SmartShopper is an Internet Explorer browser helper object – “BHO” – that may monitor your search requests and your other web activity. SmartShopper may then launch popup ads related to your search requestions. SmartShopper may appear with ISTBar, Search Enhancer, and their variants. SmartShopper. When you are infected with SmartShopper, it’s highly recommended you delete SmartShopper immediately.

Do You Have SmartShopper?

When you’re infected with badware — whether it’s SmartShopper, 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 SmartShopper 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 SmartShopper.
• New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage: Badware like SmartShopper 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 SmartShopper 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 SmartShopper manually, you need to delete SmartShopper files. Not sure how to delete SmartShopper files? Click here, and I’ll show you. Otherwise, go ahead and…

Stop SmartShopper processes:

Detect and Delete SmartShopper files:

Unregister SmartShopper DLLs:

Remove SmartShopper registry keys:

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

How Do You Remove SmartShopper Files?

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

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

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

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

How to delete SmartShopper DLL files:

1. First locate SmartShopper 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 SmartShopper DLL file is located. If you’re not sure if the SmartShopper 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 SmartShopper 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 SmartShopper DLL file you removed, type “regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 jl27script.dll”) into your command box, and press your “Enter” key.

Did SmartShopper 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.

SmartShopper Removal Tip

Is your computer acting funny after deleting any SmartShopper 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 SmartShopper files? Download Spyware Doctor, let it find the SmartShopper files for you, and then manually delete SmartShopper files.

How Did You Get SmartShopper?

Wondering how SmartShopper ended up on your PC? If you’re infected with SmartShopper 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 SmartShopper. 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 SmartShopper.
• 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 SmartShopper. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don’t already.

Understanding SmartShopper

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

SmartShopper May Be a Browser Helper Object

Browser helper objects (BHO) are often created by website authors to customize and control Internet Explorer and the way websites appear on IE. Browser helper objects usually load when Internet Explorer starts up, and BHO’s may share IE’s memory and perform various actions on any available windows and modules. It’s possible for browser helper objects to detect events, create additional windows to display information, and monitor your messages and actions.

SmartShopper May Be a Browser Hijacker

Browser hijackers can change your web browser settings. Browser hijackers may change your home page to or redirect your searches through a pay-per-click site to make money, and browser hijackers may also monitor your web activities. Often, resetting your web browser to its default settings will not remove or stop the browser hijacker from working.