Tmtkcontrol Removal Guide

Do you know what Tmtkcontrol is?

Tmtkcontrol is an adware program, although it could be further narrowed down to adware helper. It is a type of adware that can hardly be considered malicious infections. For example, sometimes potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) are also thought to be adware helpers. These programs may not possess all the main adware application features, but they could be used by third-party programs to carry out their commercial services. The point is that users should not tolerate these programs because they can be easily exploited by cyber criminals. And so, if you happen to have this application on-board, make sure you remove Tmtkcontrol immediately.

It goes without saying that Tmtkcontrol displays all sorts of commercial ads. The type of ads this program shows depends on the third-party adware application that makes use of the adware helper. For instance, when this program is installed on your computer, you can expect to experience constant redirections to unfamiliar websites. From time to time, this program may open a pop-up on your default browser, and this pop-up will launch the mybikeisred.com website. Once the website loads 100%, you will be redirected to a number of web pages that are associated with commercial marketing in one way or the other. Some of the sites include myburgeriscoming.com, waterisgoodtodrink.com, iwillenjoythisbbq.com, and so on.Tmtkcontrol Removal GuideTmtkcontrol screenshot
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Let us take a closer look at some of these websites, to see what Tmtkcontrol usually advertises. For instances, tunevaspaslecroire.com presents users with a paragraph about “movie stars.” It displays a rather ordinary introductory paragraph which reads:

A movie star (also known as a film star and cinema star) is a celebrity who is well-known, or famous, for his or her starring, or leading, roles in motion pictures. The term may also apply to an actor or actress who is recognized as a marketable commodity and whose name is used to promote a movie in trailers and posters.

Now, if you were to run the exact wording through a search engine, you would find that the site uses a direct quote from Wikipedia about movie stars, and the site itself has nothing to do with the topic. It is more of a pay-per-click site that is there to generate money when users get redirected to it. In fact, rather than the “movie star” content, the commercial ads that are all over the place definitely catch your eyes faster. But that does not mean these ads can offer you anything useful.

Technically, the main security concern associated with this type of software is the fact that the programs can be easily exploited by malevolent third parties. The ads that you see on your screen might be embedded with outgoing links to unfamiliar and sometimes even dangerous websites. It would be impossible to blame Tmtkcontrol for that because adware programs and adware helpers are not supposed to review the third-party content they promote. Of course, it would be nice on their side to check whether the commercial content is safe or not, but they always state that third-party content is not subject to their privacy policy.

So what can happen if Tmtkcontrol and all of its ads get misused by cyber criminals? To put it simply, you could get infected with malware. Your personal information could get stolen, and you might experience an ultimate system crash. Of course, that is not the reason this adware helper enters your system. It merely needs to make some money by helping some adware program promote third-party content. However, unwittingly, this kind of nonchalant behavior opens a lot of opportunities for cyber criminals to make use of the advertising network and spread their malevolent content.

To avoid malicious infection, you have to remove Tmtkcontrol right now. It is possible to delete the application via Control Panel, but that would leave all the main files on your computer nevertheless. Hence, you can use the manual removal instructions below the description to get rid of the program manually.

If, by any chance, you do not feel comfortable dealing with this issue on your own, you can always invest in a legitimate security application that will make the job a lot easier. What’s more, the program of your choice would protect your computer from similar intruders, too.

How to Remove Tmtkcontrol

  1. Press Win+R and the Run prompt will open.
  2. Type regedit into the Open box and click OK.
  3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
  4. On the right-pane, right-click and delete the Sysctl value.
  5. Go back to CurrentVersion, and open the Uninstall entry.
  6. Delete the {C9AE19A8-4589-460C-9685-74467F26FE77}_is1 key.
  7. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node.
  8. Delete the Winsys folder under Wow6432Node.
  9. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE. Delete the Winsys key.
  10. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services.
  11. Delete the Sysupdate key under Services.
  12. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services.
  13. Delete the Sysupdate key under Services. Exit Registry Editor and press Win+R.
  14. Enter %PROGRAMFILES% and click OK.
  15. Delete the TmtkControl folder from the directory. Press Win+R again.
  16. Enter %PROGRAMFILES(x86)% into the Open box and click OK.
  17. Delete the TmtkControl folder from the list.

In non-techie terms:

Tmtkcontrol does not look like a computer infection. In fact, most of the users do not even realize they have this adware helper on-board. However, this application can cause quite a few issues if it remains on your system for a long time. Therefore, you should scan your PC with a powerful antispyware scanner and remove every single file associated with this program. Only then will your system be safe again.