Protectep

The protectep virus is a malware that is associated with a rogue software. The protect ep virus causes infected computers to flash protectep antivirus alerts or redirect browser searches to the http://protectep.com website. The protectep.com site is where computer users are bombarded by misleading information about the Antivirus scan ultimate, Antivirus Scan Lite and Antivirus Scan Standart which are marketed by the protectep scam site as legitimate softwares. *

Other examples of fake antiviruses include the Windows Shield Centre and the smart internet protection virus.

Protectep removal
Removing protectep virus should be considered once symptoms of this malware start to show up in one's PC. For your guide on protectep virus removal, you may want to refer to the information below:

* Reboot your computer in Safe mode with networking. Do this by restarting your PC and pressing the F8 key after hearing your computer beep on startup. Once the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select Safe mode with networking and then press ENTER.

* Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.
* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure a check-mark is placed next to the following:

Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware

* Click Finish.
* If an update is found, Malbytes anti malware will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform quick scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected. Reboot your computer if prompted.
* When completed, a log will open in Notepad.