WARNING:
This process is tough and is NOT recommend unless you are very comfortable going into the registry. The manual process is dangerous as the removal process requires yah to access and edit sensitive files in the registry of your machine and run the risk of totally destroying your computer!!!
What yah have to remember when removing PowerScan is to delete all parts of the PowerScan code. PowerScan WILL rebuild itself and WILL result in further spreading of the spyware parasite.
PowerScan Description:
Powerscan may launch pop-up advertisements and monitor your Internet activity while you're browsing the web. This adware may be downloaded through other pop-up advertisements, or it may come packaged with an Internet Explorer toolbar with search functions.
PowerScan Removal Instructions:
End the 'cleanup.exe', 'ignorelist.exe', 'patchnow.exe', 'productsupport.exe', 'powerscan.exe', 'sysrestore.exe' process from the Task Manager (ctrl-alt-delete).
Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer: cleanup.exe, ignorelist.exe, patchnow.exe, pc powerscan - live update.lnk, pc powerscan.lnk, power scan.lnk, productsupport.exe, programfilesdir+\power scan\powerscan.exe, sysrestore.exe.
Open the registry (Start->Run->regedit) and delete the following keys and values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\powerscan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\powerscan account_id 126407
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\powerscan\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-dbfc-ed1ca787ad2d}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\powerscan\account_id
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion
un power scan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion
un\power scan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\powerscan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\powerscan loadnum 1
After yah have successfully done this yah should be able to delete the entire 'PowerScan' folder in Program Files.
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!!
This process is tough and is NOT recommend unless you are very comfortable going into the registry. The manual process is dangerous as the removal process requires yah to access and edit sensitive files in the registry of your machine and run the risk of totally destroying your computer!!!
What yah have to remember when removing PowerScan is to delete all parts of the PowerScan code. PowerScan WILL rebuild itself and WILL result in further spreading of the spyware parasite.
PowerScan Description:
Powerscan may launch pop-up advertisements and monitor your Internet activity while you're browsing the web. This adware may be downloaded through other pop-up advertisements, or it may come packaged with an Internet Explorer toolbar with search functions.
PowerScan Removal Instructions:
End the 'cleanup.exe', 'ignorelist.exe', 'patchnow.exe', 'productsupport.exe', 'powerscan.exe', 'sysrestore.exe' process from the Task Manager (ctrl-alt-delete).
Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer: cleanup.exe, ignorelist.exe, patchnow.exe, pc powerscan - live update.lnk, pc powerscan.lnk, power scan.lnk, productsupport.exe, programfilesdir+\power scan\powerscan.exe, sysrestore.exe.
Open the registry (Start->Run->regedit) and delete the following keys and values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\powerscan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\powerscan account_id 126407
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\powerscan\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-dbfc-ed1ca787ad2d}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\powerscan\account_id
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion
un power scan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion
un\power scan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\powerscan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\powerscan loadnum 1
After yah have successfully done this yah should be able to delete the entire 'PowerScan' folder in Program Files.
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