How to remove an smproxy error

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Smproxy.exe file information

The process belongs to software EarthLink TotalAccess or EarthLink Parental Controls by EarthLink (www.earthlink.net).

Description: smproxy.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows. The file size on Windows 7/XP is 385,024 bytes.
Program has no file description. The program has no visible window. Smproxy.exe is not a Windows system file. The program listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. The program can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. The application starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). smproxy.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 60% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If there are any problems with smproxy.exe, you can uninstall EarthLink Parental Controls or Parental Controls software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 7/Vista).

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as smproxy.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the smproxy.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

caused system instability

SMProxyTrace4 in temp. files will not let you select all files for deleting. You have to do each one manually. There are other files possibly associated with it that are, hysperfdata_Owner and a~DF45B5.tmp that keeps changing. If you are having problems running %temp% and cannot delete I suspect you are having spyware or other problems such as I am.
Mo

from earthlink, and causes some applications not to be able to access the internet
Dark

RedLight DLL
Dominick

Whenever I end the process in Windows Task Manager, it cancels the internet connection and then the SMProxy.exe resets itself.
John

I work for earthlink/embarq, this product is definitely ours, and is safe, it is a part of your Total Access Browser
Kerry

It's associated with Kid Patrol by earthlink. It's a total pain and seems like a virus to me. I've tried to quarantine it but when I do, I lose access to Internet (mail/browser).
Mike

Sorry, Kerry, I totally disagree. As far as I'm concerned, this is a pice of malware. Each time I've removed it, I lose connection to email/Internet, same as Mike above. I've spent / wasted HOURS of time trying to remove smproxy.exe permanently and solve the connection problem
Mike (different from above)

smproxy causes an error message to appear on screen, which says "firefox has encountered an error and needs to close". there is a link in that box for more info. the error given is smproxy. so smproxy is causing firefox to shut down. there is no way to delete it or uninstall it. not even in add/remove in control panel. the file does not exist there. it is a file in the windows folder only, but cannot be deleted. when I attempt to, a message says "access is denied".
A. Ray

Summary: Average user rating of smproxy.exe: based on 7 votes with 9 reviews.

1 user think it's probably harmless. 4 users suspect danger. 2 users think smproxy.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 2 users doesn't grade smproxy.exe ("not sure about it").

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