How to remove Smart Protector
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 at 11:56 pmSmart Protector description
Smart Protector is a fraud using name of a legitimate tool Smart Protector Pro to gain a purchase. It’s neither capable of scanning a PC nor deleting some infections, nevertheless it requires paying for these services. The worst thing about rogue anti-spyware programs like SmartProtector is that you can’t escape them. Smart Protector keeps loading new falsified security alerts and purchase offers after you close the pop-ups.
Smart Protector supposedly detects various computer infections. The falsified warnings are meant to push users into buying the program as it was an anti-spyware application. SmartProtector is a malware and it shouldn’t be trusted.
Get rid of Smart Protector
Smart Protector is a Rogue Antispyware software
How to manually remove Smart Protector
To remove Smart Protector spyware you must block Smart Protector sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other Smart Protector files and registry utility. Follow the Smart Protector detection and removal instructions below.
The most typical software removal method is to remove Smart Protector by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden Smart Protector files, running processes and registries in your computer, so Smart Protector may recreate all other files after reboot.
Smart Protector manual removal instructions
Block Smart Protector sites:
smartprotectorpro.com
gosmrtprt.com
dlsmrtprt.com
scan.prescansecurepc.com
scan.drealwebnamescan.com
scan.clearedpcsecurity.com
scan.stopandscanyourpc.com
Read more how to block Smart Protector sites
Stop and remove Smart Protector processes:
SmartProtector.exe
Read more how to kill Smart Protector processes
Locate and delete Smart Protector registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Smart Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\Class\{4D36E96E-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\S
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "smartprotector"
Read more how to delete Smart Protector registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by Smart Protector
Detect and delete other Smart Protector files:
c:\Program Files\Smart Protector
c:\Program Files\Smart Protector\config.cnf
c:\Program Files\Smart Protector\mainbase.adb
c:\Program Files\Smart Protector\q.adb
c:\Program Files\Smart Protector\queue.vdb
c:\Program Files\Smart Protector\smartprotector.exe
c:\Program Files\Smart Protector\uninstall.exe
c:\Program Files\Smart Protector\virusbase.adb
c:\Program Files\Smart Protector\quarantine
c:\Program Files\Smart Protector\SmartProtector.url
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Index\Drivers
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Index\internet.dll
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Smart Protector.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Protector
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Protector\Smart Protector.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Protector\Uninstall.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Protector\SmartProtector 1.32.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Protector\SmartProtector Website.lnk
We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track Smart Protector and automaticaly remove Smart Protector processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.
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