Cloud AV 2012 is yet another bogus anti-virus program that targets PC users. The makers of Cloud AV 2012 are in the business of taking advantage of gullible PC users and their inability to decipher whether they need to purchase Cloud AV 2012 in order to remove so-called detected threats from their system. Cloud AV 2012 basically will “cloud” your mind to the point that you believe that your PC is infected with all types of malware and you must use Cloud AV 2012 to clean those parasites off. In reality Cloud AV 2012 has fabricated all of its pop-up alert messages and system scan results which are used as a scare tactic.
Cloud AV 2012 has been a pest lately causing issues on thousands of PCs around the world. Not only has it caused computer users serious headaches, but it has damaged PCs to the point that they are not able to perform normally by limiting internet access and performing poorly. Many computer users have attempted to remove Cloud AV 2012 but with no luck. This is mainly due to Cloud AV 2012 not allowing a user to simply un-install it from the typical add/remove programs action in Windows. Instead, computer users have taken to updated antispyware programs to help rid their system of Cloud AV 2012.
How Can You Remove Cloud AV 2012?
Cloud AV 2012 can be very difficult to manually remove if you are an inexperienced computer user. Not to mention, Cloud AV 2012 has been known to populate the Windows Registry with many different entries and removing the wrong entries could render a PC damaged or useless. The use of a reputable antispyware or antivirus tool is recommended to safely remove Cloud AV 2012 from your Windows computer.
To easily remove Cloud AV 2012, find the following process and end them in the task manager. After that is done, delete each related Cloud AV 2012 file from your hard drive. In additional to locating the following processes, it is recommended that you delete the Cloud AV 2012 registry entries listed below as well. It is also a good idea to uninstall the Cloud AV 2012 application via your add/remove programs function found in the Windows Control Panel if your system recognizes Cloud AV 2012 has an installed program.
Cloud AV 2012 files (and folders) to remove:
- %AppData%\ldr.ini
- %Documents and Settings%\[USERNAME]\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\
- %AppData%\FCE03\3F0D.CE0
- %ProgramFiles%\LP\4B7F\2.tmp
- %Programs%\Cloud AV 2012\Cloud AV 2012.lnk
- %DesktopDir%\Cloud AV 2012.lnk
- %Documents and Settings%\[USERNAME]\Local Settings\Temp\[random].tmp
- %Documents and Settings%\[USERNAME]\Desktop\Cloud AV 2012.lnk
- %TempDir%\1.tmp
- %ProgramFiles%\LP\4B7F\4.tmp
- %Temp%\8.tmp
- %AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\Cloud AV 2012.ico
- %Documents and Settings%\[USERNAME]\Start Menu\Programs\Cloud AV 2012\
- %AppData%\LUUJ1wscH0aTNzF\Cloud AV 2012.ico
- %ProgramFiles%\LP\4B7F\3.tmp
- %Desktop%\Cloud AV 2012.lnk
- %Local_AppData%\dwme.exe
- %Windows%\system32\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
- %TempDir%\dwme.exe
- %SystemDir%\Cloud AV 2012v121.exe
- %SYSTEM%\Cloud AV 2012v121.exe
- %PROGAM_FILES%\24245\lvvm.exe
- %AppData%\FCE03\0FD4B.exe
- %ProgramFiles%\03F0D\lvvm.exe
- %AppData%\dwme.exe
- %PROGAM_FILES%\LP\BAD6\C29.exe
- %Documents and Settings%\[USERNAME]\Application Data\svhostu.exe
- %ProgramFiles%\LP\4B7F\027.exe
Cloud AV 2012 registry entries to remove:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[RANDOM CHARACTERS]“
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cloud AV 2012
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\C0AB6693AB3202B4B9D95716ED5CE4A6\SourceList
