Windows 10: cannot delete key in regedit

tried to delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\360TotalSecurity
Thought I had removed 360 Total Security from pc running Win 10. But it still appears in Task Manager as a Background process. Keep receiving message error while deleting key.
My account set up as Administrator.

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VMX Virus (including dataup (32bit), winvmx client, and svcvmx (32bit)

Not able to delete folders in REGEDIT.

Error Deleting Key

Cannot delete "specific folder name": Error while deleting key.

Have done all the security/advanced settings tricks to no avail.

 

regedit not able to delete keys

Recently i have installed blue stacks on my pc and have deleted it after a few weeks... now i have installed it again and got an error message that I have bluestacks installed already and have to downgrade it... I searched the internet and found out that
I have to delete all bluestacks related keys from the registry... but when I do that it says "system cant find file". how can I remove the key?





WHEN I PRESS OK... I CANNOT SEE ANY KEY OR SOMETHING.... REGDELNULL IS ALSO NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS

 

Sounds like there is still a service running. Keys are protected to prevent malware from tampering it.
For starters download and install it again, restart. Use Wise Program Uninstaller to launch a normal uninstaller.
After it finishes scanning and remove leftovers, restart. If it will be still running, you will have to do it the hard way.

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\360TotalSecurity will only contain settings related to the software user interface, not with the software itself. These will be somewhere in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Security software must protect itself from malware so you need to follow proper uninstall procedures.

 

I followed the 'proper uninstall procedures' and it's still running in the background. What do you recommend?

 

Cannot reinstall. Keep getting error message. What's the hard way [for Win 10]?

 

Click on the running process and select Open File Location, so you will know, where to find the files.

It would probably best to do it a safe mode.

Safe Mode - Start Windows 10 in - Windows 10 Forums

Once in safe mode, the service should not be started, so go to the file location and remove it.
If it does allow it, you will need to take ownership of it first and then remove it.

Take Ownership - Add to Context Menu in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

There will be some reg entries left, but without files, they will not run anything.
But you can still remove them, but you will need to take ownership of them as well.

how to take ownership permission of a registry key in windows 10 - YouTube

One key will be located in here under the name of the AV, something like 360 Antivirus.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

You will need to take ownership of it and then remove it.

 

This worked; many thanx