Remove Smart Security, Smart Security removal guide
By Jason on March 10, 2010 | Rogue Antispyware, Safety Anti-Spyware, Safety AntiSpyware, SafetyAnti-Spyware, SafetyAntiSpyware, Safety Anti Spyware, Smart Security, SmartSecurity
Smart Security is a counterfeit security tool. The parasite is from the same family as Security Tool . It pretends to be a real security program but it is just another scam. This malicious program is installed through the use of Trojans that usually come from fake online scanners or malicious PDF files, bogus video sites or any other misleading websites.
Once active, Smart Security will run a system scan and display numerous security alerts and warnings about serious infections. This is its way to make scare you into thinking that your computer is infected when it's not. It is all scam. Get rid of Smart Security and all its fake alerts so that you will no longer be bothered with the misleading addvertisements.
New processes created
SmartSecurity.exeunins000.exe Learn how to remove malicious processes
New Smart Security registry entries created
Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{B45FF030-4447-11D2-85DE-00C04FA35C89}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Smart Security_is1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SmartSecurity" Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan your registry errors
Learn how to remove malicious registry entries
New files and directories created
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Smart Security.lnkc:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Security
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Security\Uninstall Smart Security.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Security\Smart Security.lnk
c:\Program Files\Smart Security
c:\Program Files\Smart Security\SmartSecurity.exe
c:\Program Files\Smart Security\unins000.dat
c:\Program Files\Smart Security\unins000.exe Learn how to unregister malicious DLL files
How to remove Smart Security
To remove Smart Security manually you must block rogue Smart Security related websites, remove malicious processes and registry entries, unregister dlls and delete all malicious Smart Security files from your computer.
Please note: cleaning your computer is a difficult and dangerous task, manually editing registry entries and removing processes and files may cause serious damage to your system. We strongly recommend scanning your computer with one of the legitimate antispyware scanners.
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