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Remove ShopNav Spyware
About ShopNav Spyware
ShopNav is a search-hijacker spyware implemented as an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object. The spyware can stealthly update itsef and redirect searches entered into address bar and unknown domains to its controlling server www.srng.net, which then redirects to a search service at apps.webservicehost.com.
How to Remove ShopNav Spyware?
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To manually remove ShopNav from your computer:
- Open the registry editor(click Start> Run, and type 'regedit'), and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. In the list of values on the right pane, delete the 'srng' entry.
- Open a DOS command prompt window (from Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter the following commands,
For the IE variant:
cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u "\Program Files\Srng\SearchHook.dll"
regsvr32 /u "\Program Files\Srng\IEHelper.dll"
Or for the SN variant:
cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u "\Program Files\Srng\SNHelper.dll"
- Restart the machine and delete the 'Srng' folder inside the Program Files folder.
- Open the registry editor(Start > Run > regedit) and delete the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Srng.
- Delete the 'words.lst' file in the Windows folder.
- Reset your IE search settings to norma by clicking Internet Options->Programs->Reset Web Settings.
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