PrivacyHidden Removal Guide

PrivacyHidden Removal Guide
PrivacyHidden is a fake antivirus program that try to pretend to be a real antivirus which can remove malware. Most of the free files you download from the file sharing websites are bundled with Fake Antivirus software. PrivacyHidden does not kill any malware from any computer. PrivacyHidden infects the computer by installing useless program into the computer which will try to disguise itself like a legitimate antivirus. After installation complete, PrivacyHidden will scan the computer and will surely state that the computer is infected by malwares and urge the user to buy the full version of PrivacyHidden.

PrivacyHidden can be removed by stopping the processes and removing the files by using Emsisoft HiJackFree. Then the user should remove the registry entries added or modified by PrivacyHidden shown in the removal guide below. All files related to PrivacyHidden must be deleted.

PrivacyHidden should be removed immediately!

PrivacyHidden Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
PrivacyHidden.exe
PrivacyHiddenMon.exe

Delete Registry
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\intmedialab]
"PrivacyHidden"="'"C:\Program Files\PrivacyHidden\PrivacyHidden.exe" /run1'"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"(Default)"="'C:\Program Files\PrivacyHidden\PrivacyHidden.exe'"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\PrivacyHidden.exe]
"pid"="'home'"
"InstallDate"="'20110212'"
"Version"="'1.000'"
"UpdateVersion"="'1.000'"
"Environment"="'11111111111111'"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PrivacyHidden]
"W2KLpk"="1"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\International]
"DisplayName"="'?????????????'"
"UninstallString"="'C:\Program Files\PrivacyHidden\uninst.exe'"
"DisplayIcon"="'C:\Program Files\PrivacyHidden\PrivacyHidden.exe'"
"DisplayVersion"="'1.000'"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PrivacyHidden]
"install"="'install_check'"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PrivacyHiddenPartner]

Remove Folders and Files
C:\Program Files\PrivacyHidden