SafeSurfing may be a dangerous spyware application that can bypass your Windows firewall in order to transmit harmful information. Once installed on your system, SafeSurfing may start every time you login to the Windows program, and may send sensitive information about your computer and browsing habits to other servers. Because of this, the actions of the SafeSurfing program may be a violation of your internet privacy, and SafeSurfing may record and share your personal information found on your computer harddrive.

Do You Have SafeSurfing?

When you’re infected with badware — whether it’s SafeSurfing, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus — there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed…

• Slow computer performance: It just takes one parasite like SafeSurfing to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with SafeSurfing.
• New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage: Badware like SafeSurfing may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
• Annoying popups: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you’re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.

How to Remove SafeSurfing Manually

Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it’ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.

To remove SafeSurfing manually, you need to delete SafeSurfing files. Not sure how to delete SafeSurfing files? Click here, and I’ll show you. Otherwise, go ahead and…

Remove SafeSurfing processes:

Delete SafeSurfing DLLs:

Remove SafeSurfing registry values:

Note: In any SafeSurfing 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 SafeSurfing removal, go ahead and leave a comment.

How Do You Remove SafeSurfing Files?

Need help figuring out how to delete SafeSurfing files? While there’s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove SafeSurfing files if you’re comfortable editing your system, you’ll find it’s fairly easy to delete SafeSurfing files in Windows.

How to delete SafeSurfing 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 SafeSurfing file in the search box, and select “Local Hard Drives.”
4. Click “Search.” Once the file is found, delete it.

How to stop SafeSurfing 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 SafeSurfing processes.
4. Once you’ve found the SafeSurfing processes, right-click them and select “End Process” to kill SafeSurfing.

How to remove SafeSurfing registry keys:

Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it. Editing your registry can be intimidating if you’re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there’s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.

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 SafeSurfing registry keys, select “Edit,” then select “Find,” and in the search bar type any of SafeSurfing’s registry keys.
4. As soon as SafeSurfing registry key appears, you can delete the SafeSurfing registry key by right-clicking it and selecting “Modify,” then clicking “Delete.”

How to delete SafeSurfing DLL files:

1. First locate SafeSurfing 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 SafeSurfing DLL file is located. If you’re not sure if the SafeSurfing 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 SafeSurfing DLL file you want to remove, type “regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll”) and press your “Enter” key.

That’s it. If you want to restore any SafeSurfing DLL file you removed, type “regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 jl27script.dll”) into your command box, and press your “Enter” key.

Did SafeSurfing 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.homepage.com”).
4. Select Apply > OK.
5. You’ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.

SafeSurfing Removal Tip

Is your computer acting funny after deleting any SafeSurfing files? I recommend using a program like File Recover from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can’t be recovered by Windows operating sytem.

Want to save time finding SafeSurfing files? Download Spyware Doctor, let it find the SafeSurfing files for you, and then manually delete SafeSurfing files.

How Did You Get SafeSurfing?

Wondering how SafeSurfing ended up on your PC? If you’re infected with SafeSurfing or other badware, perhaps you were using…

• Freeware or shareware: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like SafeSurfing. Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to “pay” developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
• 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 unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like SafeSurfing.
• Questionable websites: Did you visit a website that’s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like SafeSurfing. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don’t already.

Understanding SafeSurfing

If you’re infected with SafeSurfing, you should know what you’re fighting. I’ll explain some definitions related to SafeSurfing.

SafeSurfing May Be Spyware

Spyware is any software or malware used to spy or track your computer activity. While some spyware is legitimately and intentionally installed by parents or employers to monitor Internet activity on a computer, spyware may be installed maliciously. Often spyware may come bundled with downloads of free software or come in the form of a cookie via a website, and this spyware may track your Internet activity or may steal secret account usernames and passwords, credit card numbers, and other personal and financial information.