Remove SpywareStop. Description and removal instructions

Title: SpywareStop
Type: Malware	Severity scale: (72 / 100)

SpywareStop is a corrupt anti-spyware parasite that is actively distributed using Google adds and various shareware/crack websites in order to get into users' systems. This program claims to be a legitimate spyware remover, when it is in fact a scamming application that displays exaggerated threat reports in order to mislead users into buying its counterfeit "full" version. Additionally, it refuses to be uninstalled from user system.

Their website does not provides critical information for user like what spywares they can remove and what is they licensing model. They claim that their software is free download, however it is not free software. No exact pricing information is provided.

The domain spywarestop.com is old, howerver the software appeared only this year.
Stay away from SpywareStop, and if you happen to have it on your computer, and use our manual removal instructions to get rid of it. There are much better and safer products in the market.

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Related files: setupxv.exe, TCL.dll, spywarestop.exe, spycleaner.dll, spywarestop.x86.sys, spywarestop.amd64.sys, SpywareStop.pkg, SpywareStop.db

SpywareStop properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Automatic SpywareStop removal:

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SpywareStop manual removal:

Kill processes:
spywarestop.exe, setupxv.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpywareStop
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpywareStop
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpywareStop
Objects\{10F0C2A9-8E38-43e3-204D-45524C494E20}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpywareStop
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{10F0C2A9-8E38-43e3-204D-45524C494E20}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{10F0C2A9-8E38-43e3-204D-45524C494E20}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
spycleaner.dll, tcl.dll, PopupBlocker.dll, IeExtension.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
spywarestop.amd64.sys, spywarestop.x86.sys, spycleaner.dll, spywarestop.exe, tcl.dll, setupxv.exe, SpywareStop.pkg, SpywareStop.db

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Other programs to remove SpywareStop:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 06/03/08
Information updated: 07/07/08

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