How to remove SmartFixer?
What is SmartFixer?
More and more rogue security programs are pestering unsuspecting users daily. The 27th of September, 2007 is no different with it’s own scam of the day. This time it’s called SmartFixer 2007, for it is supposedly smart and even more supposedly a fixer. With the ever so popular version-indicating calendar reminder in addition to the name, making you believe that there was probably a SmartFixer 2006 (which there was) and that it has improved over the year (which it hasn’t). SmartFixer is one of those passive scams that doesn’t bother you with annoying pop-ups, but rather hijacks your browser to redirect users to their homepage, or, for "googlers" oblivious enough, the program just waits there to be found.
When you execute SmartFixer 2007 you are allowed to perform a scan, which is likely to produce a falsified report containing various threats that are supposedly active on your system. In order to dispose of these non-existant threats, you are prompted to register the product, which practically means buying it. The “registered” version is, of course, no more real than the trial.
There have been reports of hijacked browsers redirecting to SmartFixer’s website, which essentially contains no useful information whatsoever other than self-praising one-liners such as “Unlock the power of SmartFixer 2007.“ and explanations on what it supposedly does. There is no contact information other than an e-mail address. Pretty much the only real thing you can do in this website, is buy the product for $29.95 – a special offer saving you $20. Of course, you can save even more buy not buying it at all… If you link to their website, you supposedly get a 50% commision fee, which is a preposterous margin.
SmartFixer is a scam and therefore should not be trusted. If it exists on your system, you should remove it immediately.
SmartFixer is Extremely dangerous
SmartFixer is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program SmartFixer may spread via Trojans SmartFixer may display fake security messages SmartFixer may install additional spyware to your computer SmartFixer may repair its files, spread or update by itself SmartFixer violates your privacy and compromises your security
Manual SmartFixer removal
Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove SmartFixer, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these SmartFixer processes:
Remove these SmartFixer Registry Entries:
Remove these SmartFixer files:
SmartFixer is classified as Rogue Anti-Spyware. After infecting a user’s system, it proceeds to scare its victim into buying the “product” by displaying fake security messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and only SmartFixer can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads SmartFixer trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, SmartFixer offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, SmartFixer does not only fix the errors, but it also takes the user’s money and may even install additional spyware into the victim’s computer.
Some Rogue Anti-Spyware, such as SmartFixer, may offer users to buy it after the victim clicks on a banner or a pop-up while surfing the internet. Usually, a Trojan is installed to a victim’s computer after clicking on the advertisement. It then proceeds to download or even install SmartFixer, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.
Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as SmartFixer, is nearly impossible to remove manually.
