Do you know what Tanspy Trojan is?

DESCRIPTION

Tanspy Trojan is an infection that may attempt to steal your password and other personal information. Tanspy Trojan is a keylogger that can log your key strokes in order to obtain your password to an important program or account access.

Users may be infected by Tanspy Trojan by porn and P2P sites as well as any browser helper objects that are downloaded and installed. A users system may slow down drastically and give users the dreadful blue screen of death if infected with Tanspy Trojan.

In non-techie terms: Tanspy Trojan like other parasite infections are sometimes contracted through P2P or porn websites. Tanspy Trojan may infect your system by the download of files designed to add new features to your web browser program. It is always a good practice to be cautious when downloading or surfing any suspicious looking program or website. Porn and P2P site surfing should be limited to reduce the risk of getting an infection such as Tanspy Trojan.

Aliases: Adware-BHO.dr, Proxy-Agent.o, Infostealer.Bzup

Tanspy Trojan Automatic Removal Instructions

This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.

Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.

1. Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.

2. Restart your computer in <a href=”/how-to-start-windows-in-safe-mode/” title=”Safe
   Mode (how to do safe mode)”>Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
   desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop.

3. After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu as shown in the image below.
   Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
   press Enter to delete infect files.

4. SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup
   processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk
   Cleanup program. View the ‘Disk Cleanup program’ image below.

5. Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the
   message ‘Registry cleaning – Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes)
   and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.

6. SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will
   ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
   file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter.

7. Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
8. After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
   removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
   rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:).

9. Restart your computer in <a href=”/how-to-start-windows-in-safe-mode/” title=”Safe
   Mode (how to do safe mode)”>Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).

10. Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
    click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.

11. Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp,
    click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
    you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.

12. Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download
    all critical updates.

Tanspy Trojan Manual Removal Instructions

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

1. Uninstall Tanspy Trojan Program
   Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Tanspy Trojan if found.
2. 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.
3. Remove Tanspy Trojan Directories.
   To find Tanspy Trojan directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
   Search and delete the following Tanspy Trojan directories:
   C:\ProgramFiles\TanspyTrojan\

   Right-click on the Tanspy Trojan folder and select Delete.
   A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder [NAME OF FOLDER] and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
   Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting [FOLDERNAME] could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.

4. To remove Tanspy Trojan icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

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

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that Tanspy Trojan will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.

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