Security Shield Removal

  Click Here to Add This Page to Your Favorites   as you will be rebooting your computer and will need to return to this page after doing so.  You may also  Print this page   as well.

Please read these instructions entirely before proceeding...

1. Reboot your computer.

2. Begin tapping the F8 key once your initial startup screen is displayed (your initial startup screen usually displays your manufaturer i.e. Dell, HP, etc. or might even display your hardware such as memory, hard drives, etc.)

3. Keep tapping the F8 key until you are see the menu shown below (if you see the "Starting Windows" screen then you didn't press F8 early enough, please reboot and try again and make sure to begin tapping F8 immediately once the intial startup screen displays):

Safe Mode with Networking Menu

4. Once the menu appears, use the down arrow key on your keyboard to highlight "Safe Mode with Networking" and then press enter to begin the boot process.

5.  After your computer boots into "Safe Mode with Networking", you need to check if your Internet Access is being blocked or your searches redirected.

For Internet Explorer - open up Internet Explorer and click on the "Tools" menu at the top, then click on "Internet Options" which will be the last option at the bottom. Next you are going to click on the "Connections" tab at the top, then click on "LAN Settings" at the bottom and make sure that under the Proxy Server section that "Use a Proxy Server for your LAN" is unchecked.  Click OK twice to exit the Tools menu.

For Firefox - open up Firefox then click on the "Tools" menu at the top, then click "Options." Next you are going to click on the "Advanced" button at the top right, then click on the Network tab underneath that. Under the Connections section, click on the "Settings" button and then make sure that "No Proxy" is selected. Click OK twice to exit the Tools menu.

6. Return to this page via the bookmark we created in step 1, or if you were using a seperate computer to view this site initially, you can type http://www.removal-tool.org/Security-Shield-Removal.html in your browser's address bar and then click the button below: 

This will initiate the download and installation of Spyware Doctor. Once it is finished installing, Spyware Doctor will automatically begin to scan your computer using its Intelliscan technology. When the scan is complete, click the "Fix Checked" button to allow Spyware Doctor to completely remove Security Shield.

***Please note that some extremely malicious versions of Security Shield can block your Internet as well as stop you from downloading or installing removal tools such as Spyware Doctor. If this happens to you, please contact the Spyware Removal Assistance Line as you will likely require expert help removing Security Shield:

800-839-3572

Live technicians are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week***

 
 
Frequently Asked Questions 

Security Shield is an extremely complex spyware infection.  It places a large number of random files and registry entries on your computer. Because there are also legitimate Windows files that are random strings of numbers and letters, knowing which files to delete is near impossible (I know because I tried!) and if you delete a legitimate file that your computer needs this could lead to further problems, including causing your computer to become inoperable. 

Security Shield also has the ability to recreate itself - meaning that unless all traces are removed entirely, it will simply reinstall itself each and every time you reboot your computer.

2.  Why use Spyware Doctor?

Out of all the different tools I tried, Spyware Doctor was the only one that completely removed Security Shield from my computer.  This is because, as I came to find out, Spyware Doctor uses advanced technologies that no other spyware removal software uses to detect and remove even the most intelligent and complex threats, such as Security Shield.

Also, just like me the reason we got infected with Security Shield was because we didn't have adequate protection to block it.  Spyware Doctor's real time protection is known to be one of the best available at stopping attacks and infections before they can install on your computer.

Spyware Doctor has also won over 100 industry awards, including:

3. How Do I Make Sure I Don't Get Infected with Security Shield or any other rogue again?

There are several things you can do to help keep your computer clean of malware and rogue spyware like Security Shield:

• Avoid questionable websites that contain pornography or gambling 
• Avoid the use of torrent software and torrent websites i.e. Kazaa or Limewire 
• Never open email attachments from anybody you don't know 

All of this being said, if you make sure you have antispyware software running on your computer that uses aggressive real-time protection methods to detect and block threats before they get a chance to infect your computer (i.e. Spyware Doctor) then the chance of you getting infected again, regardless of your activities, decreases exponentially.