Free virus removal tool for Privacy Center (AKA PrivacyCenter)

Privacy Center is another fake Antivirus that install itself on your computer. Once installed, it tries to trick you into buying the full version, that doesn't even exist, because the one you have is just a shareware. It shows you fake alert, don’t worry about that; I’m sure the only malware in your system is Privacy Center.

To remove Control Center

• Download the free removal tool
• Extract
• Run
• Click on the delete button

After running the patch, your homepage Internet Explorer becomes search.net-studio.org, done deliberately to erase all traces of then malware, BHOs (Browser Helper Object) are also deleted. You can always restore this setting in Internet Explorer options.

Files

• C:\PCenter\pc.exe
• %ProgramFiles\Privacy center\agent.exe
• %ProgramFiles\Privacy center\sounds\%ProgramFiles\Privacy center\tools\tapinstall.exe
• %ProgramFiles\Privacy center\tools\openvpn.exe
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\pc.exe
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\uninstall.exe
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\faq\guide.html
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\faq\images\gimg[Ordered Number].jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\tools\sc\ca.crt
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\tools\sc\libeay32.dll
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\tools\sc\libssl32.dll
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\tools\sc\OemWin2k.inf
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\tools\sc\openvpn.exe
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\tools\sc\tap0801.sys
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\tools\sc\tapinstall.exe
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\tools\sp\spbho.dll
• %AppData%\Privacy center\dbases\cg.dat
• %AppData%\Privacy center\dbases\mw.dat
• %AppData%\Privacy center\dbases\rd.dat
• %AppData%\Privacy center\dbases\sc.dat
• %AppData%\Privacy center\dbases\sm.dat
• %AppData%\Privacy center\dbases\sp.dat
• %AppData%\Privacy center\keys\cg.key
• %AppData%\Privacy center\keys\rd.key
• %AppData%\Privacy center\keys\sc.key
• %AppData%\Privacy center\keys\sp.key
• %AppData%\Privacy center\temp\settings.ini
• %Desktop%\Privacy center.lnk
• %Programs%\Privacy center\Privacy center.lnk

Folder

• %AppData%\Privacy center\temp\spfilter
• %ProgramFiles\Privacy center\
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\faq
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\faq\images
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\too
• %ProgramFiles%\Privacy center\tools\sp
• %AppData%\Privacy center
• %AppData%\Privacy center\dbases
• %AppData%\Privacy center\keys
• %AppData%\Privacy center\temp
• %Programs%\Privacy center

Registry

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Privacy Center
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”Privacy Center”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Privacy Center
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D032570A-5F63-4812-A094-87D007C23012}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spbho.TIEBHO
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D032570A-5F63-4812-A094-87D007C23012}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Privacy center
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "agent.exe"