Speer

Overview

Speer is a browser helper object with unknown purpose.

Classification

Adware

Files

speer.dll

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Vendor

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End User License Agreement

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Detection

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Uninstall procedure

Uninstall Speer from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel.

Uninstall Speer with FreeFixer

I'm working on a general purpose tool for removing unwanted software. The tool is called FreeFixer and can help you remove unwanted Browser Helper Objects, Internet Explorer toolbars and software that starts automatically when you reboot your computer, so it can offer some assistance while uninstalling Speer. The manual removal instructions listed below will help you to identify what to delete with FreeFixer.

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Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove Speer manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the removal will fail if one single item is not deleted. If Speer remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.

1. Start your computer in safe mode.
2. Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)
3. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {00000026-8735-428D-B81F-DD098223B25F}\', if it exists.
4. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {00000097-7C67-4BA6-8B42-05128941688A}\', if it exists.
5. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {00000026-8735-428D-B81F-DD098223B25F}\', if it exists.
6. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {00000097-7C67-4BA6-8B42-05128941688A}\', if it exists.
7. Exit the registry editor.
8. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
   %WinDir%\speer.dll
   %WinDir%\speeryox.dll
   Note: %WinDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Windows (Windows 95/98/Me/XP) or C:\WINNT (Windows NT/2000).

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Contact information for Speer's vendor

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