TechAgent

What is TechAgent?

Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers classify TechAgent as a potentially unwanted program because it pretends to be something it is not. Officially, users are assured that this PUP can provide them with technical assistance, but, in reality, it is just another tool that is used to advertise potentially useless services. In fact, there is information indicating that these services could be employed to scam users. Due to this, you have to be cautious. Our research team, of course, does not recommend getting involved with this suspicious program at all. In case you have already downloaded it onto your operating system, please continue reading this report. If you cannot wait to delete TechAgent from your PC, you can find the removal guide at the bottom. If you have any questions regarding the information we have delivered via this report or anything else, do not hesitate to post a comment below.

How does TechAgent work?

If you have not downloaded TechAgent onto your PC from its official download page, techagent.co, you probably have acquired it via a software bundle. Although many different kinds of installers exist, we have to warn you that malicious installers could have been employed for the distribution of this PUP. Do you know how dangerous that could be? Malicious installers are considered malicious because they can present misleading information to trick users into downloading useless programs and even malware. The worst part is that infections could be installed silently, without any permission, and they might start performing in a malevolent way without any of your notice. Our recommendation for you is to install a malware scanner that is up-to-date to detect all threats. You can click the Download link below to install a free, up-to-date scanner that will help you out. Obviously, if you discover dangerous infections that require removal, attend to them first. The PUP can wait a few moments.

Have you encountered the suspicious pop-ups that TechAgent represents? You can expect this potentially unwanted program to display pop-ups from the bottom right corner of your screen, and they will push you to call 8554815344. After quickly researching this number, we have found that it was used to scam users in the past, which is why you have to be very careful. If you want to do your own research, simply run the number using your preferred search engine, and you will learn more. Another sign that this number is not as trustworthy as you might be made to believe is the blocking of techagent.co. If you have downloaded this PUP via a software bundle, the chances are that you have not visited this site at all. We have, and we know that both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers block this site. Obviously, you cannot ignore a warning of such magnitude. Overall, it should be obvious that this tool is not all right, and that should be enough to make you want to delete it.

How to delete TechAgent

TechAgent is not an application whose services you can trust. If this threat exists on your operating system, you must have been introduced to a pop-up urging to call an IT technician already. Have you called 8554815344? If you have, hopefully, you have not disclosed personal information, downloaded unfamiliar software, or paid for suspicious services. If you have, share your story in the comments section below, and we will try to help you. Now, for the removal part, we strongly advise using anti-malware software that could erase all threats automatically. Remember that the PUP might not be the only suspicious program active on your PC. In fact, there is a great possibility that you will face much more dangerous threats. Obviously, it might be very difficult to take care of all of them manually. If you wish to handle the situation yourself, start by scanning your PC to identify malware. You can remove TechAgent by uninstalling it via Control Panel or by eliminating its components as shown in the guide below.

Removal Instructions

1. Launch RUN by tapping Win+R keys.
2. Type regedit.exe into the dialog box and click OK to launch Registry Editor.
3. Right-click and Delete all TechAgent-related keys in these paths:
   • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TechAgent
   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\TechAgent Task
   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\TechAgentTask
   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TechAgent
4. Launch Explorer by tapping Win+E keys.
5. Right-click and Delete the TechAgentfolder in these directories (enter the directory into the Explorer’s bar to access it):
   • %PROGRAMFILES%
   • %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%
   • %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\
   • %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
   • %USERPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
   • %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
   • %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
6. Enter %USERPROFILE%/Desktop into the address bar and Delete the file named TechAgent.lnk.
7. Enter %WINDIR%\System32\Tasks into the address bar.
8. Delete the tasks named TechAgent Task and TechAgentTask.
9. Enter %WINDIR%\Tasks into the address bar.
10. Delete the tasks named TechAgent Task.job and TechAgentTask.job.
11. Finally, scan your PC one more time to check for leftovers.

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