Cyber Protection Center

9 October 2009 5 Comments

Cyber Protection Center is another superfluous computer security program that will exhibit alert messages to deceived users about the security status of the computer. This self-proclaimed security program has been tagged as rogue and closely working with a Trojan to promote itself. Cyber Protection Center virus has no known security protection nor can it provide defense on computers where it will be installed. In fact, as a rogue program it is the threat itself.

Cyber Protection Center virus needs no further explanation. Being a useless program, it must be avoided and if a presence was found, download and install a Cyber Protection Center removal tool immediately. The longer it stays on computer the more damage it can create. Below we have provided systematic procedure to get rid of this threat and also an image to make you aware of how it looks like.

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Technical Details and Additional Information:

Damage Level: Medium

Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7

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Characteristics (Analysis)
Cyber Protection Center is a fraud security application. Dropping the malware on computers without user’s awareness is certainly achievable with the use of Trojan. Both rogue program and Trojan do not replicate. It will not infect neighboring computers as well. The only payload of these malware is to induce victims into purchasing the paid version of the product. Therefore, infection will occur as a profit-making online activity that undertakes misleading routine.

Added Registry Entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run "cpc.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Cyber Protection Center
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\wow64main.exe

Associated Files and Folders:

%Program Files%\CPC\cpc.exe
%Program Files%\CPC\cyberprotectioncenter.exe
%Program Files%\CPC\system.dat

How to Remove Cyber Protection Center

This guide requires a tool called Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. It is a free tool designed to eradicate various computer infections. MBAM scanner is distributed for free.

Boot Windows in Safe Mode With Networking

1. First thing to do is to reboot the computer in Safe Mode with Networking to avoid Cyber Protection Center from loading at start-up. You may want to print this procedure as we have to restart the computer to complete the removal process.
- Restart the computer.
- Before Windows begins to load, press F8 on your keyboard.
- It will display an Advanced Boot Options menu. Please select Safe Mode with Networking.
- Windows will now start in Safe Mode.

Remove Cyber Protection Center with MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware

2. Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (mbam-setup.exe) and save it on your Desktop or any location on your PC.
3. When finish downloading, double-click on the file mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
4. Follow the prompts and install with default configuration.
5. Before the installation completes, check on the following prompts:
- Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
- Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware

6. Click Finish. Program will run automatically and you will be prompt to update the program before doing a scan. Please update.
7. When finished updating, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will run. Select Perform full scan on main screen to check your computer thoroughly.
8. When scanning is finished click on Show Results.
9. Make sure that all detected threats are checked, click on Remove Selected. This will delete all files and registry entries that belongs to Cyber Protection Center.
10. Restart your computer.

Note: If Cyber Protection Center prevents mbam-setup.exe from downloading. Download the software from another computer. Renaming it to something like 'anything.exe' can help elude the malware.