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Friday
2008-11-28, 18:36
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "FlashDollars.SpywareRemover" 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:
malware

Description:
The vendor hides behind domains by proxy (an anonymous domain registration service) for all of his domains. SpywareRemover may find non harmful items and will flag them as threats to urge the user to buy the software since it can only clean the computer once purchased. But since the vendor does not properly disclaim himself this software is made for fraudulent purposes only. Other software from this vendor is identical.
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be an antispyware tool
Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.

Entries named "SpywareRemover" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Remover\SpywareRemover.exe /scanstartup".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.

The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Remover\Logs\ObjectsFound.log".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Remover\Logs\ObjectsRemoved.log".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Spyware Remover.lnk".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\filekiller.dll".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If FlashDollars.SpywareRemover uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
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!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.

The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Remover\Logs".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If FlashDollars.SpywareRemover uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
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,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.