How to Get Rid of Windows Efficiency Kit Rogue Program

Best Way to Uninstall Windows Efficiency Kit Rogue Program

Definition of Windows Efficiency Kit

Windows Efficiency Kit is known as a bogus antivirus software designed to steal money from inexperienced users. In most situations, it spreads via Trojan horse viruses, spam email attachments, unsafe links, suspicious resources which contain harmful codes, etc. When Windows Efficiency Kit breaks into your system, it will modify the system settings and manage to start up automatically each time you open your machine. It is capable of making your genuine antivirus programs disabled, and then imitates a legitimate antivirus program and detects your computer security threats. As a result, Windows Efficiency Kit will report large amounts of fake viruses and infections existing in your system and claim your machine are at high risk now. When unsuspecting users see this and begin to worry about their system security, it will ask them to download a fake security program from its recommended website. However, when users are installing this fake program into their computer, a window will come out and ask the users to enter the license number to activate the program. And inexperienced users will be tricked into buying the license key to fix their computers. 

You should never trust this vicious scam. Paying for the so-called antivirus program cannot save your computer at all, which just leads to financial loss. To keep your machine clean, Windows Efficiency Kit should be definitely removed as quickly as possible.

Problems caused by Windows Efficiency Kit Virus

1.      Lots of unknown applications will be installed on the system, which damage the system severely

2.      Windows Efficiency Kit will break down many system functions.

3.      Users will often encounter system freezing and system crash.

4.      The PC operation will become very slow because the rest of system space has been taken up.

Why Windows Efficiency Kit can escape from the detection of security tool

First of all, Windows Efficiency Kit is a very tiny program, so it attracts little attention. This plays a great role in escaping the removal of the real antivirus. Secondly, this tricky program is likely to disguise itself as a legal software and a good helper in helping users remove various viruses. Thus, many reputable antivirus programs are fooled by its fake appearance. Thirdly, its files are changed with random names, which will increase the difficulty of removal process.

Luckily, there is still an efficient way to remove Windows Efficiency Kit. You can follow the tips below to get rid of fake pop-up messages and uninstall Windows Efficiency Kit forever.

Detailed Solution to Uninstall Windows Efficiency Kit from PC

1.      Boot up the system into the Safe Mode with Networking

Steps: When this system is launching, you should keep pressing F8 repeatedly until “Windows Advanced Options Menu” appears. Then, please use arrow keys to highlight “Safe Mode with Networking” and hit Enter.

2.      Make the hidden files appear

Steps: i. Go to Start menu to open the Control Panel, then look for Folder Options

      ii. Below View tab, click Show hidden files and folders. You are not supposed to select Hide protected operating system files( Recommended). After that, don’t forget to click Ok to save the restoration.

      iii. Go and click Start menu>click Search programs and files>find out all the files related to Windows Efficiency Kit and delete completely.

Protector-[rnd].exe

3.      Remove all malicious entries about Windows Efficiency Kit in Registry Editor

Ways to enter registry editor: press Windows key and “R” at the same time>type “regedit” in the box and click on Enter key. Or you can click Start menu>click run> put “regedit” in the appearing box and click ok.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\_avp32.exe

4.      Restore your IE

a.       Open your browser, then go to Tools and select Internet Options

b.      Click Advanced tab, and then click the Restore Defaults and click ok.

5.      Remove Windows Efficiency Kit from Windows7 and Windows Vista

1.      Click the start menu>click control panel

2.      Double click the Programs

3.      Then you will get a list of many programs, which will cost a little time.

4.      Go and find out Windows Efficiency Kit in the list.

5.      Left-click Windows Efficiency Kit and click Uninstall

6.      A wizard will be opened and you can follow the guide.