Title: PowerScan
Type: Adware

Remove PowerScan. Removal instructions


 
Also known as: Power Scan
Severity scale:PowerScan severity is 20  (20 / 100)
 
PowerScan has been around for some time, advertised through in ordinary web pop-ups, but recently it started to install with help from the the ISTBar adware. Remove Power Scan with no hesitation.

PowerScan properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic PowerScan removal:

SpyHunter is recommended remover to uninstall PowerScan. You should confirm using free trial that it detects current version of parasite.

Note: Manual assistance required means that one or all of removers were unable to remove parasite without some manual intervention, please read manul removal instructions below.

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PowerScan manual removal:

Delete registry values:
Browse to the key:'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
Delete the value 'Power Scan'

Delete directories:
\Power Scan
Information added: 2004-03-19 10:00:00
Information updated: 2008-11-21 03:55:36

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neko
This is complete !@#$%^. No program should be allowed to download itself on my computer. Why the hell is this not illegal?
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Guest
I hate this product!!! I want it off of my computer and it will not delete!!!
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gr8 thxs for the help
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BPsik from France
With powerscan i have receeved only ad for porn website. I hope in american culture you have more clever , more interesting things to export. I thaught terrorisme was against american law.
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Guest
simply evil
Thanks for the help
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Mally
thank you as my computer always had porn on it and i wondered how and know i know
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Gammadragon
many legitimate programs do exactly the same thing, thats why it is not illegal
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Jay-Arr
what is power scan and how did it get on my computer,
there should be laws. No permission from whoever to put this kind of garbage on my system. To much of my time to take off something I didnt want in the first place
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Guest
THis is deff a horrible virus/adaware.
It will not come off and i do not know how it got on. It comes back randomly and will not delete the removal helped get other programs get off. but this one was not picked up! In control panel, i tried to take it off next reboot it comes back its horrible!

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