What is 360 Total Security?

360 Total Security is a fake program that resembles a genuine antivirus. As a usual antivirus 360 Total Security is able to run a full scan for detecting malware. However, there is where the positive features of 360 Total Security end. The scanning will end in showing notifications informing the user about numerous infections threatening the system. These messages are false and are displayed to scare the user and intimidate him/her to pay for the removal. It is apparent that you shouldn’t spend money on the program, it’s better to remove 360 Total Security instead.

360 Total Security

How 360 Total Security gets on your PC?

360 Total Security may crawl into systems via deceptive tactics and may scare you to purchase its license. Apart from getting the program through the official website, some users have also claimed that 360 Total Security has appeared out of blue. It is common because the application is often distributed with the help of fake update messages, fake online scanners, infected spam attachments, misleading links, etc. Once you click one of the mentioned carriers. it will immediately activate the installation without informing you about it.

How to remove 360 Total Security from your computer?

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Or uninstall 360 Total Security manually.

Step 1: Remove 360 Total Security from Control Panel

Windows XP:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Control Panel.
  3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find 360 Total Security.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Then Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find 360 Total Security and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

  1. Open the Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find 360 Total Security, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Windows 10:

  1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
  2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
  3. On the right side, locate 360 Total Security and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
  4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

After that remove 360 Total Security from your browser.

Step 2: Remove following files and folders of 360 Total Security:

Remove following registry entries:


HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\QHSafeTray
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SD360
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\SD360
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SD360
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\MenuEx.SD360MN
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\MenuEx.SD360MN.1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\360safe.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\QHSafeMain.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\QHSafeTray.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\360TotalSecurity
HKLM\SOFTWARE\360Safe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\360TotalSecurity
HKLM\SOFTWARE\LiveUpdate360
HKU\S-1-5-21-4166692921-2538036398-54097040-1000\Software\360
HKU\S-1-5-21-4166692921-2538036398-54097040-1000\Software\360\360Speedld
HKU\S-1-5-21-4166692921-2538036398-54097040-1000\Software\LiveUpdate360
HKU\360SandBox

Remove following files:

360Conf.dll
360Util.dll
CleanPlus.dll
CleanPlus64.dll
360net.dll
360P2SP.dll
360Verify.dll
LiveUpd360.dll
PDown.dll
Safelive.dll
360Base.dll
360Base64.dll
360Common.dll
360NetBase.dll
360TSCommon.dll
360TsLiveUpd.exe
AntiCe.dll
dynlbase.dll
I18N.dll
I18N64.dll
safescan.dll
scanbase.dll
CleanPlus.exe
CleanPlus64.exe
QHVer.dll
360ShellPro.exe
AntiAdwa.dll
CombineExt.dll
Dumpuper.exe
FeedBack.exe
MenuEx.dll
MenuEx64.dll
EfiProc.dll
LiveUpdate360.exe
leakrepair.dll
360DeskAna.exe
360DeskAna64.exe
dynlenv.dll
EfiMon.sys
MiniUI.dll
CrashReport.dll

Remove following folders


\Program Files\360
\Program Files\360\Total Security
\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\360 Security Center
\ProgramData\360safe
\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\360 Security Center
\Users\All Users\360safe
\Users\Ekaterina\AppData\LocalLow\360WD
\Users\Ekaterina\AppData\Roaming\360safe
\360SANDBOX

9 Comments

  1. Thank you Aleksei Abalmasov!
    I had performed all these steps and it was not work out well
    I mean I can’t fulfill the last item – to delete 360SANDBOX

  2. Hi,
    1 This joker changes permissions – you are denied access so cannot delete it’s files
    2 Because It is not listed in control panel – the delete option cannot be used
    3 I have tried to nuke it with Regedit – no luck there either
    4 I did try malwarebytes – it did identify it as a PuP but removal failed and since then, it has ignored it’s presence.
    5 Far from removing 360, Spyhunter has whitelisted it and does absolutely nothing – why are you claiming it removes it when it does nothing at all?

    I am going to transfer all other data to a transfer disc then format the HD

    After I do get rid of it I am going to destroy the part of china that created this beast

  4. Please also note to editor and commenters – this assumes 32-bit Windows. In 64-bit Windows, you have to look under the WOW6432NODE for the registry breakdowns of the regeistry entries as well. I didn’t find any entries following the vanilla post, but I found a ton in the WOW6432NODE sub-areas following the same instructions

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