ContentCleaner Removal Instructions
ContentCleaner is a phony history cleaner application that displays preprogrammed privacy alerts to scare you to pay for its non existent "full" software version. Once launched, ContentCleaner attach itself to Windows System32 files, and start at every Windows start up. ContentCleaner may harm/alter your system files and gather sensitive private data.
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For complete ContentCleaner removal and repair we suggest the following steps |
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Download ContentCleaner Removal |
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Install and run Free system scan |
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Remove all ContentCleaner variants |
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Scan, repair and optimize your PC to maximum performance |
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Possible symptoms
- Redirected search results
- Particularly hard to get rid of infected files manually
- Inactivated pop up blocker
- Other malware being downloaded to the machine
- Unknown running files in system task manager
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Threat Characteristics
| Malware Data |
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Threat name: |
ContentCleaner |
Also reffered to as: |
Content Cleaner |
Type: |
Rogue History Cleaner |
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General description: |
A rogue history cleaner is a mischievous software (like false registry cleaner, anti-virus, anti-spyware or privacy tool) promoted by various trojan horses like Vundo Downloader or Zlob MediaCodec that uses destructive behavior such as deceptive warnings and system warnings to promote itself and scare victims to pay for pre-installed and non-existent threats and error removals.
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| Infection Level |
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Risk level: |
High |
Distribution level: |
Medium |
Removal level: |
Difficult |
Damage level: |
High |
Contaminated systems |
Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 95, Windows 98 |
| Associated threats/Clones |
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Aliases/Clones: |
Not Available |
Related Threats: |
Not Available |
Files |
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Exe files: |
contentcleaner.exe |
Dll files: |
Not Available |
Aditional files: |
ebay.ico, cleaner.lnk |
Associated Searches |
| uninstall ContentCleaner, ContentCleaner removal tool, ContentCleaner remover, getting rid of ContentCleaner, clean ContentCleaner, ContentCleaner hijacker |
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