Overcoming Smadav Pro Blacklist Notification
Some Smadav users may experience problems with warnings appearing when opening smadav
"Currently Smadav Pro on the computer is back to Smadav Free. Sorry, Smadav on this computer uses pirated keys, so it is currently changing back to Smadav Free. For original Smadav Pro users, please contact our email at: smadav@gmail.com"
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Smadav Pro Blacklist Notification Display |
This problem is caused by users using pirated or unofficially obtained keys. This notification or warning cannot be removed even after uninstalling smadav and reinstalling with a new version. To eliminate this smadav Blacklist notification or warning, we must delete the items that have been stored in the windows registry. Here's how to get rid of smadav Pro blacklist.
Steps to Remove Smadav Pro Blacklist
- Go to Registry Editor by pressing the key combination (Windows + R)
- Once the registry editor is open, go into the HKEY_CURRENT_USERS=>SOFTWARE=>MICROSOFT=>NOTEPAD folder.
- Then delete it: IfPitchAndFamily, IfPitch?ndFamily, IfPitch?ndFamily3. which is in the right-hand column (as shown in the picture above)
- After that, close the registry editor, then open Smadav, if successful, the smadav pro blacklist notification will no longer appear and Smadav will return to the free version.
Thus Tutorial how to overcome blacklist notifications or warnings on smadav pro. Good Luck!!!