The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "3BSoftware.RegistryRepair" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:
  • adware

Description:
The demo version of RegistryRepair installs a desktop link to Smiley Central without user consent. If the user rejects to buy the full version on the linked website, he gets bothered by a supposed to be live chat and warning messages.
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be a tool for repairing the windows registry
Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
  • Entries named "Windows Registry Repair Pro" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\RegistryRepairPro.exe 4".

Installed Software List:

You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer to locate and get rid of these entries.
  • Products that have a key or property named "Windows Registry Repair Pro_is1".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\Uninstall Windows Registry Repair Pro.lnk".
  • The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\Windows Registry Repair Pro Help.lnk".
  • The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\Windows Registry Repair Pro.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\3BLogo.gif".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\English.lang".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\Free Smileys.url".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\French.lang".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\German.lang".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\RegistryRepairPro.chm".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\RegistryRepairPro.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\RegistryRepairPro.ini".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\RegistryRepairPro.ref".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\Smileys.ico".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\Spanish.lang".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\Support.html".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro\unins000.dat".
  • The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Free Smileys.lnk".
  • The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Windows Registry Repair Pro.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If 3BSoftware.RegistryRepair uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
  • The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro".
  • The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\3B Software".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\3B Software\Windows Registry Repair Pro".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If 3BSoftware.RegistryRepair uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
  • Delete the registry key "Windows Registry Repair Pro" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\".
If 3BSoftware.RegistryRepair uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
  1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
  2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.