Windows Smart Security
Windows Smart Security is another bad program that will entice computer users into purchasing this application by exhibiting various security and computer infection symptoms that are fake and scandalous. Windows Smart Security is a common cyber thief that was developed only to infect users and gain financially from this illegal activity.
This is commonly downloaded into computer by a Trojan, malicious websites and manually with users consent thinking that this is beneficial for computer protection. Once on the system, Windows Smart Security will pose as an antivirus program that opposes its own characteristics as a rogue one. Windows Smart Security will continuously reveal a variety of malware threat that may poses security risks on computer. To heal this and remove other threats, it will prompt user to purchase the full version of the program. Instead of wasting time and efforts buying this unwanted program, just follow the Windows Smart Security removal tool we provided and get this thing out of your computer.
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Technical Details and Additional Information:
Damage Level: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
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Windows Smart Security will produce fake warnings once it is installed on the computer. The alert holds fake information regarding security status of your PC that is similar to this:
Added Registry Entries:REMOVE ALL SPYWARE FROM YOUR PC!
SECURE YOURSELF RIGHT NOW!
SPYWARE ARE STILL THERE and could break your life!
with all the images, and all the downloaded and maybe later removed movies or mp3 songs -
Every site you or somebody or even something, like spyware, opened in your browsers,
FOR YOUR BOSS, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR WIFE, YOUR CHILDREN.
YOUR DATA IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR FORENSICS. AND IN SOME CASES
LOGGED. AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THEM WITH STANDARD TOOLS.
WHEN YOU VISIT SITES, SEND EMAILS… ALL YOUR ACTIONS ARE
ALL YOU DO WITH COMPUTER IS STORED FOREVER IN YOUR HARD DISK.
YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED WITH SPYWARE!
YOUR ARE IN DANGER!
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "gj12974335"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Smart Security 2009
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{425882B0-B0BF-11CE-B59F-00AA006CB37D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\gj12974335
Associated Files and Folders:C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\gj12974335 C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\gj12974335\gj12974335 C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\gj12974335\gj12974335.exe C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\gj12974335\pcgj12974335ins %UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Smart Security 2009.lnk %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Smart Security %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Smart Security\Windows Smart Security 2009.lnk
How to Remove Windows Smart Security
1. Kill any running process that belongs to Windows Smart Security.
- Press Ctrl+Alt+Del on your keyboard.
- When Windows Task Manager appears, look for the following files and click End Task.
974335.exe or (random).exe
2. Delete all registry entries that belong to this malware.
- Press [Windows Key]+R on your keyboard.
- In the 'Open' dialog box, type regedit. This will open registry editor.
- Find and delete the following:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "gj12974335"
- Close registry editor. Changes made will be save automatically.
3. Scan the computer with antivirus program.
- Connect to Internet and open your antivirus software. Please Update to obtain the latest database and necessary files.
- Restart the computer in Safe Mode.
- Just before Windows logo begins to load press F8 on your keyboard.
- On Windows Advanced Boot Options, select Safe Mode and press Enter.
4. Delete all files dropped by Windows Smart Security.
- While still in Safe Mode, search and delete malicious files. Please refer to 'Associated Files and Folders.'