How to Remove Personal Security Sentinel from Your Computer
To completely purge Personal Security Sentinel from your computer, you need to delete the files, folders, and Windows registry keys, and registry values associated with Personal Security Sentinel. These files, folders, and registry keys are respectively listed in the Files, Folders, Registry Keys, and Registry Values sections on this page.
For instructions on deleting the Personal Security Sentinel registry keys and registry values, see How to Remove Personal Security Sentinel from the Windows Registry.
For instructions on deleting the Personal Security Sentinel files and folders,
see How to Delete Personal Security Sentinel Files (.exe, .dll, etc.)
see How to Delete Personal Security Sentinel Files (.exe, .dll, etc.)
How to Delete Personal Security Sentinel Files (.exe, .dll, etc.)
The files and folders associated with Personal Security Sentinel are listed in the Files and Folders sections on this page.
To delete the Personal Security Sentinel files and folders:
- Using your file explorer, browse to each file and folder listed in theFolders and Files sections.Note: The paths use certain conventions such as [%PROGRAM_FILES%]. These conventions are explained here.
- Select the file or folder and press SHIFT+Delete on the keyboard.
- Click Yes in the confirm deletion dialog box.
IMPORTANT: If a file is locked (in use by some application), its deletion will fail (the Windows will display a corresponding message).You can delete such locked files with the RemoveOnReboot utility. To delete a locked file, right-click on the file, select Send To->Remove on Next Reboot on the menu, and restart your computer. You can install the RemoveOnRebootutility from here.
Files:
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Personal Security Sentinel.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\Personal Security Sentinel.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\Personal Security Sentinel.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\Personal Security Sentinel.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\Personal Security Sentinel.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\Personal Security Sentinel.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\Personal Security Sentinel.lnk
Folders:
[%APPDATA%]\Personal Security Sentinel
How to Remove Personal Security Sentinel from the Windows Registry
The Windows registry stores important system information such as system preferences, user settings, and installed programs details as well as the information about the applications that are automatically run at start-up. Because of this, spyware, malware, and adware often store references to their own files in your Windows registry so that they can automatically launch every time you start up your computer.
To effectively remove Personal Security Sentinel from your Windows registry, you must delete all the registry keys and values associated with Personal Security Sentinel, which are listed in the Registry Keys and Registry Values sections on this page.
IMPORTANT: Because the registry is a core component of your Windows system, it is strongly recommended that you back up the registry before you begin deleting keys and values. For information about backing up the Windows registry, refer to the Registry Editor online help.