PCCleaner2008

PCCleaner2008 (or PC-Cleaner 2008,PCCleaner 2008) is a rogue anti-spyware program. PCCleaner2008 may be also known as a clone of another Rogue Anti-Spyware application called MalWarrior 2008 or VirusHeat. PCCleaner2008, as many other Rogue type applications, get into your system through browser security exploits, or via other nefarious mechanisms, such as Video ActiveX Codec - a fake video codec. PCCleaner2008 may scan your system and show fake results to scare users and push them into purchasing a license. PCCleaner2008 may also show scary system messages, which of course are also false:
“System Error!
Your system was infected by dangerous Trojan.
Note: Your critical files can be lost!
Click OK to download antimalware application to clean your system! (Recommended)”

PCCleaner2008 can be extremely difficult to remove manually, and will continue to try to recreate itself.
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Danger level 7

How to manually remove PCCleaner2008


To save time and avoid risking destroying your computer, we highly recommend use a spyware scanner such as SpyHunter, to detect PCCleaner2008 and other spyware, adware, Trojans, viruses, keyloggers, and more that can be hidden in your PC.

Files associated with PCCleaner2008 infection:

Start PC-Cleaner.lnk
Register PC-Cleaner.lnk
Uninstall.exe
pcsd.dll
PC-Cleaner.exe
Uninstall PC-Cleaner.lnk
PC-Cleaner.lnk
PCCleaner_Installer_eng[1].exe

PCCleaner2008 DLL's to remove:

pcsd.dll

PCCleaner2008 processes to kill:

PC-Cleaner.exe
Uninstall.exe
PCCleaner_Installer_eng[1].exe

Remove PCCleaner2008 registry entries:

Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PC-Cleaner
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved\{B4982923-BC21-4CBF-9521-E0CA261F06DD}
Software\PC-Cleaner
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\pcsd
{B4982923-BC21-4CBF-9521-E0CA261F06DD}
pccleaner
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved\{ABDC6955-BF9F-461C-A0D6-DFB06542C4A0}
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\pcsd.dll
{ABDC6955-BF9F-461C-A0D6-DFB06542C4A0}
AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\pcsd.dll
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