Remove Cleanator. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Cleanator

Type: Malware
Severity scale:Cleanator severity is 80  (80 / 100)
 
Cleanator is a corrupt security program that may be distributed by malicious trojan applications through the Web. It may also use misleading advertising techniques in order to trick users into downloading Cleanator. Once inside, Cleanator will perform falsified error scans and display exaggerated error reports, using them as scare tactics to bully its victims into burchasing its "full" version.


Related files: cleanator.lnk, cleanator.com.lnk, uninstall.lnk, cleanator.exe, cleanator.exeb, cleanator.ico, clshl.dll, logo_small_16.ico, Uninstall.exe

Cleanator properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Cleanator snapshot:
Cleanator removal

Automatic Cleanator removal:

remover for Cleanator

Cleanator manual removal:

Kill processes:
cleanator.exe, cleanatorsetup.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\cleanator
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run cleanator
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shell extensions\approved {c0b1ee11-95eb-4c43-8a65-b49bfaf18fd4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\cleanator
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cleanator
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\directory\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\cleanator
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\folder\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\cleanator



Unregister DLLs:
clshl.dll

Delete files:
%common_desktopdirectory%\\cleanator.lnk %common_programs%\\cleanator\\cleanator.com.lnk %common_programs%\\cleanator\\cleanator.lnk %common_programs%\\cleanator\\uninstall.lnk %program_files%\\cleanator\\cleanator.exe %program_files%\\cleanator\\cleanator.exeb %program_files%\\cleanator\\cleanator.ico %program_files%\\cleanator\\clshl.dll %program_files%\\cleanator\\logo_small_16.ico %program_files%\\cleanator\\uninstall.exe

Other programs to remove Cleanator:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 15/01/08
Information updated: 18/01/08

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