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Smart Mechanic Removal Guide
Smart Mechanic Description
Smart Mechanic (SmartMechanic) is a rogue registry editor program which spreads via Trojans. Once the Trojan is active SmartMechanic produces a fake scan which reports bogus results to trick users into believing that their PCs have been infected. Smart Mechanic then displays warnings and security alerts which urge the user to purchase a supposedly legal security tool. This is all a blatant scam. Ignore the fake scan results and false warnings and terminate the malware related to SmartMechanic.
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Smart Mechanic Manual Removal Instructions
Backup Reminder: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.To remove Smart Mechanic, you must first stop any Smart Mechanic processes that are running in your computer's memory. To stop all Smart Mechanic processes, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Task Manager. Click on the "Processes" tab, search for Smart Mechanic, then right-click it and select "End Process" key.
To delete Smart Mechanic registry keys, open the Windows Registry Editor by clicking on the Windows "Start" button and selecting "Run." Type "regedit" into the box and click "OK." Once the Registry Editor is open, search for the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Smart Mechanic." Right-click this registry key and select "Delete."
Finally, to completely get rid of Smart Mechanic, you must manually remove other Smart Mechanic files. These Smart Mechanic files can be in the form of EXE, DLL, LSP, TOOLBAR, BROWSER HIJACK, and/or BROWSER PLUGIN. For example, Smart Mechanic might create a file like
%PROGRAM_FILES%\Smart Mechanic\Smart Mechanic.exe. Locate and remove these files.
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Publication Date: Thu Mar 04 2010 04:28:12 EST
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