Remove DreamAd. Description and removal instructions

Title: DreamAd
Type: Adware	Severity scale: (31 / 100)

DreamAd is an illegal advertising program that continuously serves large amount of undesirable commercial advertisements. DreamAd can get into the system from certain web sites. It also can be manually installed or come bundled with some ad-supported software. The parasite is able to update itself via the Internet. It silently runs on every Windows startup.

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DreamAd properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic DreamAd removal:

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DreamAd manual removal:

Kill processes:
smss.exe

HELP:
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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Debug=smss.exe

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
smss.exe

HELP:
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Misc:
File smss.exe can be found in C:\Windows or C:\Winnt directory.

Other programs to remove DreamAd:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 29/08/05
Information updated: 29/08/05

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