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Spy Sheriff review

Spy Sheriff uses ridiculous false positives. We have tested it on absolutely clean PC. System scan took only 8 seconds. During it the application managed to find 9 malicious programs, including two keyloggers, two flooders, two network attack tools, one mail bomber, a nuker and an adware. The program didn't provide adequate information about detected parasites and their exact location. Apparently Spy Sheriff doesn't check the system at all. See screenshot below.

Spy Sheriff refuses to remove any malware it found and asks to purchase full version. Nevertheless, its vendors call it a trial. As you know, the real trial includes full functionality, but works only limited time. Free version of Spy Sheriff definitely is not a trial. See another screenshot.

Some users report that Spy Sheriff secretly installs third-party software that damages the system and violates their privacy. Security experts say that Spy Sheriff is a parasite itself. You should take a look on this page: http://www.lavasoftresearch.com/spywareno.shtml

The program is promoted with the help of aggressive and deceptive advertisements. It is often installed by various trojans and through some web browser exploits.

Spy Sheriff is the same program as SpywareNo! and SpyDemolisher. It uses exact spyware definitions database, has identical interface and produces terribly similar results.

Web sites associated with Spy Sheriff are www.spysheriff.com and www.spyware-cash.com.

Avoid purchasing and using this product!

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Information added: 2005-06-18 10:36:14
Information updated: 2012-01-16 13:48:20

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somehow it stuck in my PC and can not remove it. I wish some day I will take thire company server down by sending endless messagess. Josh.
2005 08 07
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it self installed in my computer and took over it i was wondering if i could sue the cvompany because it messed up my computer and lost some of my data i couldnt belive this program its like a doctor comes to your house hit you in the head and tells you that he has the pill to fix it
2005 08 26
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I was surfing a website and the program installed itself! it popped up a nasty your system is infected theme to my desktop and popped up ads and porn on my browsers. it put three x,s on top that kept saying your computer is infected download microsoft anti spyware. yet all it does is run the spysheriff. it wants me to pay 30.00 to purchase a full version. sadly a friend tried to help me rid it. now i cannot get my desktop, my toolbar, my start menu... just the desktop and the task manager. that is how i got this page. by painfully using task manager one program at a time. i need my comp restored now and have to pay a professional to fix it!!! please do not download spysheriff!!!! it is a malicious program containing adbiz,several trojans, 180 search, wildtangent, aorun and a few hijacker programs that take over your desktop, registry and win installer.
2005 09 03
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I purchased SpySheriff like a idiot. Does anyone know how I can contact them to cancel or possible get a refund. It shows to remove spyware and then it comes right back on my computer. I still cannot get a home page to stay up. Help. Twila rrrrotge@maverickbbs.com
2005 09 09
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This program installed itself on my computer and took a lot of work to remove. My computer is still not back to normal. If you are infected with this most malicious spyware then get rid of it fast.
2005 09 14
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I need more registry values to remove because I only know one. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Uninstall/SpySheriff
2005 10 24
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Delete values HKEY_USERS./DEFAULT/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/Spysheriff or check HKEY_USERS./DEFAULT/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/Internet Explorer and HKEY_USERS./DEFAULT/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/Windows or Windows NT. Also try HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/MicrosoftWindows or Windows NT. Delete anything thats says SpySheriff. Another good trick is go search key word SpySheriff and highlight everything and delete it in recycle bin. It worked for me.
2005 10 25
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To delete values click Start and Run and type in "regedit" without quotations.
2005 10 25
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Delete HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun SpySheriff
2005 11 16
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First open Windows Task Manager and kill processes Spysheriff. Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete to open it. Then kill processes Spysheriff. If you can not open Windows Task Manager for some reason open HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem and double click DisableTaskMgr and its data to 0.
2005 11 16
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Okay, After deleting that SpySheriff crap in my computer, I finally know how to change that blue desktop in my computer that has box saying Spyware Infection. Open HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem and there should be only two values, (Default) and DisableTaskMgr. If you have a third value that says "wallpaper" delete it by right clicking and restart your computer. Your desk top should change back to normal like mine.
2005 11 16
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Remove that stupid blue background, that says Spyware Infection inside a box, by opening HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun and then deleting SNinstall and/or Window Installer that has a suspicious data like winstall.exe
2005 11 17
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SpySheriff organisation is a thief and the only way their know how to make money is to blackmail the public into buy their product. This product had been repoted to The Inter Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC). Please be aware of this product. DO NOT COME NEAR A CROOK.
2005 11 20
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corrupt, fake and deceivefull; a threat to be stopped. it took me almost 5 hours nonstop to unistall all the mess it made on win registry! popular antispyware doesnt work if not run under different modes (safe) and manual deletion also needed. more info i found on a TechGuide Forum, hope its useful: http://www.thetechguide.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18353
2005 11 21
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I just got attacked by that spy sherrif crap and after getting rid of it i have this blue screen i cant get rid of. Im 14 years old i dont know how to run this please tell me HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem
2005 12 05
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I would be very interested in pursing legal action against this company and can help with finance. Contact me at jperez_84@hotmail.com
2005 12 08
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6. NO WARRANTY. The Software is being delivered to you "AS IS" and SpySheriff makes no warranty as to its use or performance. SpySheriff AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE. EXCEPT FOR ANY WARRANTY, CONDITION, REPRESENTATION OR TERM TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE SAME CANNOT OR MAY NOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY LAW APPLICABLE TO YOU IN YOUR JURISDICTION, SpySheriff AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, OR TERMS (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WHETHER BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW, CUSTOM, USAGE OR OTHERWISE) AS TO ANY MATTER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, MERCHANTABILITY, INTEGRATION, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
2005 12 11
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SpySheriff Development Team Contact information Company SS Development Street address: Tooley 73a City: London Zip EC1Y 1BL Country United Kingdom
2005 12 18
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Is what this company does not illegal? Can anything be done about this ( I cant even think of an appropriate name for these people!) But thank you all for posting your fixes to this problem I was at a loss, I make desktop themes and coudnt test them or anything. It is just like that movie The Net. That man makes viruses that only his software can fix. Anyway thanks to all.
2005 12 19
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just formated my hard drive and reinstalled xp.10 mins later it was back,its all over the web.
2005 12 28
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When running anti-spyware utilities (e.g. Spy Sweeper) and when editing the registry be sure to logon as each individual user to ensure you delete all traces
2006 01 02
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I was hit by SpySheriif last week and like everyone else despaired of the damage to my system ! Luckily, I had installed Norton GoBack just only a few weeks ago, and it was a doddle to recover all my hard disks to the restore point state prior to the the infection. Now all the SpySheriff garbage is consigned to oblivion, and I am a happy bunny once more - Phew ! That was close shave !
2006 01 06
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Got tricked into buying it as well. Can any law action be done to this company?
2006 01 10
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I ran Ad-AwareSE and it seemed to have completely removed SpySheriff
2006 02 22
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windows downloaded and installed spysheriff without permission. there was spyware on my computer and spysheriff claimed to be a real antispyware program. then i looked on the net, and found reports about hacks by spysheriff. adaware se personal kept crashing when scanning spysheriff.exe.
2006 03 05
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I was hit by spysheriff,even bought the crap.hopefully i deleted those unwanted files.that site such been shut down.
2006 03 23
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SpySheriff Disables TaskMan, and it starts a flurry of activity on your machine that is hard to keep up with. You must quickly get to the System Restore and order a restore to a recent checkpoint. , before it corrupts the System Restore calendar, rendering THAT useless. Before you ask about legal action, you should be more careful what sites you visit.
2006 03 27
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I somehow got it and my virus scanner picked up on a trojan in a file called NCLABYDLL.DLL It seems like spy sheriff plants infected files on your PC then wants you to purchase the program to remove the files. I used Yahoo anti spy it it did great. I was getting a blue error screen when I tried to open my internet explorer. The program set my home page to Secure32.html. When the page opened it gave you three options. One was to purchase thier software to remove the infected file. I got it out and I wish I could get my hands on whoever is responsible. It took a while to figure out waht to do but now I seem to be clean.
2006 03 28
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who created spysheriff i'll go and tell the govermant and delteete the stupid thing
2007 06 12
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I wish spyshrrif was shut down.
2008 03 22
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I've used it for years, it is the best antispyware product on the market. I only pay 50$ a year with my credit card for a subscription and I only have 5 virus' on my computer. Download it, highly recommended!
2008 11 21
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I can't shutdown or turn on my com because of spy sheriff! Oh wait, the battery's dead.......
2009 12 23
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Helena
Why the status ALWAYS says Infected! and the Privaçy risk says only: High, Very High, or Severe? Some spywares arent that strong :P
2012 01 16

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