How to remove ThinkSmart

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ThinkSmart description

ThinkSmart presents itself as a computer protection tool but it’s definitely not a program you want to keep on your PC. Think Smart is a computer infection masquerading as a spyware remover in order to get money.

ThinkSmart loads numerous fabricated scan reports, infection warnings and security alerts. The fake messages may even look like Windows notifications. It generates the fake warnings to trick people into purchasing the program. If a victim clicks on any ThinkSmart pop-ups, they are asked to pay for using the tool. Don’t waste your money for such a scam and remove ThinkSmart as soon as possible.

How to get rid of ThinkSmart

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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How to manually remove ThinkSmart

To get rid of spyware such as ThinkSmart you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other ThinkSmart related files from your computer.

Take Note: The manual process of removing spyware from your computer is difficult and puts you at risk of damaging your computer. We advise using our automatic ThinkSmart remover.

1. Uninstall ThinkSmart from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these ThinkSmart processes:
   hotfix.exe
   thinksmart.exe
   antispy.exe
   To stop processes press Ctrl + Alt + Del or click Start > Run > type "taskmgr". Select malicious process in the list and click "End Process" button.
3. Delete ThinkSmart registry entries: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "hotfix.exe"
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" = "%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\hotfix.exe"
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" = "%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\thinksmart.exe"
   To open registry editor click Start > Run > type "regedit".
   Warning! Manual registry entries editing may cause damage to your system.
   Download Uniblue RegistryBooster 2010 to scan for registry errors.
4. Search and delete these ThinkSmart related files:
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\hotfix.exe
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\thinksmart.exe
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\antispy.exe