Remove SmartPops. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: SmartPops

Type: Adware
Severity scale:SmartPops severity is 25  (25 / 100)
 
SmartPops is a relatively simple adware program that displays relevant commercial advertisements and pop-ups. It has the ability to update itself via the Internet. SmartPops must be manually installed. The program runs every time the user starts Internet Explorer.


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

Automatic SmartPops removal:

remover for SmartPops

SmartPops manual removal:

Kill processes:
rh.exe, sp.exe, ne.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HP.Hopper
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HP.Hopper.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SP.SmartPops
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SP.SmartPops.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{C81CFF28-6DF1-402F-B78C-D9493EF59882}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0421701D-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D5C778F1-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E79061BA-B6E7-4A9D-A07C-C3CB561013B4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1423903E-86CC-4470-8AB0-257C10D77D45}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4DEA7CA1-3372-4204-937C-2DD4A6ED6562}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A42DC659-33B5-409E-A433-650AC42ECCA4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A8516F49-8046-4295-8EE9-C59D5041C9E2}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{FB82CCD5-174B-4379-BC37-72D9B5ADAEDA}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{473150D97-09E9-4590-864E-3431DA53BF37}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{FA777197-4BF7-4AA9-A088-A0D803198DE0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{0421701D-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D5C778F1-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\CLSID\{0421701D-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\CLSID\{D5C778F1-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{0421701D-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
Unregister DLLs:
ne.dll

Delete files:
rh.exe, sp.exe, ne.exe, ne.dll
Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\Network Essentials
Misc:
The parasite may install all listed objects or create only few of them.

Other programs to remove SmartPops:

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

Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 01/09/05

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