Digital Protection

Do you have the Digital Protection virus on your computer? If so, you’ve probably noticed that it’s kind of hard to get rid of. Digital Protection is classic badware: It digs deep into your hard drive and changes your system settings so that you can’t remove it. Then, it works overtime trying to convince you it’s a legit program, but it mostly just annoys you.

Those Digital Protection pop-ups and system scans have no ties to reality. Your computer is not infected with PORN.perversion.RIO or any of the other viruses it “detects.” Don’t listen to those fake system scans, and definitely don’t click that “Easy one-click registration” button.

Ready to wipe this stain off your hard drive? Here’s how to uninstall Digital Protection for free.

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Stop Digital Protection processes:

digprot.exe
Uninstall.exe
davclnt.exe

Remove registry values:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTFoldershellexContextMenuHandlersSimpleShlExt
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREDigital Protection
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallDigital Protection
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem “DisableTaskMgr” = “1″
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun “Digital Protection”

Remove DLLs:

c:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication Datafiosejgfse.dll
c:Program FilesDigital Protectiondigext.dll
c:Program FilesDigital Protectiondighook.dll

Delete Digital Protection files:

%UserProfile%Application DataMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick LaunchDigital Protection.lnk
%UserProfile%DesktopDigital Protection Support.lnk
%UserProfile%DesktopDigital Protection.lnk
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsDigital ProtectionAbout.lnk
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsDigital ProtectionActivate.lnk
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsDigital ProtectionBuy.lnk
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsDigital ProtectionDigital Protection Support.lnk
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsDigital ProtectionDigital Protection.lnk
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsDigital ProtectionScan.lnk
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsDigital ProtectionSettings.lnk
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsDigital ProtectionUpdate.lnk
c:Program FilesDigital Protectionabout.ico
c:Program FilesDigital Protectionactivate.ico
c:Program FilesDigital Protectionbuy.ico
c:Program FilesDigital Protectiondig.db
c:Program FilesDigital Protectiondigprot.exe
c:Program FilesDigital Protectionhelp.ico
c:Program FilesDigital Protectionscan.ico
c:Program FilesDigital Protectionsettings.ico
c:Program FilesDigital Protectionsplash.mp3
c:Program FilesDigital ProtectionUninstall.exe
c:Program FilesDigital Protectionupdate.ico
c:Program FilesDigital Protectionvirus.mp3
%Temp%4otjesjty.mof
%Temp%asd1.tmp
%Temp%c865.tmp
%Temp%davclnt.exe
%Temp%dhdhtrdhdrtr5y
%Temp%dig.dat
%Temp%digr.dat

Get rid of folders:

%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsDigital Protection
c:Program FilesDigital Protection

DIY Digital Protection Removal Instructions

Start by removing the above files. If you're not sure how to do this, refer to the instructions below.

Note: In any files I mention above, “%UserProfile%” is a variable referring to your current user’s profile folder. (Not an iEuphemism for muth@fugg@#*!@.) So if you’re using Windows NT/2000/XP/7, by default this is “C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]” (e.g., “C:\Documents and Settings\NoahFence”).

How to Manually Delete Badware Files

Need some removing badware files help? No biggie. While you should only manually delete badware files if you're comfy editing your system, you'll find it's pretty easy. And probably really satisfying.

How to delete badware files in Windows XP/Vista/7:

1. Click your Windows Start menu, then click "Search."
2. A pop up will ask, "What do you want to search for?" Click "All files and folders."
3. Type a badware file in the search box, and select "Local Hard Drives."
4. Click "Search." Once the badware file is found, delete it.

How to stop badware processes:

1. Click the Start menu, select Run.
2. Type taskmgr.exe into the the Run command box, and click "OK." You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys CTRL + Shift + ESC.
3. Click Processes tab, and find badware processes.
4. Once you've found the badware processes, right-click them and select "End Process" to kill badware.

How to remove badware registry keys:

Backup your registry before you edit it. Then...

1. Click the Start menu, and click "Run." An "Open" field will appear. Type "regedit" and click "OK " to open up your Registry Editor. In Windows 7, just type "regedit" into the "Search programs and files" box in the Start menu.
2. Registry Editor opens as a two-paned window: the left side lets you select registry keys,the right side shows the values of any selected registry key.
3. To find a badware registry key, select "Edit," then select "Find," and in the search bar type any of badware 's registry keys.
4. When the badware registry key appears, to delete the badware registry key, right-click it, and select "Modify," then select "Delete."

How to delete badware DLLs:

1. Open the Start menu, and click "Run." Type "cmd" in Run, and click "OK." (In Windows 7, just type "regedit" into the "Search programs and files" box in the Start menu.)
2. To change your current directory, type "cd" in the command box, press "Space," and enter the full directory where the badware DLL is located. If you're not sure where the badware DLL is located, enter "dir" in the command box to display a directory's contents. To go one directory back, type "cd .." in the command box and press "Enter."
3. When you've found a badware DLL, type "regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll" (e.g., "regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll") and press "Enter."

That's it. If you want to restore any badware DLL you removed, type "regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll" (e.g., "regsvr32 jl27script.dll") into your command box, and press "Enter."

Did badware change your homepage?

1. Select Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options > General.
2. Type your preferred home page's URL.
3. Click "Use Default," "Apply," and "OK."