If you find your computer is suddenly infected with malware called Windows Supervision Center and you wonder where it has come from or what it is doing on your computer you need to take steps to get rid of it quickly.
This malware is a fake program that looks like an anti-spyware program and will even run a fake scan on your computer so you think it is full with spyware and malware that you need to get rid of fast.
What is the purpose of this malware?
The only purpose behind this malware is to get you to part with your money. Each time you see a scan run by this malware it will report numerous errors and then tell you that you need to upgrade to the full version to get rid of these errors. If you do this you will be wasting money as this malware does nothing to fix any errors. Once you hand over your credit card details they are likely to be exploited by criminals as well. If you see this malware on your PC you need to get rid of the Windows Supervision Center malware fast.
How do you get rid of this malware from your PC?
#1 Start your computer in safe mode. To do this exit Windows and restart your computer. When it restarts and before you see the Windows start up screen press the F8 key on your keyboard until you see a menu on the screen. Select safe mode with networking and press enter.
#2 Start the registry editor and search for and delete the following entry.
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunWindows Supervision Center
#3 Once you have done this open internet explorer and go to tools and then internet options. In there go to the connections tab and then near the bottom of the box you will see an option that says local area network settings. Click on the tab that says lan settings and then untick the box that says use a proxy server.
#4 Search for and delete any files or folders called Windows Supervision Center. Then search for a folder called application data inside that folder you will find the following files.
Random folder namerandom file name.exe
Random folder name random file name.mof
Random folder name random file name.dll
Random folder name random file name.ocx
Where random folder game are a mixture of letters and numbers that are randomly generated such as hgskireer12
Once you have done this restart your PC. If it is still infected with this malware then you need to go to the next step.
#5 Restart your PC in safe mode with networking using the method above. And then open your browser and download a system and registry scanner. Run a full system scan and this will get rid of Windows Supervision Center fast.
