Remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter (Virus Removal Guide)

PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter is a specific detection used by Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and other antivirus products to indicate and detect a Potentially Unwanted Modification.

The PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter detections are not actually false\positives or actual infections but rather settings which may have been changed by various programs.
A PUM (Potentially Unwanted Modification) is an unwanted change made to your computer’s settings. PUMs can be performed by both legitimate applications and malware, though changes made by malware are more likely to cause serious problems.
PUMs often modify settings at the system level. On Windows systems, this usually involves modifying the Windows registry.
PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter is a hijack in the Windows Registry, which will disable your Windows Security Center, while there are are a few legitimate programs that may trigger this behavior, in most cases this modification is due to a computer infection.

How to remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter (Virus Removal Guide)

This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome.
Please perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point, STOP and ask for our assistance.
STEP 1: Remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter adware with AdwCleaner
STEP 2: Remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free
STEP 3: Double-check for the PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter infection with HitmanPro
STEP 4: Remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter registry keys with RogueKiller

STEP 1: Remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter adware with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner utility will scan your computer for PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter malicious files and registry keys, that may have been installed on your computer without your knowledge.

1. You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below link.
   Download AdwCleanerFree official download. Nothing to install.
2. Before starting AdwCleaner, close all open programs and internet browsers, then double-click on the AdwCleaner icon.
   
   If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.
3. When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the Scan button as shown below.
   
   AdwCleaner will now start to search for PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter malicious files that may be installed on your computer.
4. To remove the PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the Clean button.
   
   AdwCleaner will now prompt you to save any open files or data as the program will need to reboot the computer. Please do so and then click on the OK button.

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STEP 2: Remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free utilizes Malwarebytes powerful technology to detect and remove all traces of malware including worms, trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware and more.

1. You can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free from the below link, then double-click on the icon named mbam-setup.exe to install this program.
   Download MalwarebytesFree official installer. Your download starts right away.
2. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the setup process, then at the last screen click on the Finish button.
   
3. On the Scanner tab, select Perform quick scan, and then click on the Scan button to start searching for the PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter malicious files.
   
4. Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter as shown below.
   
5. When the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan has finished, click on the Show Results button.
   
6. You will now be presented with a screen showing you the computer infections that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected. Make sure that everything is Checked (ticked), then click on the Remove Selected button.
   

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STEP 3: Double-check for the PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter infection with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is a second opinion scanner, designed to rescue your computer from malware (viruses, trojans, rootkits, etc.) that have infected your computer despite all the security measures you have taken (such as anti virus software, firewalls, etc.).

1. You can download HitmanPro from the below link:
   Download HitmanProOfficial Sophos download. Free scan, free 30-day trial to remove threats.
2. Double-click on the file named HitmanPro.exe (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or HitmanPro_x64.exe (for 64-bit versions of Windows). When the program starts you will be presented with the start screen as shown below.
   
   Click on the Next button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.
   
3. HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter malicious files.
   
4. When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter adware.
   
5. Click on the Activate free license button to begin the free 30 days trial, and remove all the malicious files from your computer.
   

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STEP 4: Remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter registry keys with RogueKiller

RogueKiller is a utility that will scan for the PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter malicious registry keys and any other malicious files on your computer.

1. You can download the latest official version of RogueKiller from the below link.
   Download RogueKillerOpens the download page in a new tab.
2. Double-click on RogueKiller.exe to start this utility and then wait for the Prescan to complete.This should take only a few seconds,  then click on the Scan button to perform a system scan.
   
3. After the scan has completed, press the Delete button to remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter malicious registry keys or files.
   

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Your computer should now be free of the PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter infection. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future, and perform regular computer scans with HitmanPro.
If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter from your machine, please start a new thread in our Malware Removal Assistance forum.