How to Remove Pest Trap (Complete Guide)

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For a program named Pest Trap, this thing surely fails to trap any pests. You’ve fallen victim to a nasty rogue anti-malware tool. Long story short, Pest Trap aims at your bank account. Its various functionalities are nothing but a facade to stop you from seeing the truth. And, the truth is, Pest Trap is a PC parasite. According to its developers, this application will clean your machine from infections. You should know better than to trust hackers, though. The Pest Trap virus is incredibly deceptive and misleading which makes it very dangerous. Did you honestly believe this program would protect you from malware? Don’t be naive. Cyber scams all follow the same pattern. Pest Trap is no exception. It pretends to be something it’s not – an anti-virus program. However, the minute Pest Trap lands on board, you’ll see just how malicious it is. The parasite performs a scan. On theory, it’s checking your device for viruses. On practice, though, this scan is fake. Remember that Pest Trap was never meant to be beneficial for you. If anything, it was only developed to be beneficial for crooks. Once its scan is complete, Pest Trap displays a long, long list of threats detected. All these infections turn out to be vicious, aggressive, virulent and destructive. What a great coincidence, right? Wrong. Pest Trap’s “thorough” scan only has one purpose. It tricks you into thinking your PC is absolutely infested with malware. All pop-ups, security alerts, warning messages, etc. are bogus. Yes, Pest Trap attempts to scare you with fictional, non-existent parasites. In reality, though, your machine is fine. You only have one program to worry about and it’s the exact tool that was supposed to protect you. Pest Trap constantly generates worrisome messages. They claim the condition of your PC is critical which is yet another lie. The parasite also tries to convince you that you should purchase its full version. Don’t even consider it. You’d give your money for something completely useless and maybe even unsafe. Are you willing to become a sponsor of greedy cyber criminals? Are you willing to support their illegitimate business? No? Then don’t pay a single cent. Make sure you don’t get scammed and keep in mind Pest Trap is fraudulent.

How did I get infected with Pest Trap?

You might have downloaded the virus voluntarily. More often than not, that is not the case. Cyber viruses usually rely on stealthy, secretive methods to get spread online. This way you end up compromising your machine AND remaining oblivious about it. Next time you surf the Internet, watch out for potential intruders. For instance, when installing freeware bundles, opt for the Advanced option. This will allow you to remain in control of the whole installation process. It is time-consuming, yes. Uninstalling a virus afterward will take much more time and energy, though. Save yourself the headache and pay attention on time. Check out the Terms and Conditions of what you install as well. The same thing goes for the EULA (End User License Agreement). You might accidentally accept some term/condition you strongly disagree with. This isn’t a risk worth taking. You should always be aware what you give green light to. Also, many infections travel the Web via illegitimate torrents/pop-ups/spam emails. Be very careful what you click open because you might set free a parasite. There’s no such thing as being too cautious online.

Why is Pest Trap dangerous?

Apart from the fact Pest Trap landed on board with no permission, this tool is dangerous. It bombards you with a never-ending pile of deceptive pop-ups. As we mentioned, that is because the parasite is trying to scam you. It was solely created to steal your money so make sure you outwit hackers. Do not purchase Pest Trap’s full version. You don’t need it. What you need to do ASAP is remove this sneaky intruder before the virus goes out of hand. The more time Pest Trap spends on board, the more problematic it gets. Therefore, do the right thing right now. Uninstall this rogue application and regain control over your browsing experience. Also, don’t for a second believe the parasite’s empty threats and fake security alerts. There are plenty of real anti-malware programs out there. Why stick to the fake one? To delete the virus manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How Can I Remove Pest Trap?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Pest Trap infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

• Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Locate the process of Pest Trap.exe and kill it

• Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box

Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

and delete the display Name: Pest Trap

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Pest Trap program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. Review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete Pest Trap folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!