How Can I Remove PC Performer - PC Performer Uninstall Guide

If you got message from PC Performer stating that there are many errors and threats in your computer, the suggestion from computer experts is that ignore those threats and errors, while focus on the PC Performer. Your computer is almost safe and clean except the PC Performer. 

PC Performer Description

PC Performer scans users’ computer automatically whenever they boot their computers, and displays computer threats and errors to users. Users are scared because they will never know why their computer has so many threats and errors. However, what users ignore is why PC Performer lunches automatically and scans your computer. Did you install PC Performer by yourself? Then how can it be in your computer?

PC Performer can be classified as a fake anti-virus program that injects to the target computer without users’ permission. It is bundled with free programs on the Internet, and is installed together with programs when users download or update softwares from the Internet. Once installed, PC Performer scans your computer as soon as users boot their computer and scares users with fake error or threat information. It also states that if users want to remove those threats or fix the errors, they need to install the full version of PC Performer. That is what PC Performer aims to do.

PC Performer implants malicious files and registry entries to the computer, and changes the startup item so that it can be launched automatically each time users boot their computers. It can be classified as a virus or computer threat itself. So users have to remove PC Performer without any hesitation.

Potential Damages Caused by PC Performer

1. PC Performer injects to the compromised computer without users’ permission;
2. PC Performer launches automatically with the computer booting;
3. PC Performer creates malicious files and registry entries to the infected computer;
4. PC Performer scares users with fake information;
5. PC Performer lures users to buy its full version.

How Can I Remove PC Performer - PC Performer Uninstall Guide

Solution one: manually remove PC Performer from the infected computer.

Step 1: uninstall PC Performer from Control Panel. Click Start menu and choose Control Panel, then click Uninstall a program, and remove PC Performer according to the instruction.

Step 2: stop the processes of PC Performer. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open the Task Manager window, then choose the Processes tab, and end the processes related to PC Performer.

Step 3: delete the files associated to PC Performer.

%CommonAppData%\ifdstore\cache.bin
%CommonAppData%\ifdstore\idfdata.bin
%CommonAppData%\ifdstore\pcperformer.exe
%CommonAppData%\ifdstore\support.ico
%CommonAppData%\ifdstore\uninst.ico
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\PC Performer 360\

Step 4: Remove any suspicious registry entries of PC Performer from Registry Editor. (Press Win+R together, and type “regedit” to the search bar and click OK.)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ifdstore
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe "(Default)" = "4g"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = ""%CommonAppData%\ifdstore\pcdefender.exe" /ex "%1" %*"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "idefsvc" = "%CommonAppData%\ifdstore\pcperformer.exe /min"

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Solution two: automatically remove PC Performer with SpyHunter.

Step one: download SpyHunter on the computer by clicking on the icon below.

Step two: install SpyHunter on your computer step by step.

Step three: after the installation, do a full scanning to find out those malicious files related to PC Performer.

Step four: restart the computer, and then run a full scanning again to check whether all unfamiliar files have been deleted.

Important Notes: Although we offer you two different measures to remove PC Performer, but manual removal is too complicated to handle for most of the users. In order to minimize errors, we highly recommend SpyHunter to you. SpyHunter is a powerful anti-virus application, which not only can remove PC Performer from your computer completely, but also can take precautions against other virus and malware.