Internet Optimizer removal
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In this series of our getting rid of Spyware and Adware articles, you shall learn about how to successfully remove the Internet Optimizer Spyware and successfully get rid of it from your system.
Internet optimizer removal Introduction
Internet Optimizer is an adware which also hijacks your browser error page. It opens pop-up windows to display ads from its network sites periodically.
What is Internet Optimizer and What exactly does it do?
Internet Optimizer is an error page hijacker. It also displays ads from its network sites using popup windows.
It may be installed by MoneyTree/DyFuCA or the Crmrest variant. The latter poses as a comedy or porn video from the site movies-etc.com, and when allowed to install, may forward a mail to all contacts in your Outlook address book, promoting movies-etc in your name. The 'DyFuCA Active Alert' component can open pop-up 'alerts' when directed by its controlling server.
The EULA at Internet Optimizer's web site states the software may send all your browsing information back to its controllers but however till now it has not been seen to do this. It can download and execute arbitrary unsigned code from its controlling server, as an update feature.
Internet Optimizer exists in the following variants:
InternetOptimizer/Iopti is unknown-server errors, page-missing errors, server errors and even password-required errors are redirected to Internet Optimizer's controlling server at www.internet-optimizer.com.
InternetOptimizer/Nem: as Iopti, but searches are hijacked to yoogee.com (a search site run by the makers of InternetOptimizer).
InternetOptimizer/Wsem is a larger version of the software, whose purpose is unclear.
InternetOptimizer/Crmrest is an ActiveX downloader control for InternetOptimizer.
SPYWARE / ADWARE INTERNET OPTIMIZER REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
How to easily delete and remove Internet Optimizer Spyware and get rid of it for free?
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How to manually remove Internet Optimizer Spyware from your system?
* WARNING : Modifying your registry or system files can render your system unusable in case of any error.
- Internet Optimizer removal step 1: For the Crmrest installer variant, open the Downloaded Program Files folder (inside the Windows folder) and remove the 'Media Manager' entry.
- Internet Optimizer removal step 2: For other variants, open the Windows folder. You should be able to see a file 'ioptiXXX.dll' (Iopti variant), 'nemXXX.dll' (Nem variant) or 'wsemXXX.dll' (Wsem variant). The XXX differs for different versions; common versions are 'iopti130.dll', 'nem207.dll' and 'wsem210.dll'.
- Internet Optimizer removal step 3: Open the registry using RegEdit and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun.
- Internet Optimizer removal step 4: Delete the entries 'DyFuCA' and 'DyFuCA Active Alerts'.
- Internet Optimizer removal step 5: Now open a DOS command prompt window (from Start->Programs->Accessories), and enter the following commands
For the Iopti variant:
cd "%WinDir%System"
regsvr32 /u ..iopti130.dll
Or, for the Nem variant:
cd "%WinDir%System"
regsvr32 /u .. em207.dll
Or, for the Wsem variant:
cd "%WinDir%System"
regsvr32 /u ..wsem210.dll
- Restart the computer and you should be able to delete the DLL from the Windows folder, and the 'DyFuCA', 'Internet Optimizer' or 'STWSI' folder you may have inside Program Files.
This will remove the Internet Optimizer program from your computer. Congratulations, you have successfully removed Internet Optimizer from your computer by following our internet optimizer removal and uninstalling guide.
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