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Published by Allen on October 28, 2009 11:23 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what SoftBarrier is?

DESCRIPTION

SoftBarrier or Soft Barrier, is another pest of a program known to be a rogue anti-spyware application. SoftBarrier comes from the same group of hackers that make and market programs like Soft Cop and WiniGuard. These are more of a nuisance than a help to detect and remove spyware.

In non-techie terms:
SoftBarrier should never be trusted under any circumstances because it is basically a wasted effort for a program that claims to fix security issues on your computer. SoftBarrier should also never be purchased under any circumstances. SoftBarrier will do nothing but alert you through fake popups and bogus system scan results.

Aliases: SoftBarrier, Soft Barrier, Soft-Barrier.

SoftBarrier Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

SoftBarrier Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. SoftBarrier manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that SoftBarrier will be removed completely. So read the SoftBarrier removal steps carefully and good luck.

Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

Uninstall SoftBarrier Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall SoftBarrier if found.
To stop SoftBarrier processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these SoftBarrier processes:
SoftBarrier.lnk
1 SoftBarrier.lnk
SoftBarrier.exe
setup[1].exe
setup[2].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister SoftBarrier DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these SoftBarrier DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the SoftBarrier DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type SoftBarrier and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the SoftBarrier DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).
To unregister SoftBarrier registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these SoftBarrier registry keys:
SoftBarrier
If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
Remove SoftBarrier Directories.
To find SoftBarrier directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following SoftBarrier directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the SoftBarrier folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder SoftBarrier and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting SoftBarrier could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove SoftBarrier icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the SoftBarrier manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your SoftBarrier problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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