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Windows Troubles Remover is a new fake Windows utility tool which infects your computer and pretends to find various problems that need to be attended to. When you accept to fix the alledged issues, Windows Troubles Remover sends you to their payment page where it tries to sell you the full version of this fake tool. The fake scan by Windows Troubles Remover reports virus infections, registry errors and system slowdown. Below you can find Windows Troubles Remover removal instructions.
Typical messages received on computers infected with Windows Troubles Remover are:
Security Alert!
Application that seems to be a key-logger is detected. System information security is at risk. Options are Deny, Enable Protection.
Warning! Security Alert
Considerable System productivity Decline is observed.
Total System scanning is recommended to remove all all reasons of productivity decline. Options are Deny, Enable Protection.
Windows Troubles Remover is a trojan so do not expect it to come with an uninstaller. In order to make it that much harder for you to remove it, Windows Troubles Remover blocks and disables your programs including your anti-virus. In order to remove Windows Troubles Remover, you need to work around its blocking ability as follows:
In Windows, click on Start and select Run. Type 'shell:appdata' without the quotes. This will open your Application Data folder.
Locate any executable file with a random name, example jnykps.exe (this file will be located directly in the Application Data folder). Right-click this file and choose 'delete'. Make sure that you do not open any sub folders of Application Data, stay in the main folder.
Bookmark this page, you may need to refer back to it after computer restart (see next step).
After you successfully delete the above file, restart your computer.
Once you are able to delete the above file and restart your computer, you should be able to run your own anti-virus program to remove Windows Troubles Remover. Update your existing anti-virus program and run a full system scan to remove Windows Troubles Remover.
If your anti-virus in unable to pick up the infection, or if you have any trouble with the above steps, you can download this tool which can work around Windows Troubles Remover's blocking abilities and remove it.
