Remove SuperSpider from Chrome, Firefox, IE
Threat's profile 
Name of the threat:SuperSpider
Command or file name:winlogon.exe
Threat type:Hijacker
Affected OS:Win32/Win64 (Windows XP, Vista/7, 8/8.1, Windows 10)
Affected browsers:Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari
Almost all SuperSpiders are made for ad, publisizing or commerce destinations. All SuperSpiders are harmful and therefore are invariably classed as security and privacy risks. They discover user's personal data to advertisers and even hackers. SuperSpiders cause web browser instability challenges, repeated errors and general running problems. These instructions let the buyer to manually delete all the files, directories, registry entries and other objects that belong to a SuperSpider. Products such as Stronghold Antivirus and True Sword are developed especially to find and delete SuperSpiders.
SuperSpider intrusion method
Usually SuperSpider comes bundled with freeware downloads. During installation you can be offered to change default homepage and search engine to SuperSpider. SuperSpider copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is winlogon.exe. Then it creates new startup key with name SuperSpider and value winlogon.exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name winlogon.exe or SuperSpider. Also, it can create folder with name SuperSpider under C:\Program Files\ or C:\ProgramData. If you have further questions about SuperSpider, please ask below. You can use programs to remove SuperSpider from your browsers below.
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Threat's description and solution are developed by
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How to remove SuperSpider manually
This problem can be solved manually by deleting all registry keys and files connected with SuperSpider, removing it from startup list and unregistering all corresponding DLLs. Additionally missing DLL's should be restored from distribution in case they are corrupted by SuperSpider.
To get rid of SuperSpider, you should:
Warning: you should delete only those files which checksums are listed as malicious. There may be valid files with the same names in your system. We recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool for safe problem solution.
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Warning: if value is listed for some registry entries, you should only clear these values and leave keys with such values untouched. We recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool for safe problem solution.
Uninstall SuperSpider related programs from Control Panel
We recommend you to check list of installed programs and search for SuperSpider entry or other unknown and suspicious programs. Below are instructions for different version if Windows. In some cases adware programs are protected by malicious service or process and it will not allow you to uninstall it. If SuperSpider won't uninstall or gives you error message that you do not have sufficient rights to do this perform below instructions in Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking or use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool.
Windows 10
- Click on the Start menu and choose Settings
- Then click on System and choose Apps & Features in the left column
- Find SuperSpider under in the list and click Uninstall button near it.
- Confirm by clicking Uninstall button in opened window if necessary.
Windows 8/8.1
- Right click on the bottom left corner of the screen (while on your desktop)
- In the menu choose Control Panel
- Click Uninstall a program under Programs and Features.
- Locate programs that can be connected with SuperSpider or other related suspicious program.
- Click Uninstall button.
- Wait until uninstall process is complete.
Windows 7/Vista
- Click Start and choose Control Panel.
- Choose Programs and Features and Uninstall a program.
- In the list of installed programs find entries related to SuperSpider
- Click Uninstall button.
Windows XP
- Click Start
- In the menu choose Control Panel
- Choose Add / Remove Programs.
- Find SuperSpider related entries.
- Click Remove button.
Remove SuperSpider related extensions from your browsers
SuperSpider in some cases can be accompanied with browsers extension. We recommend you to use free option Toolbar Remover under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool to remove unwanted browser extensions related to SuperSpider. We recommend you to perform scan your PC with Removal Tool or Spyhunter Remediation Tool. To remove extenions from your browsers manually do the following:
- While in Internet Explorer click cogwheel icon in the top right corner
- In the menu choose the Manage Add-ons
- Select Toolbar and Extension tab.
- Choose add-on possibly related to SuperSpider or other related adware BHO.
- Click Disable button.
Warning: This option will only disable unwanted plugin. For effective SuperSpider removal use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool.
- Start Google Chrome.
- In the address bar type chrome://extensions/
- In the list of add-ons find related to SuperSpider and click recycle bin icon.
- Confirm SuperSpider removal.
- Open Firefox
- In the address bar type about:addons
- Click Extensions tab.
- In the list of extension locate ones related to SuperSpider.
- Click Remove button near it.
Reset browsers search and homepage settings
SuperSpider can affect your browsers which results in browser redirection or search hijack. We recommend you to use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool to reset all the browsers at once. Mention that you need to remove all files and kill all processes belonging to SuperSpider before doing this. To reset your browsers manually and restore your homepage perform the following steps:
- If you use Windows XP, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following in the Open box without quotes, and press Enter: "inetcpl.cpl"
- If you use Windows 7 or Windows Vista, click Start. Type the following in the Search box without quotes, and press Enter: "inetcpl.cpl"
- Click the Advanced tab
- In Reset Internet Explorer settings, click Reset. Click Reset in opened window again.
- Select Delete personal settings checkbox to remove browsing history, search providers, homepage
- After Internet Explorer finishes resetting, click Close in the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box
Warning: In case this option will not work use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool.
- Go to the installation folder of Google Chrome: C:\Users\"your username"\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\User Data.
- In the User Data folder, look for a file named as Default and rename it to DefaultBackup.
- Launch Google Chrome and a new clean Default file will be created.
Warning: This option might not work if in Google Chrome you use online synchronization between PCs. In this case use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool.
- Open Firefox
- Go to Help > Troubleshooting Information in menu.
- Click the Reset Firefox button.
- After Firefox is done, it will show a window and create folder on the desktop. Click Finish.
Warning: This option will also clean all your account passwords for all websites. If you don't want it use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool.
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