What is “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up
“System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up is a fake warning message. If you are getting this repeated popup from your task bar, this is an indication that you are infected with a Trojan Horse, which is trying to sell you the rogue security software named as System Protector.
The exact warning message is the following.
“System Protector – Threats detected. WARNING! 9 vulnerabilities found!!! Dangerous malware and viruses have been found during last scan. It is strongly recommended to remove all found threats from your computer.”
Please do not fall victim to these scary pop ups. You can try to follow following steps to stop “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up.
If you are already infected with System Protector, you can try the steps given in our post How to remove System Protector.
Do I need to remove “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up
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 Stop “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up scam
The best way for the removal of “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up is to install a good quality Anti-spyware Program and scan your system for any “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up infections.
Automatic removal of “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up is always good and complete as compared to any attempts to manually remove “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up, 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 “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up.
Instructions to get rid of “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up
If you really want to remove the xxxxx infection on your system manually then proceed as follows.
Step 1: Kill the “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up Processes – Learn how to do that
%UserProfile%\Application Data\install.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\lsascs.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\windll32.exe
Step 2: Remove “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up files, folders and all associated “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up DLL files:Learn how to do that
%UserProfile%\Application Data\shellex.dll
%UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyProtectorSC_Base_new.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyProtectorSC_Config.ini
%UserProfile%\Desktop\System Protector.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\System Protector\Purchase License.url
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\System Protector\Support Page.url
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\System Protector\System Protector.lnk
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spyprotector.cplC:\Program Files\System Protector
Step 3: Uninstall “System Protector – Threats Detected” Pop-Up registry entries: Learn how to do that
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” => 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\System Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\System Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{107A1D63-2EAA-4694-8ABA-EC209C630D83}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\System Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shellex
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\System Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\lsascs.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “System Protector”
