How to remove the sp virus
Most antivirus programs identify sp.dll as malware, for instance Kaspersky identifies it as Trojan-Proxy.Win32.Agent.eok or Trojan-FakeAV.Win32.Agent.jl, and Avast identifies it as Win32:Malware-gen.
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Sp.dll file information
The process known as SPService (SPService) or Social Privacy or SPService belongs to software Social Privacy or Privacy components by unknown.
Description: The file sp.dll is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files".
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 449,024 bytes (22% of all occurrences), 69,120 bytes and 8 more variants.
The service can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs.
There is no information about the author of the file. The program has no visible window. There is no detailed description of this service. Sp.dll is not a Windows system file.
sp.dll is able to record inputs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 65% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you want to remove the program completely, go to Control Panel ⇒ Software ⇒ Social Privacy or Privacy components.
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If sp.dll is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 59% dangerous. The file size is 73,216 bytes (28% of all occurrences), 79,360 bytes and 7 more variants. There is no file information. The program has no visible window. There is no detailed description of this service. Sp.dll is not a Windows core file. sp.dll seems to be a compressed file.
If sp.dll is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 64% dangerous. The file size is 96,768 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 78,848 bytes or 77,824 bytes. There is no file information. The program is not visible. The service has no detailed description. File sp.dll is not a Windows core file. sp.dll seems to be a compressed file.
If sp.dll is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 56% dangerous. The file size is 96,768 bytes.
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as sp.dll, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the sp.dll 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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