Taken over the computer privacy corrector

Problem - privacy corrector pop - up yesterday to know where and is forcing quiting any program that opens after about 15 seconds. Impossible to update when I tried to update provider license.

How can I remove this program?

Hello

You can access the Taskmanager in Windows or Safe Mode? CTRL + SHIFT + ESC?

If so then complete the process on protect.exe to see if this allows more access. There may be other thugs
loaded both parts.

You can search by protect.exe? That type in the box search-> protect.exe and if it appears
above, then right click top and REMOVE. (You might have to finish first on this process).

Another way to complete the process in this regard is to use Process Explorer from SysInternals - Free.

Run process Explorer and right click Protect.exe and KILL PROCESS. Remember there may be
be other processes or services are running that are among the thugs so looking for some
them.

Process Explorer - free
http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

I hope this helps.

Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

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