How to Remove SmartApp Adware

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SmartApp is smarter than you think. It was smart enough to invade your computer. This utility is a nasty parasite. It enters your device through trickery and wreaks total havoc. The parasite falls under the adware umbrella. It is an aggressive and highly intrusive ad-generating app. The SmartApp adware injects various adverts on every website you open. Banners, in-text, hyperlinks, and sliding panels meet you on every web page. Even previously ad-free websites are now heavy on coupons and discounts. You cannot get a simple task done without being interrupted by an advert of some sort. Your browsing experience is ruined. Thank the adware for this. This invader is impossible. The more you tolerate it, the worse your situation becomes. The SmartApp adware gets more and more aggressive with each passing day. This utility knows no boundaries. It even dares pause your online videos for long commercial breaks. When you finally decide that you are used to the adware, it surprises you with something new. Like browser redirection and intrusive pop-ups, for example. Given enough time, SmartApp gets out of control. Do not wait for this scenario to unfold. You will not like the consequences. Take action against the invader. This parasite cannot be beneficial to you. Your best course of action is its immediate removal. Act now! The sooner you get back in control of your web browser, the better!

How did I get infected with?

You installed the SmartApp adware. Either intentionally or unintentionally, you let the parasite on board. Your actions got you in this trouble. Confused? Let’s explain. The SmartApp adware cannot get installed without the user’s approval. No permission, no admission. As you can imagine, though, the crooks know how to bend that rule. They lure their victims into traps. They camouflage their parasites as extras and attach them to the payload files of third-party apps. They also use torrents, spam emails, and fake updates. These strategies, however, will fail if you do your due diligence. Be careful what you give your permission to. Always read the terms and conditions/EULA. Of course, you can use an online EULA analyzer to speed-up this process. Don’t rush through any installation process. Take your time. If available, select the Advanced setup option. And of course, be extremely careful with your inbox. Yes, you know how dangerous an attached file can be. But did you know that the hyperlinks can be just as dangerous if not more! One click is all it takes for a virus to be downloaded. The crooks attach corrupted links to their messages. They count on your curiosity. Do not make their job easy. Do not interact with unexpected messages. Verify the sender first. You can simply enter the questionable email address into a search engine. If it was used for shady business, someone might have complained online. If the message is supposed to be from an organization, go to their official website. Compare the email addresses listed there with the one you’ve received a letter from. If they don’t match, delete the pretender immediately!

Why is this dangerous?

The SmartApp adware is a pain in the neck. The more you tolerate it, the worse it becomes. It all starts with ad interference. But it escalates into a serious threat. The adware is threatening to steal sensitive information and to expose it to criminals. In order to provide relevant ads, this pest spies on you. It monitors your browsing-related information. It’s just a matter of time before it discovers something sensitive. Even if it doesn’t, the threat is still real. Numerous crooks use this parasite to target potential victims. They use the SmartApp adware to spread misleading content. They show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. With the adware on board, you are more likely to end up on bogus web pages than on legitimate ones. Numerous schemes are run through this parasite. Don’t risk falling into an online trap. Remove the SmartApp adware before it’s too late.

How to Remove SmartApp virus

The SmartApp infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the SmartApp infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Track down SmartApp in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate SmartApp startup location

STEP 3: Delete SmartApp traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down SmartApp in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate SmartApp startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean SmartApp virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean SmartApp traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the SmartApp by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by SmartApp

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for SmartApp, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove SmartApp argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove SmartApp Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.