Title: ProteBoy

Type: Trojans

Remove ProteBoy. Removal instructions

Also known as: Trojan.ProteBoy, ProtectBoy, Trojan.Win32.Proteboy

Severity scale:

(71 / 100)

ProteBoy is a dangerous trojan, which specializes in deleting registry backups. These files are often in danger of being deleted by this trojan:
C:\Windows\Sysbckup\Rb00*.cab ('*' is a number between 1 and 5)
This action isn't a threat for system's stability, but can cause several negative effects if combined with other parasites.

ProteBoy properties:
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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ProteBoy manual removal:

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Kill processes:
protect.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete files:
protectboy.com, protect.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Information added: 2005-01-07 05:02:55
Information updated: 2005-01-07 05:02:55

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