Pro Power Save Scam

Browser Hijacker
by Violet George
April 4, 2023

Pro Power Save

This page aims to help you remove Pro Power Save Scams email spam. Our removal instructions work for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer, as well as every version of Windows.

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The Pro Power Save Scam

Pro Power Save Scam

To begin with, Pro Power Save has ever been identified as a malicious kind of software. Pro Power Save actually lack any really harmful effects.

Pro Power Save is another fraudulent power-saving device that should be avoided at all costs. It is not the only device of its kind, as scammers have been known to change the name of their product once exposed. Beware of any device that promises to reduce your electricity bill by a whopping 90%. Such claims are unfounded and lack credibility.

It is disappointing that some websites that sell Pro Power Save use fake reviews and comments to deceive potential customers. These practices only serve to harm unsuspecting consumers who are hoping to save on their energy bills. If you want to reduce your electricity usage and bills, there are legitimate ways to do so.

It’s important to remain vigilant and avoid falling for scams like Pro Power Save, Gokoayz, Mirouz. Instead, consider following reliable energy-saving tips that can help you reduce your consumption and cut costs in a sustainable and realistic way.

SUMMARY:

NamePro Power Save
TypeBrowser Hijacker
Detection Tool

Please follow all the steps below in order to remove Pro Power Save!

How to remove Pro Power Save Scam

  1. First, click the Start Menu on your Windows PC.
  2. Type Programs and Settings in the Start Menu, click the first item, and find Pro Power Save in the programs list that would show up.
  3. Select Pro Power Save from the list and click on Uninstall.
  4. Follow the steps in the removal wizard.

What we suggest you do first is, check the list of programs that are presently installed on the infected device and uninstall any rogue software that you find there:

  • From the Start Menu, navigate to Control Panel ->>> Programs and Features ->>> Uninstall a Program.
  • Next, carefully search for unfamiliar programs or programs that have been installed recently and could be related to Pro Power Save.
  • If you find any of the programs suspicious then uninstall them if they turn out to be linked to Pro Power Save.
  • If a notification appears on your screen when you try to uninstall a specific questionable program prompting you to just alter it or repair it, make sure you choose NO and complete the steps from the removal wizard.

Remove Pro Power Save from Chrome

  1. Click on the three dots in the right upper corner
  2. Go to more tools
  3. Now select extensions
  4. Remove the Pro Power Save extension
  • Once you open Chrome, click on the three-dots icon to open the browser’s menu, go to More Tools/ More Options, and then to Extensions.
  • Again, find the items on that page that could be linked to Pro Power Save and/or that might be causing problems in the browser and delete them.
  • Afterwards, go to this folder: Computer > C: > Users > *Your User Account* > App Data > Local > Google > Chrome > User Data. In there, you will find a folder named Default – you should change its name to Backup Default and restart the PC.
  • Note that the App Data folder is normally hidden so you’d have to first make the hidden files and folders on your PC visible before you can access it.

How to get rid of Pro Power Save on FF/Edge/etc.

  1. Open the browser and select the menu icon.
  2. From the menu, click on the Add-ons button.
  3. Look for the Pro Power Save extension
  4. Get rid of Pro Power Save by removing it from extensions

If using Firefox:

  • Open Firefox
  • Select the three parallel lines menu and go to Add-ons.
  • Find the unwanted add-on and delete it from the browser – if there is more than one unwanted extension, remove all of them.
  • Go to the browser menu again, select Options, and then click on Home from the sidebar to the left.
  • Check the current addresses for the browser’s homepage and new-tab page and change them if they are currently set to address(es) you don’t know or trust.

If using MS Edge/IE:

  • Start Edge
  • Select the browser menu and go to Extensions.
  • Find and uninstall any Edge extensions that look undesirable and unwanted.
  • Select Settings from the browser menu and click on Appearance.
  • Check the new-tab page address of the browser and if it has been modified by “Pro Power Save” or another unwanted app, change it to an address that you’d want to be the browser’s new-tab page.

How to Delete Pro Power Save

  1. Open task manager
  2. Look for the Pro Power Save process
  3. Select it and click on End task
  4. Open the file location to delete Pro Power Save
  • Access the Task Manager by pressing together the Ctrl + Alt + Del keys and then selecting Task Manager.
  • Open Processes and there try to find a process with the name of the unwanted software. If you find it, select it with the right button of the mouse and click on the Open File Location option.
  • If you don’t see a “Pro Power Save” process in the Task Manager, look for another suspicious process with an unusual name. It is likely that the unwanted process would be using lots of RAM and CPU so pay attention to the number of resources each process is using.
  • Tip: If you think you have singled out the unwanted process but are not sure, it’s always a good idea to search for information about it on the Internet – this should give you a general idea if the process is a legitimate one from a regular program or from your OS or if it is indeed likely linked to the adware.
  • If you find another suspicious process, open its File Location too.
  • Once in the File Location folder for the suspicious process, start testing all of the files that are stored there by dragging them to our free online scanner available below.
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    • If the scanner finds malware in any of the files, return to the Processes tab in the Task Manager, select the suspected process, and then select the End Process option to quit it.
    • Go back to the folder where the files of that process are located and delete all of the files that you are allowed to delete. If all files get deleted normally, exit the folder and delete that folder too. If one or more of the files showed an error message when you tried to delete them, leave them for now and return to try to delete them again once you’ve completed the rest of the guide.

    How to Uninstall Pro Power Save

    1. Click on the home button
    2. Search for Startup Apps
    3. Look for Pro Power Save in there
    4. Uninstall Pro Power Save from Startup Apps by turning it off
    • Now you need to carefully search for and uninstall any Pro Power Save-related entries from the Registry. The easiest way to do this is to open the Registry Editor app (type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter) and then open a Find dialog (CTRL+F key combination) where you have to type the name of the threat. 
    • Perform a search by clicking on the Find Next button and delete any detected results. Do this as many times as needed until no more results are found. 
    • After that, to ensure that there are no remaining entries lined to Pro Power Save in the Registry, go manually to the following directories and delete them:
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Random Directory. 
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run/Random
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Main/Random

    About the author

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    Violet George

    Violet is an active writer with a passion for all things cyber security. She enjoys helping victims of computer virus infections remove them and successfully deal with the aftermath of the attacks. But most importantly, Violet makes it her priority to spend time educating people on privacy issues and maintaining the safety of their computers. It is her firm belief that by spreading this information, she can empower web users to effectively protect their personal data and their devices from hackers and cybercriminals.

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