How to delete Windows Background Protector virus

Windows Background Protector is a bogus antispyware software which leeches off Microsoft Windows and seems to be a genuine malware removal application. The phony is from the Microsoft Security Essentials Alert family of bogus malicious software that prevents the use of your Windows desktop, hinders legitimate antvirus programs, blocks Windows programs from operating and displays fake security warnings in an effort to fool you into believing your computer is infected. The software developer hopes that you will be tricked to purchase the full version of the software. Don’t buy the fake software!

You should never trust in anything related to this software and eradicate Windows Background Protector from your personal computer as soon as possible!

As with other rogue applications from the same lineage, Windows Background Protector is propogated with the help of trojans. When the trojan is launched, it will block critical Windows tools (e.g. Task Manager, Internet Explorer, etc) from running and report phony information that declares “Unknown Win32/Trojan was detected on your computer”. The fake alert will lead to carry out a scan of your PC. Once the scan is complete, it will recommend to set up Windows Background Protector to eliminate the trojan. If you confirm it by pressing to OK button, this malware will download and install the phony antivirus and then restart your PC.

When Windows is running, you will be revealed the Windows Background Protector require instead of Windows desktop computer. The rogue will advise to press “OK” button to start a system scan. After select to it, this malware will start a phony system scan and “detect” various contaminations to deceive you into assuming your PC is in peril. It will record that was able to repair the vast majority of corrupted files, but was not able to fix a few important Windows files and offer that if you pay for the complete version of Windows Background Protector it will clean them.

Remember, the scan results is a fraud, because the software is neither able to recognize, nor to remove anything from your pc, especially viruses or other kind of malware! Thus, do not pay for the fake software package, just ignore all that the bogus anti-malware will report you.

As Windows Background Protector is running, it’s going to display display a variety of fake security warnings and block genuine Windows applications on your personal computer. Some of the warnings are:
Attention
Suspicious software activity is detected.
Please begin system files scanning for details.
Warning!
Name: taskmgr.exe
Name: C:\WINDOWS\taskmgr.exe
Application that seems to be a key-logger is detected. System data security is at risk. It is recommended to enable the security mode and run total System scanning.

Just like the fake scan results above, all these alerts are a phony and are intended to frighten you into thinking your computer is in impending danger. You should disregard all of them!

As you can see, Windows BackgroundProtector is a fraud. Most importantly, do not acquire it! Instead, follow the removal instructions below in order to eliminate Windows Background Protector and any associated malware from your pc for free.

Automatic removal instructions for Windows Background Protector virus

Step 1. Stop Windows Background Protector from “autorunning”
Once Windows running you will see a Windows BackgroundProtector prompt

Press OK button. Once bogus scan is complete, it is going to declare you must open the License Manager.

Press the “OK, Open the license manager” button. Now you can close the software .
Press “X” button at the top-right of Windows Background Protector or push ALT F4. After that your Windows Desktop computer will be available.
Click Begin, Type in search field (if you use Windows XP, then Select Begin, Run and type in Open field):
%APPDATA%

Click Enter. It is going to open the contents of Software Data folder (for Windows XP) or the contents of Roaming folder (for Windows Vista, Windows 7). Next open the Microsoft folder .

Locate arbitrarily named file (e.g. wsewsu.exe or wsewsu), right press to it and choose Rename. Type any new name (123.exe) and push Enter. Reboot your personal computer.

Step 2. Remove Windows Background Protector and interrelated malware

Download SpySweeper Anti-malware. Close all software and Windows on your computer system.

Double Click the SpySweeper installation file to install the software. Select the Quick Install option. Keep the standard options by not adjusting the checkmarks. Select Next. SpySweeper will instantly download the newest version during installing.

Finish the installation and SpySweeper will run a full system scan on your personal computer. This process can take a moment, so you should be patient. It shall find and recommend to dispose of Windows Background Protector. You may need to Reboot after the primary system scan.

To eliminate all suggested items just click REMOVE NOW and the malware is history. SpySweeper will now eradicate Windows Background Protector and all the affiliated programs and registry keys and transfer them to the quarantine directory. When it’s finished, you should Restart the PC.