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How to uninstall PCProtect from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall PCProtect for Windows. The Windows release was created by PCProtect. More information on PCProtect can be seen here. More information about the software PCProtect can be seen at . The program is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's preference. You can uninstall PCProtect by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\uninst.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. PCProtect.exe is the PCProtect's main executable file and it occupies approximately 4.84 MB (5078824 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of PCProtect. They occupy an average of 13.92 MB (14592808 bytes) on disk.

  • nfregdrv.exe (48.00 KB)
  • PasswordExtension.Win.exe (256.35 KB)
  • PCProtect.exe (4.84 MB)
  • SecurityService.exe (258.85 KB)
  • uninst.exe (195.12 KB)
  • wscf.exe (243.72 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)
  • apc_random_id_generator.exe (276.20 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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This info is about PCProtect version 5.16.175 only. You can find below a few links to other PCProtect versions:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall PCProtect.

Folders that were found:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall PCProtect:
  • 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\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\cachey-bashi.netcore.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.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.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\installer.log
  • 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.Crashes.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Microsoft.AppCenter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Microsoft.CSharp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native.x86.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions.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_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PCProtect_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PCProtect_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCProtect

Additional values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3960458934-2126656638-2906302490-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\PCProtect.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3960458934-2126656638-2906302490-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\Downloads\PCProtect_Setup.exe


A way to uninstall PCProtect from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PCProtect is an application by the software company PCProtect. Some users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is hard because removing this by hand takes some skill regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate PCProtect or simply click the Search field and type in "PCProtect". If it exists on your system the PCProtect application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click PCProtect in the list of applications, some data about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about PCProtect, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for PCProtect:





  • The web site of the application is: https://www.pcprotect.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\uninst.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove PCProtect.
Uninstall PCProtect


8. After uninstalling PCProtect, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of PCProtect which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling PCProtect using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall PCProtect by PCProtect from your computer, nor are we saying that PCProtect by PCProtect is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall PCProtect in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-11-09 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-11-09 17:42:04.593