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Santa Description and Removal Instructions


Santa Description (Scan your PC for Santa with SpyHunter)

Worm Santa is a simple worm that spreads in the Internet in e-mail messages with infected attachments. When a user executes such attachment, the worm starts its spreading routine. It uses Microsoft Outlook mail application to send its copies to addresses from the Address Book.

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Why Should I Remove Santa?

Note: Manual removal is a difficult process and it is not recommend unless you are an expert in this field. Therefore, your best defense is to download and install a reliable anti-spyware program to scan Santa and other spyware on your machine. In order to detect Santa in the easiest and fastest way possible, we advised trying the free SpyHunter scanner provided on this website. The free version of SpyHunter is only a detection utility.

However, if you wish to continue to the Santa removal stage with SpyHunter, you must first purchase the full version of SpyHunter or you can manually remove Santa by moving on to the "Remove Santa Manually" section.

Online threats constantly change to avoid detection, and therefore SpyHunter comes equipped with a full technical support, as well as a one-on-one customer support service called Spyware HelpDesk which gives its support technicians the ability to create a custom automated fix tailored to your PC. If SpyHunter is unable to detect and remove Santa, the Spyware Helpdesk will generate a custom fix, transmit it to your SpyHunter removal tool and completely remove Santa from your PC.

  1. Download SpyHunter Scanner Download SpyHunter Scanner.

  2. Run a full system scan to detect Santa files.

  3. Once you've detected Santa on your PC, you will then need to purchase SpyHunter to start the removal process.

  4. Reboot your PC and rerun the scan for any remaining traces of Santa.

** SpyHunter scanner version is ONLY for detection. To remove Santa and other threats, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's removal tool.

Remove Santa Manually

Tip: If you are not an expert in this field, we highly recommend you use SpyHunter to scan your PC for Santa. You'll run the risk of damaging your computer if you make a mistake during the manual removal process.


To remove all Santa files, you must kill all Santa processes that are running in your computer's memory. To kill Santa processes, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Task Manager. Click on the "Processes" tab, search for Santa, then right-click it and select "End Process" key.

You'll also need to remove Santa registry keys. To remove Santa registry keys, click on the Windows "Start" button and select "Run" to open Windows Registry Editor. A window will popup. Type "regedit" into the box, and click "OK". Search for the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Santa." Right-click it and select "Delete."

Finally, you'll need to manually delete other files to clean your PC of  Santa. These Santa can be in the form of EXE, DLL, LSP, TOOLBAR, BROWSER HIJACK, and/or BROWSER PLUGIN. For example, Santa might create a file like
%PROGRAM_FILES%\Santa\Santa.exe. Locate and remove these files.

Santa Advice

Santa manual removal process can be difficult to do because you're required to access and edit sensitive files in your system registry.

Warning: If you try to remove Santa files without being completely sure what you are doing, you run the risk of damaging or losing important data on your computer.

Tip: To avoid this risk, we highly recommend you use a good spyware cleaner/remover to automatically find and remove Santa as well as spyware, adware, trojan and malware in your PC.

Santa Automatic Detection

To automatically search for Santa...
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** SpyHunter scanner version is ONLY for detection. To remove Santa and other threats, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's removal tool.

For more details on Santa, please read our "Santa Overview" below.

Santa Overview

In the following sections, we investigate and explain the key malicious properties that are attributed to Santa.

How Santa infects your PC

Santa may use one or more of these methods to infect your computer. Santa is spyware that may take control of your entire system. Santa may infect your computer...

  • Through unexpected email attachments. One of the most popular ways of becoming infected with spyware is by opening an attachment sent via e-mail. You should never open unexpected email attachments. Confirm with the sender first that they did in fact send the email.

  • Through browser security loopholes while you're surfing the Web. Some spyware can even bypass firewalls by disguising itself as part of legitimate software.

  • Through instant messenger programs. If you're not secured by a good firewall, spyware can attach itself when you're sharing files with your instant messenger.

  • Santa recreates, repairs and updates itself. Santa and other complex spyware applications may recreate, repair and update themselves to evade deletion. When Santa alters, restores and updates its files, DLLs, registry keys and process, a scanner may only remove part of the program allowing the other remaining files to execute procedures to repair and update. In these cases, it can make the Santa manual removal process very difficult.

Santa Prevention Rules

Follow these Santa prevention rules and protect your computer from Santa and other spyware:

Rule #1: Ensure that your Windows Security is up-to-date.

Every week Microsoft provides their new updates that can always be downloaded manually from the Microsoft website. To get Microsoft Update, you should do the following steps:

  1. Go to IE > Tools > Windows Update > Product Updates,

  2. Select "ALL High-Priority Security Updates" from the list,

  3. Open IE and go to Internet Options > Security > Internet,

  4. Press "Default Level" and then OK,

  5. Press "Custom Level."

Rule #2: Download and install a reliable anti-spyware software.

A good anti-spyware software that recognizes current Santa as well as other forms of spyware can be the answer to all your security issues. Listed below is an anti-spyware program that can effectively reverse the damage of your computer and detect Santa automatically.

Download SpyHunter Scanner Download SpyHunter Scanner.

** SpyHunter scanner version is ONLY for spyware detection. To remove Santa and other online threats, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's removal tool.

Rule #3: Keep your anti-spyware definitions up-to-date.

New Santa files can be created every day, thus it is very important to ensure that your anti-spyware program is up-to-date. Your anti-spyware scanner should have an update feature where with a click of a button so you can get new spyware definitions immediately. Often, good anti-spyware software will open an update window reminding you that there are new updates available.

Rule #4: Install and keep your firewall turned on.

A firewall is vital for a complete protection of your PC. Ensure that your firewall is always turned on. A firewall can stop unwanted software like Santa from hijacking your PC.

Santa and other Spyware Related Info:

Wikipedia.org/Spyware - Wikipedia's definition of spyware.
StopBadware.org - A non-profit organization that aims to fight against badware.
Anti-Spyware Coalition - Is a group dedicated to building a consensus about definitions and best practices in the debate surrounding spyware and other potentially unwanted technologies.

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