Manual Removal Guide for SpyBossPro

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "SpyBossPro" 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:

• keylogger

Description:

SpyBossPro installs to the program files directory and runs silently in the background. It records all keystrokes without user consent and thus makes it possible to spy on the user.

Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

• The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Gear Box Computers Software\SpyBoss Pro Demo\Readme-Help.lnk".
• The file at ""<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Gear Box Computers Software\SpyBoss Pro Demo\SpyBoss Pro Demo.lnk"".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\SBPDemo.exe".
• The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Gear Box Computers Software\SpyBoss Pro Demo\Readme-Help.lnk".
• The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Gear Box Computers Software\SpyBoss Pro Demo\SpyBoss Pro Demo.lnk".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\EventScheduler.mdb".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\Help.rtf".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\Localization.txt".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\Localization.xml".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\riched32.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\RunAtStartupTool.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\SBPDemo.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\vbalflbr6.dll".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyBossPro 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\projects".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo\projects\temp".
• The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Gear Box Computers Software".
• The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Gear Box Computers Software\SpyBoss Pro Demo".
• The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Gear Box Computers Software\SpyBoss Pro".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP Demo".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SBP".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyBoss Pro".

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

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

Registry:

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

• Delete the registry key "SpyBoss Pro" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\".
• Delete the registry key "Gear Box Computers" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".

If SpyBossPro 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.