How to Get Rid of Privitize VPN - Manual Removal Guide

Are you in trouble with Privitize VPN virus? You have tried way to get rid of it but in vain? This post will help you learn more about Privitize VPN virus and show you a manual way to remove Privitize VPN step by step.

Learn More about Privitize VPN

Some computer users have installed Privitize VPN on their computer and type something in the URL search bar. It is regarded as a private net work to speed up your internet and seems to be harmless to your computer. However, Privitize VPN is far away from what it seems to be.  In fact, Privitize VPN acts as a redirect virus which can affect browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google chrome. Each time you open your browser, Privitize VPN appears and interrupt your internet connection. Evern though you close it, it keeps popping up. Privitize VPN redirects you to unwanted web pages without your permission. Privitize VPN will also cause many other problems, such as degrades your computer performance, takes high CPU occupation, disables programs and so on. Maybe you try to remove it from control panel, but you will find that you cannot find it in the control panel at all. What can you do? How can you get rid of it from your computer? Let’s learn more about this virus.

Harmful properties of Privitize VPN

1. Privitize VPN injects into your computer sneakily;

2. Privitize VPN performs as a browser hijack virus;

3. Privitize VPN redirects you to unwanted webpages;

4. Privitize VPN interrupts your internet connection;

5. Privitize VPN degrades your computer performance.

Manual Removal Guide to Get Rid of Privitize VPN

Step 1: Boot your computer into safe mode with net working

Restart your infected computer. As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, tap "F8" key constantly. Use the arrow keys to highlight the "Safe Mode with Networking" option, and then press ENTER.

Step 2: Open Task Manager and stop the process of Privitize VPN

Press Ctrl, Alt and Delete together to open the Task Manager window, choose the Processes tab, right-click the process of Privitize VPN and end it.

Step 3: Check the following files and delete them completely from your computer

%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\~
%Documents and Settings%\Application Data\~r
%Documents and Settings%\Application Data\[random].dll
%Documents and Settings%\Application Data\[random].exe

Step 4: Open Registry Editor by navigating to Start Menu, type in Regedit, and then click OK. When you have been in Registry Editor, please remove the following related registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ’0′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnonBadCertRecving” = ’0′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ’1′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1′
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Note: This tricky virus just uses random file names in same system directories or even its mutating versions will use different directories to escape various security tools' detection and add more difficulty to manual removal. If you need help from experts, you are welcome to contact 24/7 professional onlinetech support here.