PCProtect

A guide to uninstall PCProtect from your system

PCProtect is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by PCProtect. Go over here where you can find out more on PCProtect. Click on http://www.pcprotect.com to get more info about PCProtect on PCProtect's website. Usually the PCProtect application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect folder, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\uninst.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall PCProtect. PCProtect.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 4.70 MB (4933456 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of PCProtect. They occupy about 13.29 MB (13933983 bytes) on disk.

• nfregdrv.exe (48.00 KB)
• PasswordExtension.Win.exe (266.68 KB)
• PCProtect.exe (4.70 MB)
• SecurityService.exe (269.17 KB)
• uninst.exe (192.97 KB)
• subinacl.exe (291.13 KB)
• devcon.exe (87.63 KB)
• devcon.exe (62.13 KB)
• openssl.exe (910.77 KB)
• openvpn.exe (865.63 KB)
• ams_setup.exe (167.41 KB)
• avupdate.exe (2.74 MB)
• savapi.exe (620.13 KB)
• savapi_restart.exe (123.67 KB)
• savapi_stub.exe (295.62 KB)
• AMSAgent.exe (1.14 MB)
• AMSProtectedService.exe (624.32 KB)

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The current web page applies to PCProtect version 5.13.8 alone. You can find here a few links to other PCProtect releases:

• 1.33.39
• 5.23.191
• 1.35.18
• 4.2.31
• 1.32.17
• 4.8.35
• 4.9.36
• 5.18.284
• 4.13.76
• 5.19.15
• 5.23.174
• 5.17.470
• 4.3.6
• 5.19.33
• 1.39.31
• 4.1.7
• 4.8.12
• 4.5.7
• 4.14.31
• 4.13.71
• 5.16.203
• 1.39.26
• 4.13.75
• 1.36.98
• 1.30.24
• 5.15.69
• 5.21.159
• 1.37.85
• 5.14.15
• 5.15.67
• 1.34.8
• 1.38.12
• 4.4.12
• 4.13.39
• 1.36.97
• 5.23.167
• 4.6.19
• 5.18.272
• 5.16.175
• 5.5.83
• 1.39.36
• 4.10.38
• 1.27.21
• 4.14.25
• 1.39.33
• 5.1.10
• 1.31.9
• 4.12.10
• 5.22.37
• 5.24.38
• 5.4.19
• 4.7.19
• 5.23.185

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A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry data can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove PCProtect from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall PCProtect:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect

The files below were left behind on your disk by PCProtect's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Accessibility.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\API-MS-Win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\AviraLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\bins\subinacl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Branding.Desktop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\clrcompression.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\clretwrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\clrjit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\coreclr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\dbgshim.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\DirectWriteForwarder.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\DotNetZip.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\amd64\devcon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\amd64\OemWin2k.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\amd64\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\amd64\tap0901.map
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\amd64\tap0901.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\amd64\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\i386\devcon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\i386\OemWin2k.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\i386\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\i386\tap0901.map
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\i386\tap0901.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\driver\i386\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\e_sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Engine.Win.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\EntityFramework.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\EntityFramework.SqlServer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\GUI.Win.deps.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\GUI.Win.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\GUI.Win.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\hostfxr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\hostpolicy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\HtmlAgilityPack.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\install.name
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\installoptions.jdat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\lib_SCAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\lib_SCAPISharp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\da_DK.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\de_DE.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\es_ES.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\fr_FR.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\it_IT.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\nl_NL.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\nn_NO.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\pl_PL.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\pt_PT.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\sv_SE.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\locale\tr_TR.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Manifest\chrome-manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Manifest\edge-manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Manifest\firefox-manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Microsoft.AppCenter.Analytics.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Microsoft.AppCenter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Microsoft.CSharp.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\PCProtect
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PCProtect
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\PCProtect
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pcprotect
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PCProtect_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PCProtect_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCProtect

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1894233636-3248382848-1635411979-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\PCProtect.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1894233636-3248382848-1635411979-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\Downloads\PCProtect_Setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecurityService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecurityServiceMonitor\ImagePath

How to delete PCProtect using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PCProtect is an application marketed by the software company PCProtect. Sometimes, users decide to remove it. This is troublesome because performing this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK way to remove PCProtect is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate PCProtect or simply activate the Search field and type in "PCProtect". If it exists on your system the PCProtect program will be found very quickly. When you click PCProtect in the list of applications, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about PCProtect, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for PCProtect:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.pcprotect.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\uninst.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PCProtect.


8. After removing PCProtect, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong PCProtect that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing PCProtect with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove PCProtect by PCProtect from your PC, nor are we saying that PCProtect by PCProtect is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove PCProtect supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.