SmartPops monitors the websites you visit and the terms you search for online.  It then delivers pop-up advertisements to your computer based on the information it collects on you during its invasion of privacy.  SmartPops begins to run every time you run Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Programs like this slow your system down, as they use up valuable RAM and processor space while they run as background processes.  They may also allow other, more malicious software to gain access to your computer.

You should be able to get rid of SmartPops by deleting the files listed below.  A free scan with SpyZooka will alert you to any other privacy-violating adware and spyware that are infesting your computer.

SmartPops file contents:

Directory:

v11

Files:

NE.dll
%programfilesdir%\Network Essentials\NE.dat

Registry Keys:

SP.SmartPops
SP.SmartPops.1
{FB82CCD5-174B-4379-BC37-72D9B5ADAEDA}
{A8516F49-8046-4295-8EE9-C59D5041C9E2}
{A42DC659-33B5-409E-A433-650AC42ECCA4}
{FB82CCD5-174B-4379-BC37-72D9B5ADAEDA}
{A8516F49-8046-4295-8EE9-C59D5041C9E2}
{A42DC659-33B5-409E-A433-650AC42ECCA4}