Remove PurityScan

PurityScan is classified by Webroot Software as a piece of adware. This program may display pop-up advertisement on your computer as you surf the internet. This program is typically installed through free software found on the internet.

To remove PurityScan, we recommend that you use Webroot Spy Sweeper for the removal of PurityScan and many other types of adware that probably exist on your computer. You can use a fully functional version free of charge for 14 days. When the trial period is over you can simply decide if you want to purchase the software.

To manually remove PurityScan, follow the below instructions:

1. Open up your registry editor. On Windows XP, you click on the "start", choose "Run" and type in "regedit" and hit OK.
2. Delete the following registry keys:
   • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ContentService.
   • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\purityscan
3. Reboot your computer
4. Search for the followiong files and delete them:
• winservn.exe
5. Delete the "PurityScan" folder