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SoftCop is another fake antispyware/antivirus program that has started to infect computers this week. Most users are mislead to download SoftCop from malicious websites that promote this malware. Once your computer is infected, SoftCop performs a fake scan and produces a report listing all the infections that it supposedly found on your computer. The report is fake and is meant to scare you into purchasing a full license of this scareware. Follow the instructions below to delete this fake antispyware program off your computer. Here is a screenshot of SoftCop:

SoftCop Screenshot
Automatic SoftCop removal:

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Manual SoftCop removal:

*Please note that some of the filenames (ones containing numbers) maybe different on your computer; we strongly suggest automatic removal for SoftCop. You can use the spyware scan to determine the exact infected files and then manually remove them if you wish.

Kill processes: SoftCop.exe, uninstall.exe
(Learn how to kill processes)

Unregister DLLs: 10345tr5j9z.dll
(Learn how to unregister DLLs)

Delete registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SoftCop
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SoftCop
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\aza4.tmp.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SoftCop
(Learn how to delete registry keys)

Delete files:
C:\Program Files\SoftCop Software\SoftCop
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftCop
C:\WINDOWS\10345tr5j9z.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\aza4.tmp.exe
C:\Program Files\SoftCop Software\SoftCop\SoftCop.exe
C:\Program Files\SoftCop Software\SoftCop\uninstall.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftCop\1 SoftCop.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftCop\2 Homepage.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftCop\3 Uninstall.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SoftCop.lnk
(Learn how to delete files)

Delete folders:
C:\Program Files\SoftCop Software

Once you have removed SoftCop from your computer using either the automatic or manual method, make sure to block it and other malicious software using a HOSTS file. We recommend downloading the HOSTS file from here, which contains a complete, up-to-date list of malicious websites.


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October 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Threats

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