SoftStronghold Removal Guide
Do you know what SoftStronghold is?
DESCRIPTION
SoftStronghold or Soft Stronghold, is another dangerous rogue that comes from the same family as the fake security programs called Soft Cop, Soft Soldier and others. SoftStronghold uses similar methods to get computer users to purchase a full version of the fake security program. This is usually done by SoftStronghold displaying several fake security alert messages and scanning the system only to return fake results.
In non-techie terms:
SoftStronghold cannot be trusted no matter what it claims it is able to do. The fact remains for rogue anti-spyware programs like SoftStronghold, they are complexly worthless and do not detect or remove computer parasites. SoftStronghold should be a priority for getting remove from your system before it is able to cause damage.
Aliases: SoftStronghold, Soft Stronghold, Soft-Stronghold.
SoftStronghold Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
SoftStronghold Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. SoftStronghold manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that SoftStronghold will be removed completely. So read the SoftStronghold 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 SoftStronghold Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall SoftStronghold if found. - To stop SoftStronghold 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 SoftStronghold processes:
1 SoftStronghold.lnk
SoftStronghold.exe
SoftStronghold.lnk
setup[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister SoftStronghold DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these SoftStronghold DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the SoftStronghold DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type SoftStronghold and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the SoftStronghold 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 SoftStronghold 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 SoftStronghold registry keys: - 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 SoftStronghold Directories.
To find SoftStronghold directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following SoftStronghold directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the SoftStronghold folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder SoftStronghold and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting SoftStronghold could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove SoftStronghold icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the SoftStronghold manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your SoftStronghold problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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