Should I remove PrivacyControl?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

64% remove it36% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.6.0.0	100.00%

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PrivacyControl

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What is PrivacyControl? (from 2Squared Software)

PrivacyControl is a malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC from thousands of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, spybots and tracking threats.

Overview

PrivacyControl is a software program developed by 2Squared Software. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named Launcher.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package is about 1.86 MB (1,945,110 bytes) when donwloaded. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 80% of users of PrivacyControl come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom.

Malware detected in the program
The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PrivacyControl.

Launcher.exe (f80f4d359aa01b8228016df5cb8bc835) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
AhnLab-V3	2011.08.14	Win-Adware/Rogue.PrivacyControl.685288
Comodo Security	9747	ApplicUnsaf.Win32.FraudTool.PrivacyControl.~B
K7 AntiVirus	13.105010	Trojan
McAfee	5600.7237	Generic PUP.x
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7237	Generic PUP.x
ESET NOD32	6377	probably a variant of Win32/Adware.Agent.IBPOENB
Sophos	4.67	Mal/Generic-L
Trend Micro	10.465.24	Mal_FakeAV-13
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.297	Mal_FakeAV-13
PrivacyShell.dll (6e7ea0c053c35c4d7b370c92834dba6e) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
AhnLab-V3	2011.08.14.00	Win-Adware/Rogue.PrivacyControl.1225960
Comodo Security	9747	ApplicUnsaf.Win32.FraudTool.PrivacyControl.~C
McAfee	5.400.0.1158	Artemis!6E7EA0C053C3
McAfee-GW-Edition	2010.1D	Artemis!6E7EA0C053C3
ESET NOD32	6377	Win32/Adware.PrivacyControl
Norman	6.07.10	W32/FakeAV.W!genr
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/PrivacyControl
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.16.4	Adware.PrivacyControl

View all 17 all detections

Program details

URL: 2squared.com/products.php

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PrivacyControl\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{1642604C-7D14-4EB5-B4A1-7C4C7BB59D6B}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Estimated size: 1.86 MB

Language: English (United States)

Files installed by PrivacyControl

Program executable:	Launcher.exe (Malware detected)
Name:	Launcher
	PrivacyControl Launcher
Path:	C:\Program Files\PrivacyControl\Launcher.exe
MD5:	f80f4d359aa01b8228016df5cb8bc835

Additional files:

(Malware detected) PrivacyShell.dll - PrivacyControl Shell Extension
(Malware detected) Launcher.exe - Launcher (PrivacyControl Launcher)

Behaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler

PrivacyShell.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'PrivacyShellExt' with a class of {6D642CFA-40F8-4AE0-9144-538BC1D725E4}.

How do I remove PrivacyControl?

You can uninstall PrivacyControl from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

When you find the program PrivacyControl, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PrivacyControl.
If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.