Overall Risk Level:
PerformanceOptimizer is a misleading application that scan and displays fake system error reports found on the computer.
Other Alias: Adware.PerformanceOptimizer
Threat Level: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows – All
More Info: Performance Optimizer on SSR
How to Remove Performance Optimizer:
On this page is our suggested (by precisesecurity) removal procedure and Visitor's own suggestion. We cannot control and evaluate each suggested procedure so please use it at your own risks. If no suggestion is present to remove virus, spyware, adware and malware, you may try the following:- Scan Performance Optimizer with MalwareByte's Anti-Malware
- Remove Performance Optimizer with Standard Virus Scan
One Response for "Performance Optimizer"
1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Uninstall the Adware program
a) Click Start > Settings > Control Panel or Start > Control Panel (this varies with the operating system).
b) In the Control Panel window, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
c) Click the Adware you want to remove.
d) Click Add/Remove, Change/Remove, or Remove (this varies with the operating system). Follow the prompts.
4. Reboot computer in SafeMode [how to]
5. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
6. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]
Navigate to and delete the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_USERS\Software\Performanceoptimizer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Performance Optimizer (Trial version)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Performanceoptimizer
7. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.
8. In order to make sure that threat is completely eliminated from your computer, carry out a full scan of your computer using AntiVirus and Antispyware Software. Another way to delete the virus using various Antivirus Program without the need to install can be done with Online Virus Scanner.
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