What is sprote~1.dll?
sprote~1.dll is usually located in the 'c:\progra~1\sprote~1\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected sprote~1.dll.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Digital signatures [?]
sprote~1.dll is not signed.
VirusTotal report
18 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sprote~1.dll file. That's a 38% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Ad-Aware | Trojan.Generic.8552196 |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
| BitDefender | Trojan.Generic.8552196 |
| Commtouch | W32/Trojan.CRJL-6988 |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| DrWeb | DLOADER.Trojan |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/SProtector.A |
| F-Secure | Trojan.Generic.8552196 |
| GData | Trojan.Generic.8552196 |
| Ikarus | Trojan.SuspectCRC |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 0048c2e91 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 0048c2e91 ) |
| McAfee | Artemis!2D93216C2080 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!2D93216C2080 |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Trojan.Generic.8552196 |
| Sophos | Mal/Behav-034 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R0CBH08J713 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
sprote~1.dll removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove sprote~1.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the sprote~1.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that sprote~1.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate sprote~1.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the sprote~1.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate sprote~1.dll in the scan result.
c:\progra~1\sprote~1\sprote~1.dll 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the sprote~1.dll file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If sprote~1.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If sprote~1.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If sprote~1.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that sprote~1.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
Other files also named sprote~1.dll
sprote~1.dll (308 votes)
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 2d93216c2080101f9b41510e3812d34d |
| SHA256 | dd6bd49b0048bb2a8ed5cfdd797a70db909b00a0e3a9b7904d2d23f370e5eb5a |
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What did other users do?
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Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
Well i used another programm because i had a Trojan, and eliminated every programm that was infected but it said sprote 1 was infected too and it couldn't remove it because if i tried too my PC shut down so my PC didnt damaged
Does someone know what Sprote 1 do?
# 13 Dec 2013, 15:00
Seba writes