SmartPops.rh

Overview

SmartPops.rh, also called Network Essentials, shows advertisements based on URLs and/or search terms you enter when navigating the Internet.

"SmartPops may deliver advertisements and promotions based on URLs and/or search terms you enter when navigating the Internet. This service is offered as a benefit to our users to obtain useful and informative information about products and services offered by our sponsors. We collect aggregate statistics about the URLs and search terms you enter." Source

Files

rh.dll, ne.dll

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Log references

Log 506

Vendor

smartpops.com whois

Classification

Adware

End User License Agreement

2004-06-22

Privacy policy

2004-06-22

Detection

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Uninstall procedure

Uninstall SmartPops.rh from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel. Look for an entry called "SmartPops" or "Network Essentials". If you run into problems uninstalling, please contact the vendor.

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Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove SmartPops.rh 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 SmartPops.rh remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.

  1. 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.)
  2. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {0421701D-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}', if it exists.
  3. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {0421701D-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}, if it exists.
  4. Exit the registry editor.
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
    %ProgramsDir%\Recommended Hotfix - 421701D\v15\
    Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Program Files.

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