Manual Removal Guide for BPSSpywareRemover

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "BPSSpywareRemover" 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 program is installed through a downloaded .exe file. It produces false positives in order to threaten the user to purchase the full version. It also flags Spybot S&D. Used to have Uses a stolen Spybot-S&D database and is therefore a copyright infringement.

Supposed Functionality:

supposed to be an anti-spyware software

Removal Instructions:

Desktop:

Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.

• Shortcuts named "BPS Spyware Remover.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware & Adware Remover\SpyRem.exe".
• Shortcuts named "BPS Remover.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\BPSRem.exe".

Start Menu:

Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.

• Groups named "BulletProofSoft.com".

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.

• Entries named "BPS Spyware Remover".
• Entries named "BPS Spyware Remover" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\SpyRem.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 "AdwraeCops by BulletProofSoft.com_is1".
• Products that have a key or property named "BPS Spyware Remover_is1".
• Products that are named "SpywareRemover".

Files:

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

• The file at "<$DESKTOP>\BPS Spyware Remover.lnk".
• The file at "<$DESKTOP>\BPS Spyware & Adware Remover.lnk".
• The file at "<$DESKTOP>\BPS Spyware Remover.lnk".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Box.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Core.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\DataBase.ini".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\DB1.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\DB2.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\DB3.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\DB4.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\DB5.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\English.inf".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\English.jpg".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Errors.txt".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Espanol.inf".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Espanol.jpg".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Francais.inf".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Francais.jpg".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\guard.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Help.chm".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\home.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\hosts".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Italiano.inf".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Italiano.jpg".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Mask.skn".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Purchase.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Scan Session.txt".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Splash.spl".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\SpyRem.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\update.cli".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\update.exe".
• The file at "<$DESKTOP>\BPS Spyware Remover.lnk".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware & Adware Remover\Core.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware & Adware Remover\SpyRem.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware & Adware Remover\unins000.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware & Adware Remover\update.exe".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\BulletProfSoft.com\BPS Remover\BPS Spyware-Adware Remover.lnk".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\BulletProfSoft.com\BPS Remover\Help.lnk".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\BulletProfSoft.com\BPS Remover\Uninstall.lnk".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\Box.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\BPSRem.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\Core.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\DataBase.ini".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\DB.fix".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\Errors.txt".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\EXCLUDEL.DAT".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\exList.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\FixConf.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\guard.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\Help.chm".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\home.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\hosts".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\Ignorelst98".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\Ignorelstxp".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\Purchase.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\Scan Session.txt".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\scanning.bps".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\Splash.spl".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\unins000.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\unins000.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\update.cli".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover\update.exe".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If BPSSpywareRemover 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!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Folders:

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

• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware Remover\Patches".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\BPS Spyware & Adware Remover".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\BulletProfSoft.com".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\BulletProfSoft.com\BPS Remover".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BPS Remover".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\BulletProofSoft.com\SpywareRemover".
• The directory at "<$WINDIR>\Desktop\Spyware Adware Remover".
• The directory at "<$WINDIR>\Installer\{7BF99148-BD9D-4241-B6A9-6518CA0F736D}".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If BPSSpywareRemover 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!

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.

• Delete the registry key "BPS Security Console Toolbar" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• Delete the registry key "BPS Spyware Remover" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• Delete the registry key "{1A3EB014-CA94-441E-916A-5EEC0F1F8B7F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{6F207CDD-8D94-45D5-9FC7-5C7DB4FC4D66}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{8983D0BB-85E4-41EE-99F1-BACFD98AB5CF}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{C4E2C9DE-6708-475B-B462-47BF82EFF9A2}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{C5AF178A-50F1-4DFC-ADAC-A8F4DA291698}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{FC7E0855-AF08-47CC-BA6D-04012F2024A1}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{39AE7EEA-5F68-4677-A540-D21E9D83ADBC}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{853CAAE4-51B7-45B4-9AD8-5BED5F859060}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{99583B07-8478-4587-B277-A69830F100D5}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{B575FCE6-61E6-46B9-A332-E5D53DA387C9}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{DB8FA9FA-4515-4866-815D-00F28BFDF751}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{E29FA7FA-AB93-4D55-9443-0498A1DD9C13}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{E858B4F9-DF5C-4A01-861C-D70097169ED5}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{29E2D973-9427-4B50-8730-91EB90146EA5}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{C60D2164-9D83-4491-81C3-B2693D50BBEA}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{C6A736C7-AEC9-41A3-8F1B-13A46EB05D7F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{AEA388AC-112C-4668-BB5F-F04C878B8E31}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
• Delete the registry key "{602E2CE0-53F7-11D2-A7F4-00A0C91110C3}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Core.Backup", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Core.Error", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Core.Loading", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Core.Monitor", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Core.Remove", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Core.Scan", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Core.ThreadControl", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Core.ThreadLaunch", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Core.Worker", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry key "BPS Console Toolbar" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• Delete the registry key "BPS Remover" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BPSCore.Backup", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BPSCore.Error", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BPSCore.Loading", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BPSCore.Remove", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BPSCore.Scan", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BPSCore.ThreadControl", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BPSCore.ThreadLaunch", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BPSCore.Worker", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry key "{CCAF88BD-430E-4735-84DA-87B2BCA2420E}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{DE9BE0B6-6282-45C1-89E0-6DC449033B23}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{7E0EA78D-E2BD-4DC4-8139-3C80FEA5388C}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{B46BB0D4-73BC-426F-822D-06CF4D5D5AE9}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{921064A0-DA49-40B6-B8CE-0E9F3C925E2D}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{F01F5B97-4493-47C7-881E-17C065B899EC}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{4222FB6A-87F1-4867-8639-3B07B79B2EA2}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{509F840C-8FBE-4B39-8135-7AE4F77211BE}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{36B7E21C-6920-4357-9F20-2F4DEAA68B9B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{428155C1-9F82-42F2-BA2A-0D345AC1DBD0}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{4CC02772-63BD-40E5-9B67-F1FA7B0FE86C}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{5A4A2071-9CFC-4A4B-AF90-B0617EF6AFCF}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{6739850A-55B9-44F5-B2DE-BFF77171E413}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{7BFDA862-F7A8-44BE-B1FF-CD0DDD081021}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{81DEFA06-8F0B-425B-8D21-0A4C2051434A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{B1D363B7-4BA3-47C4-9DD8-B8AC959EFCE4}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{B596BD2B-770F-4416-90E2-58F2DB502D6B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{FF077F61-3E89-4CB0-8644-7CFAC5356BA0}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "Spyware / Adware Remover" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\".
• References to the file "BulletProofSoft.com\SpywareRemover\popup-watch\PopUpWatch.exe" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
• References to the file "BulletProofSoft.com\SpywareRemover\scr56en-Win98-me-nt4.exe" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
• References to the file "BulletProofSoft.com\SpywareRemover\scripten-WIN2000.exe" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
• References to the file "BulletProofSoft.com\SpywareRemover\Spyware.exe" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.

If BPSSpywareRemover uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

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.