Overall Risk Level:
PestSweeper is a rogue security application that displays fake generated threat results on computer to deceived the user to register this program.
Other Alias: -
Threat Level: Low
Systems Affected: Windows – All
Source: Symantec
How to Remove PestSweeper:
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 PestSweeper with MalwareByte's Anti-Malware
- Remove PestSweeper with Standard Virus Scan
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1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Reboot computer in SafeMode [how to]
4. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
5. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]
Navigate to and delete the following registry entry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”pestsweeper” = “C:\Program Files\PestSweeper\pestsweeper.exe”
Navigate to and delete the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pestsweeper
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
\PestSweeper_is1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder
\Start Menu\Programs\PestSweeper
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder
\Start Menu2\Programs\PestSweeper
6. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.
7. 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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