What is Included in this Windows Home Patron Removal Guide?
1. A Windows Home Patron video to help you remove this threat.
3. Other suggested antivirus clients and services
What is Windows Home Patron?
Windows Home Patron is a false antivirus client. This bogus software program shows false and misleading error messages to trick and scare the end user into making a purchase. This virus threat has been out for many months now and only the name of the fake software keeps changing. The file traces remain the same. This threat is the same as Windows Virtual Firewall, Windows Web Combat, Windows Virtual Angel and many others.
If you have already purchased this bogus antivirus client you should read our guide that covers how to get your money back. You can find it here. To learn more about how to avoid viruses in the first place read our how to avoid virus infections guide.
How Did I get infected with Windows Home Patron?
For this malware threat it often does take user intervention. Most of the time people are tricked into install the virus thinking it’s a software or security update of some kind. Users can get infected from no user intervention at all but that would mean your computer would have no antivirus software installed.
What is Windows Home Patron Doing to My Computer Right Now?
The good news out of all this is your personal files are safe and not being deleted or stolen. Your user names and passwords to social profiles and banks are not being stolen. This program will block other programs from running and attempt to force you to make a purchase of the software. If you were to purchase the software the error messages would magically go away. Still you would be giving your credit card number over to thieves and that is not what you want to be doing.
Here are some example error messages you may be seeing. Keep in mind that all messages given off are not true.
Warning
Firewall has blocked a program from accessing the Internet
C:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
is suspected to have infected your PC. This type of virus intercepts entered data and transmits them to a remote server.Error
Attempt to modify registry key entries detected. Registry entry analysis is recommended.Error
Attempt to run a potentially dangerous script detected.
Full system scan is highly recommended.
Windows Home Patron
» Download Windows Home Patron Removal Software
Our Windows Home Patron removal video and manual guide walk you through exactly how to remove Windows Home Patron. It should work well for you. Once done be sure to run a full virus scan. We recommend Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. We have verified that this client does also remove Windows Home Patron but you would have to make a purchase of the client in order for it to remove virus threats. You may also need to install the program while in safe mode with networking.
Automatic Windows Home Patron Removal
Online Windows Home Patron Removal Service
Windows Home Patron Removal Video
Windows Home Patron Manual Removal Procedures
Watch the video and use the manual guide as guidance. It works very well together.
You main goal should be to stop the main file trace for Windows Home Patron. Once this is done you will be able to use your computer again.
The file we need to kill is listed below.
- Protector-[random 3 chars].exe Your file trace will be named different Example: Protector-4da.exe.
The location of this file is : C:Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\ . You may need to show hidden files and folders on your computer or just manually type in the folder path.
To Stop this process you can
A. Browse to the file location shown above and re-name the file first and then restart your computer. Then browse to that file location again and delete the file.
B. Boot into Safe Mode and delete the file
C: Log-into another users account and see if you can delete the file.
D: Start the Task Manager the very second you login and terminate the process that way.
The next step in Windows Home Patron removal is to delete the following file:
Protector-[random 3 chars].exe (Again you file will be named different)
After you have managed to delete the file you should now run a full virus scan to ensure you are not infected with any other viruses. Download Spyware Doctor with Antivirus and run a full scan.
If you are unable to stop this program from running or need advanced help we recommend the remote computer repair company called pcninja.com. They are real experts at removing malware like this from computers.
Windows Safety Maintenance Registry Removal Procedures
You do not need to edit the registry for this virus threat. We recommend you use either an antivirus client or a registry cleaner. In most cases nothing really needs to be done here.
Windows Home Patron Directories:
- %AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
- C:Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\%AppData%\Protector-[random 3 chars].exe
- %AppData%\result.db
- %AppData%\1st$0l3th1s.cnf
Conclusion
This malware client is easier to remove then many others. If you get frustrated just take a break and come back to it. If you need advanced help we recommend pcninja.com. This remote computer repair company has dealt with this virus plenty of times before and can fully remove it for you. It is a paid service. We also recommend Spyware Doctor with Antivirus because it works to not only remove viruses but also protect you so you do not get infected again. It’s a very easy antivirus client to use.
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