Windows Secure Workstation is a useless piece of software that intimates to be a powerful protection program created by Microsoft for windows OS, but infact it is a rogue virus which is designed by hackers to take your money away. It is a scamware program that will try to build its trust on you by acting like a legitimate antivirus software. Once you believe this virus, it will focus on tricking you into buying licensed version of it that benefits to the creators of this malware. So no one should fall for this fake program, do not buy it but through it away from your machine.
“Windows Secure Workstation” may get into your computer without your knowledge and permission. It is a malware that spreads through infected websites that use Trojans to drop this bug into a computer which is security vulnerable. Soon after getting into your computer, Windows Secure Workstation virus will configure itself for auto startup launch. So whenever you logon to your system, Windows Secure Workstation will appear. It will pretend to scan your computer for viruses and then it will generate a false report stating it has detected several harmful virus threats on your computer. It will provoke you to tak an action to get your PC secured by removing malwares detected by Windows Secure Workstation software. If a user tries to click the REMOVE VIRUSES button available on this software, it will redirect the user to a tricky scam page that will ask to pay the registration fee for the full version of Windows Secure Workstation program. Please never pay for it as it is a fake software. Its recommended to remove it from an infected computer as soon as possible to protect further damages.
How to uninstall Windows Secure Workstation virus manually:
To remove this virus manually, complete the following set of tasks. Do not forget to create a backup before getting started to the manual removal guide.
To prform manual removal steps, you may need to learn,
How to stop a process
How to delete registry entries
Stop Windows Secure Workstation processes:
Protector-.exe
Delete Windows Secure Workstation Registry Entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ERROR_PAGE_BYPASS_ZONE_CHECK_FOR_HTTPS_KB954312
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegistryTools” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Inspector”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings “ID” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings “net” = “2012-2-17_2″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings “UID” = “rudbxijemb”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\_avp32.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\_avpcc.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ashDisp.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\divx.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\mostat.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\platin.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\tapinstall.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\zapsetup3001.exe
Remove Windows Secure Workstation files:
%AppData%\Protector.exe
Auto Removal
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