(Solved!) Here is how to remove "APEXPSVC.EXE" virus COMPLETELY: Simple "APEXPSVC.EXE" Removal Guide

Full Path:%TEMP%\GWSXR\APEXPSVC.EXE

What is APEXPSVC.EXE?

How APEXPSVC.EXE got on your computer?

Phishing is the most common way for malware to infect computers.
It could be a fake email message that appears to be originated from Microsoft Customer Service, eBay, PayPal, Amazon, or even your bank or insurance company.
Fake emails that appear to come from the police, the FBI and other government entities were also reported.

APEXPSVC.EXE could also infect your computer by exploiting a security vulnerability of your Web browser or one of its plugins.
If this is the case, APEXPSVC.EXE would be injected into a Web page, and could get to your PC when you visited a malicious or hacked Web site.

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APEXPSVC.EXE can be distributed with legitimate software that is repackaged by the scammers.
It could be downloaded from warez Web sites or download archives.

How do you know you have APEXPSVC.EXE on my computer?

APEXPSVC.EXE works in background. It does not appear as a window, does not have a shortcut.
APEXPSVC.EXE hides its existence from your eyes.

You have 2 ways to remove APEXPSVC.EXE:

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

1. You know only one virus name: "APEXPSVC.EXE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove APEXPSVC.EXE virus automatically:

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How to remove APEXPSVC.EXE manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

You can see APEXPSVC.EXE at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to APEXPSVC.EXE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove APEXPSVC.EXE virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove APEXPSVC.EXE virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains APEXPSVC.EXE in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.

Delete any task related to APEXPSVC.EXE. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from APEXPSVC.EXE virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove APEXPSVC.EXE virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains APEXPSVC.EXE.

STEP 7: Remove APEXPSVC.EXE from Google Chrome.

STEP 8: Remove APEXPSVC.EXE from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove APEXPSVC.EXE from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.

Autostart registry keys:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\SERVICES\APEXPSVC\IMAGEPATH: “”%TEMP%\GWSXR\APEXPSVC.EXE” /SVC”
Related Files:
%TEMP%\FUFD6FD.TMP
%TEMP%\GNHJ9LTCF\ONESYSTEMCARE.EXE
%TEMP%\GWSXR\APEXPSVC.EXE
%TEMP%\J8NPGPHRT\SETUP.EXE
%TEMP%\JKBXAOG5J\JKBXAOG5J.EXE

File Information APEXPSVC.EXE:

Virustotal = 3/65
MD5 = E5A60A0C9C7E3FCEBAC1664F8901F611
File Size: 245760
OriginalFilename: apexpsvc.exe
FileDescription: Application Experience Service
InternalName: apexpsvc
CompanyName: apexpsvc Inc.
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) apexpsvc Inc. 2006-2015

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