Manual Removal Guide for SpyViper

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "SpyViper" 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 pretends to be an antispyware program. Same application as Ad-PurgeSpywareAndAdwareRemoverPro or SpyShield.

Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

• The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\Quarantine\Quarantined files will be placed here.txt".
• The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\SpyViper.com Software\SpyViper Pro Demo\Readme-Help.lnk".
• The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\SpyViper.com Software\SpyViper Pro Demo\SpyViper Pro Demo.lnk".
• The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\SpyViper.com Software\SpyViper Pro Demo\SpyViper.com.url".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro Demo\AdwareProcessHelper.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro Demo\help.chm".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro Demo\Localization.xml".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro Demo\riched32.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro Demo\SpyViper.com.url".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro Demo\SpyViperProDemo.exe".
• The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\SpyViper.com Software\SpyViper Pro\Readme-Help.lnk".
• The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\SpyViper.com Software\SpyViper Pro\SpyViper Pro Demo.lnk".
• The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\SpyViper.com Software\SpyViper Pro\SpyViper.com.url".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro\AdwareProcessHelper.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro\help.chm".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro\Localization.xml".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro\riched32.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro\SpyViper.com.url".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro\SpyViperPro.exe".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyViper 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 "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\Quarantine".
• The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\SpyViper.com Software".
• The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\SpyViper.com Software\SpyViper Pro Demo".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro Demo".
• The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\SpyViper.com Software\SpyViper Pro".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyViper Pro".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyViper 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 "SpyViper.com" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".

If SpyViper 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.