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Windows Control Series

Windows Control Series

Hello again! If you’ve found this page, you’ve probably been infected with Windows Control Series. Malware of this kind, while not particularly insidious, is designed to fool the user into purchasing itself to remove fake infections its supposedly found on your computer. Generally speaking, infections of this type accomplish this through scare tactics: preventing your computer from running any applications and making it difficult to access the internet. It may also alter your browser’s search settings, making simple tasks, like finding this guide, head-splittingly difficult. This client is a clone of Anti-Spyware, XP Home Security 2012, XP Anti-Virus 2012 and XP Security 2012 as well as Win 7 Anti-Spyware, Win 7 Home Security 2012

How Did I get infected with Windows Control Series?

In general, infections of this type come from ads on webpages that have been infected with the malware without the knowledge of the website’s administrator. You likely won’t even be asked to install anything, code from the infection exploits security vulnerabilities in Flash Player or your web-browser and simply installs itself. If this is the case, you should consider upgrading to a better antivirus.

How Much Damage is Windows Control Series Doing?

As with most infections of this type, the biggest headache associated with infections is disassociation of executable files in the registry. This is why you’re getting a message every time you want to run a program from Windows asking what program you’d like to use to run them. This is simply because the registry information that tells Windows how to execute executables has been damaged. We’ve posted a quick fix for this below in the guide.

Windows Control Series

Windows Control Series



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How to Remove Windows Control Series?

This article will cover the three major means to remove this infection: 1. Use Anti-virus software (Note you may need to follow the manual guide to start so you can install a client.)

2. Hire an expert ( We Recommend http://www.pcninja.com. This is a remote computer repair company)

3. Remove this threat yourself following our manual removal guide.

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Windows Control Series Manual Removal Procedures

Step 1. If you are unable to run any executable programs at all this may be from the virus changing your registry settings. If this is the case you may need to use this patch. It is only for Windows 7 computers. Download Win 7 Fix exe Issue here.

Step 2. You need to stop and delete the main .exe file that is running Windows
Control Series.

You should be able to locate this file at

  • %AppData%\Protector-[random 3 chars].exe
  • Exmaple: Protector-1t4.exe

Keep in mind that the USERNAME will be your user name

The file is called Protector-[random 3 chars].exe. Expect this name to change over time.

Once you locate the file you will need to re-name the file. To do this you can right click on the file named and select “Re-name”. Name it whatever you want. Once done re-start your computer. Next time you boot up the virus should not be running. Now you should be able to delete the file name.

At this time you should run a full virus scan. We Recommend Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. However you can use any client you trust the most. To see a list of other clients we recommend check out our Anti-virus Reviews section.

Windows Control SeriesRegistry Removal Procedures

We don’t recommend that users manually edit the registry. Aside from the issue this infection causes with executable files, there shouldn’t be any damage to
the registry that cannot be solved automatically by a good antivirus program and registry cleaning software. You may want to use a registry cleaner like PC Health Advisor Here to clean out the registry and scan for other malware. You can also read all or registry cleaner reviews

Windows Control SeriesDirectories:

Windows 7 / Windows Vista

  • %AppData%

%AppData% is a home directory listing that will take you directly to the users Application Data directory. This should be checked on each users account that is affected by the infection.

If you require advanced help or just want an expert to remove the virus than use this computer repair service. The charge is under a hundred bucks and they can often get started right away. These are real experts when it comes to malware and virus removal.

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