TMKSoft XPlugin Spyware Uninstaller Information

Type: Adware (Spyware was a generalized term used in the past)

Name: XPlugin XFilter

Publisher: TMKSoft

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Systems Not Affected: Linux, Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX

Spyware Behavior to be uninstalled

The Adware 'TMKSoft.XPlugin' displays pop-up ads during Internet browsing.

Pop-up ads that are completely unrelated to the current site being viewed will be enabled to appear during Internet browsing.

A third-party application or Web site installs the spyware and adware that monitors and executes the application.

File names: XPlugin.dll; Tmksrvu.exe

The spyware program would have to be manually installed, but there are several known programs that have the Adware 'TMKSoft.XPlugin' within them.

*Removing the adware component from the system will likely cause the spyware program that installed it to not function as intended. The uninstaller generally identifies the programs and cleans your system effectively.

Details on Spyware Removal steps

Update your spyware and adware definitions from your spyware scanner's resource.

Close all open Internet Explorer (IE) windows

Since the Adware 'TMKSoft.XPlugin' runs as a plug-in for Internet Explorer, be sure to close all the open IE browser windows before proceeding.

Scanning for the Spyware files

Run your free spyware scanner and make sure that it is configured to scan all files.

Run a full system scan.

If any spyware files are detected as Adware under the filename(s) TMKSoft.XPlugin, write down their location.

Uninstalling Adware 'TMKSoft.XPlugin' using regsvr32

Click Start > Run.

Type: regsvr32 /u [path to XPlugin.dll]

and click OK.

This will uninstall the spyware and Adware 'TMKSoft.XPlugin'.

Scanning for and Uninstalling the Spyware files

Make sure to completely scan your PC for spyware or adware to identify and uninstall the security risk residing on your system.

If any files are detected as spyware under the filename(s) TMKSoft.XPlugin, uninstall them.

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