Title: SpywareStop

Type: Malware

Remove SpywareStop. Removal instructions

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.

Related files: SpywareStop.db, SpywareStop.pkg, spywarestop.amd64.sys, spywarestop.x86.sys, spycleaner.dll, spywarestop.exe, TCL.dll, setupxv.exe, SpywareStop.lnk, config.xml, 1205156013.log, Sites.bl, IeExtension.dll, [RANDOM CHARACTERS].tmp, .protected, SpywareStop Uninstall.lnk, PopupBlocker.dll, program.info, Uninstall.exe, log

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

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SpywareStop manual removal:

FORUM:
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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.lnk SpywareStop.exe UserProfile%\\Application Data\\SpywareStop\\config.xml UserProfile%\\Application Data\\SpywareStop\\logs\\1205156013.log UserProfile%\\Application Data\\SpywareStop\\Sites.bl ProgramFiles%\\SpywareStop\\IeExtension.dll ProgramFiles%\\SpywareStop\\SpywareStop.db ProgramFiles%\\SpywareStop\\SpywareStop.exe ProgramFiles%\\SpywareStop\\SpywareStop.pkg UserProfile%\\Local Settings\\Temp\\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].tmp UserProfile%\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup\\.protected C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup\\.protected C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\SpywareStop\\SpywareStop Uninstall.lnk C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\SpywareStop\\SpywareStop.lnk ProgramFiles%\\SpywareStop\\PopupBlocker.dll ProgramFiles%\\SpywareStop\\program.info ProgramFiles%\\SpywareStop\\Uninstall.exe System%\\drivers\\etc\\.protected Wind?�r%\\.protected SystemDrive%\\.protected %CurrentFolder%\\log

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Information added: 2008-03-06 06:38:34
Information updated: 2010-01-31 16:01:04

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chirag

it is a good

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2008 12 04

<Guest>

fairly worthless to me, you expect me to be on the internet before I can use your antispyware product but spyware/mallware is preventing me from getting on the internet!

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2009 02 06

<Guest>

who are you and why should I believe anything you say here? I have used spywarestop and have been very happy with its results.

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2009 05 27

<Guest>

BTW: I see that you are selling your own competing product - again, why should I believe you?

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2009 05 27

Spywarestop

It IS malware. It just appeared one day. I could not remove it until I found thi website.

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2010 01 31

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