Live PC Care is a misleading computer security application and categorized as rogue. Rogue program like Live PC Care virus are spread over the Internet by means of a fake online virus scanner and Trojan that can dropped and execute it on victims computer. If successfully installed, Live PC Care Trojan will make alterations on the system registry to ensure automatic loading once Windows is started. Various functionalities included a browser redirection, disabling of antivirus programs and certain software, redirecting of Internet browser and blocking of security websites. Live PC Care tries to deceive a victim by promoting itself as a useful security tool and keeps on sending messages about security threats found on computer. This pop-ups will continuously alert a computer until a victim was convinced to purchase the registered version of Live PC Care.
What are the Symptoms of Live PC Care Infection?
Live PC Care will mislead its victims with a bunch of fake security scan results.
It will modify Windows Registry and add the following entries:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “Live PC Care”
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\3
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xp_5ea56.DocHostUIHandler
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes “URL” = “http://search-gala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}”
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “RunInvalidSignatures” = “1?
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform “[xSP_2:117fc3395e69e29f71abba93a68c4181_7]“
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes “URL” = “http://search-gala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}”
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “CheckExeSignatures” = “no”
The threat will drop the following malicious files:
- %Program Files%\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\search.xml
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\Live PC Care
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\Live PC Care\cookies.sqlite
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Live PC Care.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Desktop\Live PC Care.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Recent\cb.drv
- %UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.sys
- %UserProfile%\Recent\DBOLE.exe
- %UserProfile%\Recent\DBOLE.sys
- %UserProfile%\Recent\exec.dll
- %UserProfile%\Recent\fan.exe
- %UserProfile%\Recent\FW.dll
- %UserProfile%\Recent\hymt.drv
- %UserProfile%\Recent\kernel32.drv
- %UserProfile%\Recent\PE.tmp
- %UserProfile%\Recent\ppal.dll
- %UserProfile%\Recent\ppal.sys
- %UserProfile%\Recent\runddl.dll
- %UserProfile%\Recent\SM.dll
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Live PC Care.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Live PC Care.lnk
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\117fc
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\117fc\LP339.exe
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\117fc\LPCG.ico
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\117fc\8233.mof
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\117fc\mozcrt19.dll
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\117fc\sqlite3.dll
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\117fc\LPCGSys\vd952342.bd
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\LPCGSys
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\LPCGSys\lpcg.cfg
How to Remove Live PC Care Manually
1. Restart your computer in SafeMode
– After Power-On the computer, just before Windows start, press F8
– From the selections, Select SafeMode
2. Remove Registry entries that the threat added. You MUST BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST.
– Click Start > Run
– Type in the field, regedit
– Navigate and look for the registry entries mentioned above and delete if necessary
3. Delete malicious files that the threat added:
– Base on the given location above, browse and delete the file
– If no location is given, click Start>Search> and search for the files.
– If cannot be deleted, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to access Task Manager, see if the file is running in the process. If it is, select the file and click End Process. Perform file delete again.
4. Scan computer with Antivirus Program
– Update antivirus program
– Scan computer and delete all detected threats.
How to Easily Remove Live PC Care
1. Download and run Removal Tool to remove Live PC Care
