Manual removal instructions for AdwareSpy

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "AdwareSpy" manually.
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Categories:

• malware

Description:

finds non existent threads to make the user buy the software

Supposed Functionality:

supposed to be an antispyware software

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 "AdwareSpy.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\AdwareSpy*.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 "AdwareSpy_is1".

Files:

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

• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\AdwareSpy\AdwareSpy.lnk".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\AdwareSpy\Help Manual.lnk".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\AdwareSpy.chm".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\AdwareSpy.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\AdwareSpy.ini".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\dp.xml".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\HookProcessCreation.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\prefs.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\Reference.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\unins000.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\unins000.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\Media\unidentified.jpg".
• A file with an unknown location named "AdwareSpy.exe".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If AdwareSpy 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 "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\AdwareSpy".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\Backup".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\Disabled".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdwareSpy\Media".

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


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