How to remove Soft Soldier?

October 15th, 2009

What is Soft Soldier?

Soft Soldier is yet another malicious application, from the same Winisoft family of rogue anti-spywares. SoftSoldier is just a copy of such rogue anti-spywares as Trust Fighter, Trust Soldier, Safe Fighter, Trust Cop, Secure Warrior or Secure Fighter, so there is no question that this program should be avoided. It is highly recommended to use a reputable anti-spyware and uninstall this misleading application completely.

Soft Soldier tries to make people purchase the “full” its version just like it’s predecessors. The “trial version” of the scam uses Trojans to get into the compromised PC and simulates a scan of the system. It surprises the computer owner by alarming him about tons of malware found. Continuous security notifications and popup ads appear on the desktop of the PC and they are all expected to push the user into purchasing this rogue. Don’t support the scammers. If you want to make your PC safe, please get rid of all the files connected to Soft Soldier without any doubt.


Soft Soldier is Dangerous

arrow Soft Soldier is a parasitic Browser Hijacker
arrow Soft Soldier may show numerous annoying advertisements
arrow Soft Soldier logs your internet browsing history
arrow Soft Soldier will replace (hijack) your browser homepage
arrow Soft Soldier may spread additional spyware
arrow Soft Soldier violates your privacy and compromises your security
Download Spyhunter
for Soft Soldier detection

Note: Spyhunter trial provides detection of parasite like Soft Soldier and assists in its removal for free. You can remove detected files, processes and registry entries yourself or purchase a full version.



Soft Soldier screenshots


Soft Soldier screenshot

Manual Soft Soldier removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Soft Soldier, 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 Spyhunter or other malware and spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these Soft Soldier processes:
Disable these Soft Soldier DLL files::
Remove these Soft Soldier Registry Entries:
Remove these Soft Soldier files:
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other Soft Soldier infected files and get help in Soft Soldier removal by using free Spyhunter scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing Soft Soldier and similar threats.

Soft Soldier is classified as a Browser Hijacker, which means its parasitic damage payload consists of hijacking your browser homepage, error page, or search page with its own, mostly a commercial site of its creators, forcing you to accumulate force hits to a particular website to make it more popular or by using pay-per-click sites to earn money.

The easiest way for a Browser Hijacker such as Soft Soldier to infect your computer is to exploit certain ActiveX controls and other security holes in your Internet Explorer browser. By browsing insecure websites on the internet, users may encounter various pop-ups, which secretly install Browser Hijackers like Soft Soldier on your computer once clicked upon.

As soon as Soft Soldier completes its operations, the overall browser stability and performance severely degrade, making it nearly impossible to surf the web normally.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Browser Hijacker such as Soft Soldier?

Slow internet connection: Browser Helper Objects are constantly using your internet connection to send your private information to remote servers, as well as receive ads and pop-ups from third party servers, which causes much slower internet connection speed and overall connection instability.
Numerous undesirable and annoying pop-ups: A typical Browser Hijacker keeps track of your internet browsing habits, sending your browsing history data to remote servers, owned by third party companies that use this information to advertise their products via numerous pop-ups, toolbars, hijacked homepages and spam letters. All these undesirable advertising methods are used on the victims of Browser Hijackers.

Browser Hijacker, Rogue Anti-Spyware

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