What is Security Mechanic
Security Mechanic, like many other rogue security software, is a scareware. It takes the help of some trojans already present in your system to display lots of popups, warning messages and fake system alerts that your computer is infected with lots of malware and spyware.
It then offers you to clean your system if you download and purchase it. But beware, all its claims are false and meant to trap you into its purchase.
A typical popup error messages, displayed by Security Mechanic reads as follows.
“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”
And…
“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 do not fall victim to its dirty tactics. You can take the help of following instructions for removing Security Mechanic from your system.
Technical Details of Security Mechanic
- Full name: Security Mechanic, SecurityMechanic
- Date Appeared: July 2009
- Characteristic: Rogue security program
- URL: http://Security Mechanic.com
Do I need to remove Security Mechanic
You can yourself search your computer manually, but it is not recommended unless you are a tech-geek. To save time and effort, we recommend you to download a FREE Scanner.
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How to Uninstall Security Mechanic scam
The best way for the removal of Security Mechanic is to install a good quality Anti-spyware Program and scan your system for any Security Mechanic infections.
Automatic removal of Security Mechanic is always good and complete as compared to any attempts to manually remove Security Mechanic, which may sometime lead to erroneous results. If you are not completely aware of all the files and registry entries used by this rogue anti-spyware, then we do not recommend you to attempt for the manual removal of Security Mechanic.
Instructions to get rid of Security Mechanic
If you really want to remove the Security Mechanic infection on your system manually then proceed as follows.
Step 1: Kill the Security Mechanic Processes – Learn how to do that
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\windll32.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\lsascs.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\setup.exe
Step 2: Remove Security Mechanic files, folders and all associated Security Mechanic DLL files:Learn how to do that
%ProgramFiles%\Security Mechanic
%UserProfile%\Application Data\spyprotector
%UserProfile%\Application Data\shellex.dll
c:\WINDOWS\system32\spyprotector.cpl
c:\documents and settings\pedro adrian\application data\spyprotector\SC_Base_new.dat
c:\documents and settings\pedro adrian\application data\spyprotector\SC_Config.inishellex.dll
Step 3: Uninstall Security Mechanic registry entries: Learn how to do that
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
