Soft Soldier Removal Process (remove SoftSoldier)

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Soft Soldier

Soft Soldier or SoftSoldier, is a newer rogue anti-spyware program to come out of the circle of fake anti-spyware applications known as WiniGuard, Safe Fighter, Trust Soldier and others. Soft Soldier is able to use misleading system scans and fake popup warnings to convince computer users that they need to purchase Soft Soldier to remove the found threats.

Soft Soldier does not have the capability to detect and remove computer parasites therefore you should not use this program for anything. If you notice that Soft Soldier is installed on your computer then take the time now to remove it unless you do not mind your computer getting damaged.

Are you getting popups from Soft Soldier? Have you identified that you have Soft Soldier installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove Soft Soldier completely from your computer?

Why should you remove Soft Soldier?

If Soft Soldier resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that Soft Soldier may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking Soft Soldier removal process.

How can you manually remove Soft Soldier

Manual removal of Soft Soldier may not be for everyone. Each manual Soft Soldier removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic Soft Soldier removal process.

Soft Soldier can be removed manually by following the steps below.

1. With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
2. Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
3. Locate Soft Soldier in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Soft Soldier, you can continue to step 5.
4. Restart your computer.
5. Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
6. Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
7. Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SoftSoldier"

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "zwh4.tmp.exe"

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SoftSoldier

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SoftSoldier

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SoftSoldier

8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing Soft Soldier. You can do this easily by bookmarking or adding a favorite to this page by clicking here. If you are using the FireFox web browser you can press the keys Ctrl and D simultaneously to bookmark this page.

   Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process

   

9. Delete all of the following files that are associated with Soft Soldier from your computer.

   10158vzrus952.ocx

   1025znot-9-virus53b.cpl

   102909ir5s31z.cpl

   bfaz5r891.dll

   C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SoftSoldier

   C:\Program Files\SoftSoldier Software\SoftSoldier.exe

   C:\Program Files\SoftSoldier Software\SoftSoldier\SoftSoldier.exe

   Homepage.lnk 3

   SoftSoldier.lnk 1

   SoftSoldier.lnk 2

   zwh4.tmp.exe

   If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.

   If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with Soft Soldier, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.

   Image 2. Select "Safe Mode with Networking"

   

10. After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with Soft Soldier by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\Soft Soldier folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.

11. Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed Soft Soldier completely from your computer. If you find that Soft Soldier is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic Soft Soldier removal process.