Posted on Monday, 2nd November 2009 by Bob

SoftBarrier.gif SoftBarrier, also called Soft Barrier, is a fake antispyware program. It was created by a group of computer hackers who also created programs such as WiniGuard, Soft Cop, Trust Cop, Secure Warrior, Soft Veteran and several others. It is installed automatically by Trojan horse infections without you knowing. It is critical that you take immediate corrective action once you believe that your computer is infected. Why? Because this spyware will not only slow down your computer, but also can collect your browsing history and your personal information from your computer and transmit sensitive, personal information to hackers.


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How Did I Get Infected With Soft Barrier?

warning-spyware-detectedSoft Barrier and badware just like it commonly end up on your computer due to the following causes:

  • Freeware or shareware: Many times freeware or shareware is secretly bundled with spyware. It is how the developers earn money for the time they spent. It’s a sneaky, but it’s fairly common.
  • Peer-to-peer software: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network? When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for mistakenly downloading an infected file, including software like Soft Barrier.
  • Questionable websites: Malicious or questionable websites can install programs such as Soft Barrier through security holes and automatic downloads, such as video codecs. If you feel your browser is unsafe, consider using the newest version of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer.

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What are Common Signs of Soft Barrier Infection?

  • Slow Computer Performance
  • Annoying Pop-Ups
  • Taskbar Warnings
  • Strange new icons and desktop backgrounds
  • Internet Browsing Re-directs and Hijacks
  • System Crashes
  • High Pressure Marketing Tactics to “Purchase Full Version” of software

How Do I Remove Soft Barrier?

There are two methods. The manual way and the automatic way. First – if you want to try and remove it manually (and I only recommend this to IT Professionals!) you must disable all related system processes, adjust all related system DLL files and registry files in the LOCAL_HKEY_USER folder, block all related websites, and delete all program files with the Soft Barrier name.

Soft Barrier Manual Removal Instructions:

Stop Soft Barrier Processes:

SoftBarrier.exe
uninstall.exe
11249acztool1ef5.exe
1649zt5oj447.exe
vwc4.tmp.exe

Remove Soft Barrier Registry Keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SoftBarrier
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SoftBarrier
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SoftBarrier
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “SoftBarrier”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “vwc4.tmp.exe”

Remove Soft Barrier Files and Folders:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SoftBarrier.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftBarrier\1 SoftBarrier.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftBarrier\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftBarrier\3 Uninstall.lnk
c:\Program Files\SoftBarrier Software\SoftBarrier\SoftBarrier.exe
c:\Program Files\SoftBarrier Software\SoftBarrier\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\1037not-a-zir9s795.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\10517z9rm7e.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\111249acztool1ef5.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\1649zt5oj447.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\164z7spamb95755.bin
%Temp%\vwc4.tmp.exe

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftBarrier
c:\Program Files\SoftBarrier Software
c:\Program Files\SoftBarrier Software\SoftBarrier

Delete Soft Barrier DLLs:

c:\WINDOWS\system32\16624s5y1z9.dll

Note: In any Soft Barrier files I mention above, “%UserProfile%” is a variable referring to your current user’s profile folder. If you’re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is “C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]” (e.g., “C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith”). If you have any questions about manual Soft Barrier removal, go ahead and leave a comment.

How to delete Soft Barrier files in Windows XP and Vista:

  1. Click your Windows Start menu, and then click “Search.”
  2. A speech bubble will pop up asking you, “What do you want to search for?” Click “All files and folders.”
  3. Type a Soft Barrier file in the search box, and select “Local Hard Drives.”
  4. Click “Search.” Once the file is found, delete it.

How to stop Soft Barrier processes:

  1. Click the Start menu, select Run.
  2. Type taskmgr.exe into the the Run command box, and click “OK.” You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys CTRL + Shift + ESC.
  3. Click Processes tab, and find Soft Barrier processes.
  4. Once you’ve found the Soft Barrier processes, right-click them and select “End Process” to kill Soft Barrier.

How to remove Soft Barrier registry keys:

warningWarning! Your registry is a vital key to your Windows system. If you plan on making any edits to your registry, you absolutely must backup your registry first in case anything goes wrong. Be forewarnd that a mistake when editing your registry can result in a computer that no longer boots up. These instructions are designed for IT Professionals and PC Experts.

  1. Select your Windows menu “Start,” and click “Run.” An “Open” field will appear. Type “regedit” and click “OK” to open up your Registry Editor.
  2. Registry Editor will open as a window with two panes. The left side Registry Editor’s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
  3. To find a registry key, such as any Soft Barrier registry keys, select “Edit,” then select “Find,” and in the search bar type any of Soft Barrier’s registry keys.
  4. As soon as Soft Barrier registry key appears, you can delete the Soft Barrier registry key by right-clicking it and selecting “Modify,” then clicking “Delete.”

How to delete Soft Barrier DLL files:

  1. First locate Soft Barrier DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows Start menu, then click “Run.” Type “cmd” in Run, and click “OK.”
  2. To change your current directory, type “cd” in the command box, press your “Space” key, and enter the full directory where the Soft Barrier DLL file is located. If you’re not sure if the Soft Barrier DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter “dir” in the command box to display a directory’s contents. To go one directory back, enter “cd ..” in the command box and press “Enter.”
  3. When you’ve located the Soft Barrier DLL file you want to remove, type “regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll”) and press your “Enter” key.

If you wish to restore any Soft Barrier DLL file you deleted, type “regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 jl27script.dll”) into your command box, and hit the “Enter” key.

Did Soft Barrier change your homepage?

  1. Click Windows Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options.
  2. Under Home Page, select the General > Use Default.
  3. Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., “http://www.google.com”).
  4. Select Apply > OK.

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