DreamPopper Description:

DreamPopper is an Internet Explorer browser helper object that hijacks your error page and open pop-up windows based on your searches at google.com and hotbot.com

DreamPopper scans your computer for known firewalls such as ZoneAlarm, Sygate Personal firewall, Kerio firewall and Norton Personal firewall and if these are present on your system, DreamPopper will not make any internet connections that makes its presence known.

A sign of infection is that you get pop-up windows when searching at google.com and hotbot.com.

Files: dreampopper.dll

DreamPopper Automatic Removal:

Using Spyware Doctor to remove DreamPopper AUTOMATICALLY!

DreamPopper Manual Removal:

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove DreamPopper manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the removal will fail if one single item is not deleted.

• Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)
• Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {7D6EFF5E-11BE-AE5E-34CE-7CC268A3041E}', if it exists.
• Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {7D6EFF5E-11BE-AE5E-34CE-7CC268A3041E}', if it exists.
• Exit the registry editor.
• Restart your computer.
• Start Windows Explorer and delete:
  %SystemDir%\dreampopper.dll
  Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable. By default, this is C:\Program Files.
• Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
• In Internet Explorer, click Tools -> Internet Options.
• Click the Programs tab -> Reset Web Settings.

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