How to Remove Smart Security

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Smart Security is a malicious anti-spyware application that has been cloned from the well-known rogue anti-spyware Security Tool. Smart Security uses scare tactics the same as its relative to trick users into purchasing a license to its full version. This malicious application reaches the user’s computer via Trojans that get downloaded from malicious websites or get delivered as an attachment to a spam email. Once established on the user’s system, Smart Security proceeds to perform a large number of fake security scans on the system, returning results that state that the computer is dangerously infected with a number of non-existent viruses. It also generates fake warning pop-ups from the Windows taskbar. Finally Smart Security urges the user to purchase a license to the ‘full’ version of the software, claiming that the currently installed ‘trial’ version is incapable of cleaning the detected false ‘threats’. However, all users should be aware that this is a trick aimed at swindling their money, as no version of System Security can scan or clean any computer. Check here Smart Security removal to learn more about how to remove Smart Security.

The following sections outline how to remove Smart Security. For the reason that Smart Security removal involves the stopping of processes, the deletion of files and folders and the removal of registry entries it is recommended to scan the entire computer using genuine antivirus software such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus in order to make sure that there are no additional malware present on the system.

File Removal Procedures

The first step you need to take in order to remove Smart Security is to stop the following process:

• smartsecurity.exe

The next step is to delete the following files and folders:

• %programfiles%\smart security\smartsecurity.exe
• %commondesktop%\smart security.lnk
• %commonprograms%\smart security\smart security.lnk

Once the above two steps have been completed, Smart Security no longer resides on your file system.

Registry Removal Procedures

File removal alone is not sufficient to completely remove Smart Security. In order to ensure complete Smart Security removal, it is necessary to delete the following entry from the registry as well:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Smart Security

Once the registry has been cleaned, you have completely gotten rid of Smart Security. In order to make sure of this fact it is recommended to scan the entire computer using genuine antivirus software such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.

Conclusion

Even though an inexperienced computer user may have full knowledge on how to remove System Security, it is not recommended that they attempt it as any mistake made during removal could cause damage to the system. Therefore inexperienced users are advised to make use of a professional web-based malware scanning/cleaning service such as www.onlinecomputerrepair.org or legitimate antivirus software to remove Smart Security.