"PRIVACY SAFEGUARD"! How to Remove "PRIVACY SAFEGUARD" Virus (PUP.AD.PRIVACY.SAFEGUARD)?

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How PRIVACY SAFEGUARD got on your computer?

Usually you got PRIVACY SAFEGUARD with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since PRIVACY SAFEGUARD manufacturer pays software developers for distributing PRIVACY SAFEGUARD within their applications, PRIVACY SAFEGUARD is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one PRIVACY SAFEGUARD problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.

You have 2 ways to remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD:

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

1. You know only one virus name: "PRIVACY SAFEGUARD", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
   The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
2. UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
3. UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
4. UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
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Here’s how to remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD 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 PRIVACY SAFEGUARD or another web site 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 PRIVACY SAFEGUARD in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD virus from running processes

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

Remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains PRIVACY SAFEGUARD 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 PRIVACY SAFEGUARD. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

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

Remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains PRIVACY SAFEGUARD.

STEP 7: Remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD from Google Chrome.

STEP 8: Remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove PRIVACY SAFEGUARD 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.

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Click Remove button or False Positive.

Enjoy!

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