Remove PCMate Free Registry Cleaner from computer

Easy steps to delete PCMate Free Registry Cleaner

PCMate Free Registry Cleaner is security application that supposedly claims to clean Windows registry and fix registry errors. This free registry cleaner deeply scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the registry and then removes any invalid registry in windows. It may sound good. Users download and install this program without knowing about it. However, it is categorized as potentially unwanted application. The reasons for this are its secret installation and data tracking and gathering the information related to users browsing habits.

This registry cleaner tool helps in enhancing overall computer performance and stability by cleaning your windows registry. It cleans registry space for optimization of your system memory and prevents errors and crashes by eliminating registry errors. But in fact, all such claims are false because these PUAs do not allow users to remove detected errors unless users purchase them. Following to successful infiltration, these PUAs are also distributed with some other apps of this type like adware type applications and browser hijackers.

What’s more, PCMate Free Registry Cleaner app starts spying on victims browsing session. It can collect the crucial information such as IP addresses, entered search queries, visited websites and other details. Some of such details could be personally identifiable. The developers behind the app can share the data to third parties who often misuse the information to generate illicit revenue. This can result into risk of privacy and even identity theft. So, we strongly recommend you to uninstall installed PUAs immediately.

Quick Glance

• Name: PCMate Free Registry Cleaner
• Type: potentially unwanted applications, potentially unwanted programs.
• Functionality: Registry cleaner, fixer
• Symptoms: unnecessary programs suddenly appear on your system. Display unwanted messages in order to found issues and ask for payment to eliminate it immediately.
• Distribution methods: Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers, torrent file downloads.
• Damage: Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites, loss of private information.
• Removal: Manual as well as automatic guide has been discussed below.

How did the infection occur?

PCMate Free Registry Cleaner has its official download websites. However, mostly users install such apps accidentally. Various dubious techniques are used to distribute these applications out of which the most common one is software bundling. It is basically as an undercover installation of unwanted programs along with free third party software. Information about such programs can be found in settings of installation setups like custom, advanced or similar. Thus, users allow potentially unwanted applications to be installed when they finish installation processes which checking and changing available settings. Other common way is intrusive advertisements that download/install PUAs by executing malicious JavaScript.

How to prevent intruding unwanted apps?

You must pay close attention at the installation moment. Carefully examine each and every step using custom or advanced options and opt out for all additionally attached apps and decline all offers to download and install them. Untrustworthy downloading sources like third party installer, unofficial pages, free file hosting sites and other tools should not be used neither to download nor install anything. Always rely on official websites and direct links.

Furthermore, avoid clicking on ads that are displayed on shady websites as they are designed to promote unreliable pages or even cause downloads or installations. Moreover, if your PC is infected with PUAs like PCMate Free Registry Cleaner, then we highly suggest you to use some reliable removal process or you can use Spyhunter as an antivirus removal tool.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove PCMate Free Registry Cleaner:

Remove the related items of PCMate Free Registry Cleaner using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing PCMate Free Registry Cleaner issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (PCMate Free Registry Cleaner) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to PCMate Free Registry Cleaner removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to PCMate Free Registry Cleaner still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove PCMate Free Registry Cleaner plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in PCMate Free Registry Cleaner removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete PCMate Free Registry Cleaner (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.