How Can I Remove A1PCCleaner? Uninstall A1 PC Cleaner

Recently, there are some computer users complain about A1PCCleaner:

How can I remove malware called A1PCCleaner? Constant pop-ups, warnings etc. 


How to remove A1 PC Cleaner virus/spamware/malware? After downloading some pdf files, laptop is now infected wit this virus called A1 PC Cleaner. Does anyone know how do I safely remove this virus/spamware/malware? The laptop is running windows 7.

In this post, there will be the removal guide for reference.

Information of A1PCCleaner

A1PCCleaner(or A1 PC Cleaner) claims to be an optimization tool that enhance the performance of computer. It states to protect the privacy, tune up speed, fix registry errors, cleans dump files and removes data clutter.However, it is found to be a rogue antivirus program which can get into the computer along with free downloads from the Internet, such as browser update, Java update, Flash Player update, Video Player update, video recording, download-managers or PDF creators. This a1pccleaner.exe installer database contains the logic and data required to install A1PCCleaner.

Once gets into the computer, A1PCCleaner will change the computer setting. When you start the computer, A1PCCleaner will run automatically at the background without any consent. When you launch on the desktop, it will start a Windows service and pop up on your screen without your permission.A1PCCleaner will show a lot of false warning pop-ups on your screen when you work on the PC.However, you should not believe in the misleading warning pop-ups.

A1PCCleaner by Cobetech has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It can connect to the Internet in order to request data and download files. It is suggested to uninstall A1PCCleaner as soon as possible. And it is recommended to keep a powerful and well-known antivirus program like Spyhunter to protect your computer.

Instrcution to remove A1PCCleaner

Method 1: Manual removal

Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Windows Task Manager and close all the related running processes.

  

Step 2: Remove A1PCCleaner from control panel.

1) On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel.

 

Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall a Program.

Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

2) When you find the program A1PCCleaner, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall.

Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Step 3 Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing "NewTabPageShow" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "DefaultScope" = "{33BB0A4E-99AF-4226-BDF6-49120163DE86}"

Method 2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. 

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.

Step 2: InstallSpyHunter on your computer.

Step 3:  Scan computer now!

Step 4:  Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.

Note: Manual removal is very difficult. If you don’t have sufficient expertise in dealing with the manual removal, it is suggested to Install Spyhunter to remove viruses safely and quickly.