Remove SpywareStop. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: SpywareStop

Type: Malware
Severity scale:SpywareStop severity is 72  (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

Automatic SpywareStop removal:

remover for SpywareStop

SpywareStop manual removal:

Kill processes:
spywarestop.exe, setupxv.exe
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
Unregister DLLs:
spycleaner.dll, tcl.dll, PopupBlocker.dll, IeExtension.dll

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 Windìr%\\.protected SystemDrive%\\.protected %CurrentFolder%\\log

Other programs to remove SpywareStop:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 06/03/08
Information updated: 27/05/09

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Comments from visitors:


1. by . 2009-05-27 13:05:43
BTW: I see that you are selling your own competing product - again, why should I believe you?

2. by . 2009-05-27 13:05:20
who are you and why should I believe anything you say here? I have used spywarestop and have been very happy with its results.

3. by . 2009-02-06 11:02:33
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!

4. by chirag. 2008-12-04 01:12:00
it is a good


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