Free malware removal tool for PC Scout

PC Scout is a fake antivirus which installs itself on your system without your will. This fake Antivirus comes from WiniSoft family, they have just changed the name of the application, the file names but the rest is the same. Its purpose is to scare you by posting false scan results so that you spend money on buying a full version which by the way doesn't even exist. Do not purchase this bogus application. Remove PC Scout as soon as possible from your system.
Beware of this scam.

To remove PC Scout

• Download and extract the patch
• Run
• Click on the delete button

PC Scout will be removed in 10s.

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

Process of the malware

• pcscout.exe

Folder

• %CommonPrograms%\PC Scout
• %ProgramFiles%\PC Scout

Files

• %CommonDesktopDir%\PC Scout Support.lnk
• %CommonDesktopDir%\PC Scout.lnk
• %CommonPrograms%\PC Scout\PC Scout Support.lnk
• %CommonPrograms%\PC Scout\PC Scout.lnk
• %CommonPrograms%\PC Scout\Uninstall PC Scout.lnk
• %Temp%\4otjesjty.mof
• %ProgramFiles%\PC Scout\core.cga
• %ProgramFiles%\PC Scout\CoreExt.dll
• %ProgramFiles%\PC Scout\help.ico
• %ProgramFiles%\PC Scout\pcscout.exe
• %ProgramFiles%\PC Scout\Uninstall.exe

Registry

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SimpleShlExt
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}\InprocServer32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SimpleShlExt
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Scout
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PC Scout

Registry values created

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SimpleShlExt
  • (Default) = "{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}"
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}\InprocServer32
  
  • (Default) = "%ProgramFiles%\PC Scout\CoreExt.dll"
  • ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
  
  • (Default) = "SimpleShlExt Class"
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SimpleShlExt
  
  • (Default) = "{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}"
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved
  
  • {5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000} = "Protection System extension"
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Scout
  
  • DisplayIcon = "%ProgramFiles%\PC Scout\pcscout.exe"
  • DisplayName = "PC Scout"
  • DisplayVersion = "1.0"
  • Publisher = "PC Scout Software"
  • UninstallString = "%ProgramFiles%\PC Scout\Uninstall.exe"
  • URLInfoAbout = "http://pcscoutlab.com"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PC Scout
  • FD = 0x00000000
  • Settings_0 = 0x00000000
  • SecStatus_3 = 0x00000001
  • SecStatus_4 = 0x00000001
  • SecStatus_5 = 0x00000001
  • GUID = "803121718031083080309498"
  • Data = ":1920:2040:2160:2280:2400:2520:2760:2880:3000:3120:3240:"
  • swver = "1.0"
  • dbver = "1.0"
  • dbsigns = "61473"
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
  
  • Use FormSuggest = "Yes"
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  
  • PC Scout = ""%ProgramFiles%\PC Scout\pcscout.exe" -noscan"