This guide will give you easy instructions on how to remove Smart Virus Eliminator for free.


What is Smart Virus Eliminator? (Information)


Smart Virus Eliminator is a fake security software which uses fraudulent strategies by displaying false or exaggerated security issues on your computer rather than any legitimate ones to coerce you into purchasing their software.

Smart Virus Eliminator is a new malicious specimen from the same family of rouge anti-spyware as Windows Security Suite, Windows Protection Suite and Windows System Suite.



Smart Virus Eliminator Files, Processes and Registry Entries

  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\61a60
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\61a60\SM83b.exe
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\SMVESys
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\SMVESys\smve.cfg
  • %Program Files%\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\search.xml
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Smart Virus Eliminator.lnk
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Smart Virus Eliminator
  • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Smart Virus Eliminator\cookies.sqlite
  • %UserProfile%\Desktop\Smart Virus Eliminator.lnk
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\asp2009.exe
  • %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Smart Virus Eliminator.lnk
  • %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Virus Eliminator.lnk
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\asp2009.DocHostUIHandler
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes “URL” = “http://search-gala.com/?&uid=8000&q={searchTerms}”
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “PRS”
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform “969904308603″
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Smart Virus Eliminator”




Follow these instructions to continue:

1. Please download this tool; Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.

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2. Install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware by double clicking on mbam-setup.exe

3. Follow the prompts. Make sure that Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware are checked. Then click finish.

4. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program as shown below.

If you are having problems with the updater, you can use this link to manually update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware with the latest database
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5. Close ALL open Windows, Programs, File or Folders.

6. Make sure you are on the Scanner tab. Select Perform quick scan then click the Scan button as shown above.

7. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for infected files as shown below.
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8. When the scan is finished a message box will appear, click Ok to continue.

9. Click Show Results.
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10. You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections like shown below. Yours may look different depending on the infection you have.

11. Click on Remove seletced
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12. When removing the files, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware may require you to restart the computer in order to do a complete removal. If it displays a message stating that it needs to restart, please allow it to do so.

13. After that you can close the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware window, your computer is now cleaned.

To protect your computer from future threats like this, you may want to consider purchasing the Pro version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware with real-time protection from this link.




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