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HOW TO REMOVE SafeStrip:
1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP).
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2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Uninstall the Adware program
a) Click Start > Settings > Control Panel or Start > Control Panel (this
varies with the operating system).
b) In the Control Panel window, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
c) Click SafeStrp.
d) Click Add/Remove, Change/Remove, or Remove (this varies with the
operating system). Follow the prompts.
4. Reboot computer in SafeMode
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5. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file
6. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry.
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edit registry]
Navigate to and delete the following registry
entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"SafeStrip"
= "%ProgramFiles%\SafeStrip\SafeStrip.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"SafeStripReminder"
= "%ProgramFiles%\SafeStrip\SafeStripReminder.exe"
Navigate to and delete the following registry
subkeys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SafeStrip_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_SAFESTRIPFILTER
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_SAFESTRIPFILTER\0000
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_SAFESTRIPFILTER\0000\Control
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SafeStripFilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SafeStripFilter\Security
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SafeStripFilter\Enum
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafeStrip
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafeStrip\FirstRun
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafeStrip\Options
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafeStrip\Register
7. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.
8. In order to make sure that threat is
completely eliminated from your computer, carry out a full scan of your
computer using
AntiVirus and
Antispyware Software. Another way to delete the virus using various
Antivirus Program without the need to install can be done with
Online Virus
Scanner.
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