Remove Win 7 Protection 2013 (Helpful Removal Guide)

Win 7 Protection 2013 is a rogue program which disguises itself as a legitimate antivirus program and pops up the security alert, warning your computer has been infected by many types of malware, by doing which it can scare you into buying its registered version to remove the “threats” on your computer. Many PC users are deceived by this fake antivirus program and pay money for its registered version, but only to find that this “antivirus program” doesn’t help remove any threats. Actually, there are many fake antivirus programs on the Internet. Usually, they claim to find malicious threats on your computer and urge you to remove those threats using its registered version. But in fact, they are malwares in nature and don’t have any capability of removing threats. Win 7 Protection 2013 is one among the fake antivirus programs. Once it attacks your computer, it will start a bogus system scan and then displays some fake scan results, aiming to make your believe that your computer has been badly infected by Trojan horses, worms, spywares, etc, and you must quickly remove those threats to protect your computer system. However, if you attempt to remove the threats using the so-called antivirus program, you will be required to purchase its registered version first.

It should be known that Win 7 Protection 2013 does not have the capability of detecting or removing any threats and that it is actually a rogue program that tries to malicious things on your computer. When installed, this rogue program may hijack your web browsers and disable your antivirus program, in order to block you from accessing security related websites and running your antivirus program to remove it. Moreover, if you cannot spot this fake antivirus program and pay money for its registered version online, it will take the chance to steal online banking account usernames and passwords and then send to the remote cyber hackers. Apparently Win 7 Protection 2013 can pose a threat to your computer and personal information. So, you have to remove this rogue program as soon as possible.

Manual Removal Guide:

Step 1: Restart computer into the Safe Mode with Networking.

a. Reboot your computer and press the key F8 constantly during the loading process.

b. Highlight the “Safe Mode with Networking” from the list when the Advanced Boot Options shows on the screen.

c. Press Enter and wait the desktop to appear.

Step 2: Stop processes related to Win 7 Protection 2013.

a. Right click the taskbar and select “Start Task Manager”.

b. Select “Processes” tab and search for any processes related to the rogue program.
c. Kill the malicious processes by right-clicking them and select the “End Process” option.

Step 3: Show hidden files and folders.

a. Click the Start menu and select Control Panel.

b. Click “Appearance and Personalization”, and then click “Folder Options”.

c. Click the “View” tab.
d. Under Advanced settings, click “Show hidden files, folders and drives”, uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)” and then click OK.

Step 4: Remove Win 7 Protection 2013 associated registry entries.

a. Click on Start menu, type “regedit” into the search box and press Enter.

b. In the Registry Editor, search for registry entries associated with the rogue program and remove them all.

Step 5: Delete files related to the rogue program.

a. Navigate to the local disk C.

b. Find out and delete the following malicious files.

%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe

Automatic Removal Guide:

If you are a novice user, do not attempt to remove Win 7 Protection 2013 manually. The manual removal requires users to find out and delete all malicious files and registry entries related to the rogue program. This may be a cumbersome and risky task for non-skillful users. If users make any mistakes, it would result in unwanted system problems. So, it is highly recommended the novice users download and use an advanced removal tool to deal with the fake antivirus program.

Step 1: Download an advanced removal tool from the Internet.
Step 2: Run a scan to detect and remove Win 7 Protection 2013 as well as any found threats.
Step 3: Restart your PC and run another scan for any remaining traces of the rogue program.

Note: This rogue program is usually spread through hacked web sites, spam emails, freeware, suspicious links and so forth. So, you should be very careful when surfing on the internet. Don’t browse unsafe websites, ignore unexpected emails, avoid downloading software from unreliable sources, and try not to click on strange links or pop-ups. Besides, you should have reliable antivirus program and firewall to safeguard your whole system.