Title: SafeStrip

Type: Malware

Remove SafeStrip. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(70 / 100)

SafeStrip is a rogue anti-spyware program released on September 12, 2007. This particular variant must be downloaded and installed manually. SafeStrip uses falsified scan results and fake system notifications to get users to buy the full version.

Do not download or buy SafeStrip and block its domain using your HOSTS file.

Related files: C:\\ProgramFiles\\SafeStrip\\SysBackup\\explorer.exe C:\\ProgramFiles\\SafeStrip\\SysBackup\\explo

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SafeStrip manual removal:

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Kill processes:
SafeStripReminder.exe SafeStrip.exe SafeStripUpdate.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafeStrip
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafeStrip\FirstRun
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafeStrip\Options
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafeStrip\Register
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"
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

HELP:
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Unregister DLLs:
wininet.dll shlwapi.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
C:\\\\ProgramFiles\\\\SafeStrip\\\\SysBackup\\\\explorer.exe C:\\\\ProgramFiles\\\\SafeStrip\\\\SysBackup\\\\explorer.exe.md5 C:\\\\ProgramFiles\\\\SafeStrip\\\\SysBackup\\\\ntoskrnl.exe C:\\\\ProgramFiles\\\\SafeStrip\\\\SysBackup\\\\ntoskrnl.exe.md5 SafeStrip.exe SafeStrip.url SafeStripReminder.exe SafeStripUpdate.exe SafeStrip.lnk backup.lst helper.sys FileInfo.script HTMLReport.script MD5.script MonitorReport.script PendDel.script Quarantine.script Reports.script spyware.dat shlwapi.dll shlwapi.dll.md5 wininet.dll wininet.dll.md5 unins000.dat unins000.exe ver.dar ver.dat whitelist.cfg

HELP:
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Information added: 2007-12-17 10:56:00
Information updated: 2007-12-17 10:56:00

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