What is BROOM PC Cleaner?
BROOM PC Cleaner is a potentially unwanted program that computer security specialists are very wary about. It might not be the worst security threat out there, but you shouldn’t keep this program on-board if you care about your system stability and personal data security.
In this description, we will look at how BROOM PC Cleaner spreads around, what the implications of keeping this app on your system are. As mentioned, in order to protect your computer from malicious exploitation, it would be for the best to remove BROOM PC Cleaner as soon as possible. You can find the manual removal instructions at the bottom of this article.
Where does BROOM PC Cleaner come from?
With potentially unwanted programs, it is often hard to tell whether they are dangerous or not because they do not hide from our sight. They often have official homepages and the direct download links also work. The applies to BROOM PC Cleaner as well. The official website for this application can be accessed via broomcleaner.com.
At the first glance, it doesn’t seem like there’s anything suspicious about this program. It says that it can fix and speed up your computer for $19.99. However, when you think about it, it doesn’t say if the price is for a monthly or annual subscription. What’s more, the official website clearly isn’t the only place where you can get BROOM PC Cleaner. It is also highly possible that this program arrives bundled with freeware. So, if you download apps from file-sharing websites, be ready to deal with a plethora of unnecessary apps.
In other words, BROOM PC Cleaner might be quite deceptive when it comes to the installation (it doesn’t even allow you to choose the custom install option), but the one who initiates the setup is always the user. So, you need to be careful if you want to avoid such apps.
What does BROOM PC Cleaner do?
As mentioned, the program is there to supposedly clean your PC. Technically, it should be similar to such famous tools as CCleaner. However, during our tests, we have found that this program drops an additional TXT file in the %ALLUSERSPROFILE% directory, and the link in the file downloads another executable file that might be suspicious. Some security experts are willingly to call it a Trojan downloader.
From what we have seen, this file tries to monitor the incoming connection and read keys related to terminal services. It could also collect information and post files to a webserver, try to sleep for a long time, and even read the Windows registry for VMWare specific artifacts. If this tech-speak sounds too complicated to you, the bottom line is that BROOM PC Cleaner is very suspicious, and it should not be taken lightly.
The program itself might not try to steal your money or infect your system with malware, but there are certain elements within it that could be exploited by cyber criminals. BROOM PC Cleaner might inadvertently share important information with unreliable third parties, and it could lead to severe computer security problems. In fact, our research team says it wouldn’t be too far-fetched if, one of these days, this program downloaded a ransomware infection onto the target system. Therefore, it would really be for the best to remove BROOM PC Cleaner for good.
How do I remove BROOM PC Cleaner?
It is possible to remove BROOM PC Cleaner via Control Panel, but this program leaves a few leftovers that you have to take care of manually. Please find the list of the leftover files below. You can delete the leftover files manually, but if you do not feel comfortable about editing Windows Registry, you can employ a reliable antispyware program that would terminate those unwanted files at once.
After manual removal, you have to make sure that your system is clean, so do not forget to scan your system with a security tool to see if there are more programs that you need to remove. Should more potentially unwanted programs be found, terminate them at once.
Also, refrain from downloading programs from unfamiliar sources. Use only official websites to get the program you need. If you are not sure whether the program is safe to use or not, be sure to read its reviews.
Manual BROOM PC Cleaner Removal
- Press Win+R and enter Control Panel. Click OK.
- Open Uninstall a program and select BROOM PC Cleaner.
- Click Uninstall and press Win+R again.
- Type regedit into the Open box and click OK.
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
- On the right pane, right-click the value with the dwm.exe value name.
- Select to delete the value and close Registry editor.
- Press Win+R and type %ALLUSERSPROFILE%. Click OK.
- Delete links.txt* from the directory.
* If the file is not present in the directory, go to the Application Data folder.
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