Remove Windows Efficiency Master Thoroughly: Manual Removal Method

I have got a thing on my computer. That is Windows Efficiency Master. I don’t know how I got this. It pops up on my screen every time when I start my computer. Is it a real antivirus? I find my computer works weird. What exactly Windows Efficiency Master is? You can find all the answers in this post.

Information of Windows Efficiency Master

Windows Efficiency Master is a malicious rouge antivirus program which can come into your computer without your notice and permission. It can come into your computer via spams, unsafe webs and suspicious links.

Once installed, Windows Efficiency Master will run itself as soon as you start your computer. When you get into the desktop, it will pop up immediately on your screen and start to scan your computer system without your permission. After scanning, it presents a fake secure warning saying that your computer is infected with Trojan and error. You need to buy its entire version to remove those infections. You should not believe it. This is a fake antivirus created by the cyber criminals to make money.

With this fake antivirus on your computer, your computer boot speed is seriously dragged down.  And you may be blocked by Windows Efficiency Master from getting into other applications. Your computer may shut down and restart randomly. Thus, it should be removed as soon as possible. There are two ways to block it, namely, the manual one and the automatic method with SpyHunter, an effective antivirus.

Basic steps to delete Windows Efficiency Master manually

Step 1: Boot your infected computer into Safe Mode with Networking

(Reboot your infected PC > keep pressing F8 key before Windows start-up screen shows>use the arrow keys to select “Safe Mode with Networking” and press Enter.)

Step 2: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together and stop Windows Efficiency Master processes in the Windows Task Manager.

Step 3: Open the Registry Editor, search for and delete these Registry Entries created by Windows Efficiency Master.

(Click Start button> click "Run" > Input "regedit" into the Run box and click ok)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run""= "%AppData%\.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run""= "%AppData%\.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes"=".zip;.rar;.nfo;.txt;.exe;.bat;.com;.cmd;.reg;.msi;.htm;.html;.gif;.bmp;.jpg;.avi;.mpg;.mpeg;.mov;.mp3;.m3u;.wav;"

Step 4: Detect and remove Windows Efficiency Master associated files listed below:

%UsersProfile%\Application Data%\temp%\scanprotect\bin\[random chracteristic].exe
%UsersProfile%\Application Data%\roaming%\[random chracteristic].exe
%ProgramFiles%\[random chracteristic].exe

Basic steps to delete Windows Efficiency Master with SpyHunter

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.

Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.

Step 3: Click Finish then you can use it to scan your computer to find out potential threats by pressing Scan computer now!

Step 4: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.

Step-by-step video guide for manual removal

Please Attention: If you are not a computer expert or the one who is good at computer, you are not supposed to remove it on your own without any help. Because it is very likely that you may block some important programs which may probably louse everything up in your computer. Welcome to download SpyHunter to help you by pressing the following button.