Delete The Trojan.Smoaler

Trojan.Smoaler is a computer Trojan which can cause serious problems to a computer or shared network. This Trojan can enter your computer undetected and often hides inside of files making it difficult for anti-virus scans to locate the problem and remove it. As with most Trojans, Trojan.Smoaler works as a backdoor for many other malicious malware programs. This means that if your computer is infected with Trojan.Smoalerthen it is more at risk than ever.


Signs your computer has been infiltrated by the Trojan include lots of annoying pop-ups advertisements, malware programs entering your computer and asking you to purchase its “licensed” software and more. Do not give your money or credit card information to any programs which you have not thoroughly researched and sought out yourself. Instead, immediately take steps to remove

Trojan.Smoaler. Here are the steps to manually remove the Trojan:

Step One: Open your task manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL) and end any processes which pertain to the Trojan and have keywords “Trojan” or “Smoaler”.

Step Two: Search through files and folders and delete the following:
-%Program Files%\Trojan.Smoaler\Trojan.Smoaler.exe – %UserProfile%\Desktop\Trojan.Smoaler.lnk

- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Trojan.Smoaler\Trojan.Smoaler.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Trojan.Smoaler\Help.lnk
-%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Trojan.Smoaler\Registration.lnk
-%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Trojan.Smoaler.lnk

Step Three: Open your Registry Editor (START+RUN+ type in “regedit”+OK) and remove the following:

-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\13376694984709702142491016734454
-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “13376694984709702142491016734454?\
After the Trojan is removed, protect your computer with an anti-virus which is authentic and trustworthy