The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Pimasoft.Spy Sniper" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:
  • trojan

Description:
shows a lot of false positives in demoversion, removal of "threats" can only be done after registering which requires to buy a license, the price is not that easy to find

Pimasoft also has a site named Blackhawksoftware.com under the label of Blackhawksoftware not referencing the name Pimasoft and vice versa
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be an award winning antispyware software
Removal Instructions:

Quicklaunch area:

Please remove the following items from your start quick launch area text to the "Start" button in the taskbar at the bottom.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
  • Quicklaunch symbols named "Spy Sniper.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spy Sniper\SpySniper.exe".

Installed Software List:

You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer to locate and get rid of these entries.
  • Products that have a key or property named "Spy Sniper_is1".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Spy Sniper\Spy Sniper.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spy Sniper\FScan.dll".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spy Sniper\LiveUpdate.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spy Sniper\Shields.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spy Sniper\SpySniper.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spy Sniper\spysniperbanner.gif".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spy Sniper\SpySniperWizard.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spy Sniper\unins000.dat".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spy Sniper\unins000.exe".
  • The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Spy Sniper.lnk".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\spsmocns.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\ufpsmeat.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\vcpsmfex.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wipsmtprdf.dll".
  • A file with an unknown location named "SpySniper.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Pimasoft.Spy Sniper uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
  • The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Spy Sniper".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spy Sniper".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Pimasoft.Spy Sniper uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
  1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
  2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.