delete 'pcsd.dll' file.

Step 4: Now type 'regedit' in Run command to open Registry Editor and delete the following registry keys given below -

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PC-Cleaner

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\pcsd

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{82297D11-31C1-40B1-960A-BDF40B3B365F}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC-Cleaner

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PC-Cleaner

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{82297D11-31C1-40B1-960A-BDF40B3B365F}

HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\PC-Cleaner

...and close the Registry Editor.

Step 5: When done, restart your computer. PC Cleaner should be removed from your computer after restart.

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