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.

Vendor and version information [?]

sprote~1.dll does not have any version or vendor information.

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.

ScannerDetection 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
18 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the sprote~1.dll file.

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:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. 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.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\progra~1\sprote~1\sprote~1.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the sprote~1.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. 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.
  7. If sprote~1.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that sprote~1.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52d93216c2080101f9b41510e3812d34d
SHA256dd6bd49b0048bb2a8ed5cfdd797a70db909b00a0e3a9b7904d2d23f370e5eb5a

What will you do with sprote~1.dll?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with sprote~1.dll. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 26 users.

User vote results: There were 13 votes to remove and 13 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with sprote~1.dll.

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.

Seba writes

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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

Roger Karlsson writes

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I think this version of sprote~1.dll is part a software designed to prevent users and programs to change browser settings, such as the home page, search engine, etc.

Many of the anti-virus programs detects the file. I'd recommend the removal of sprote~1.dll.

# 16 Dec 2013, 23:57

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