Manual Removal Guide for SpyiBlock

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

• pups

Description:

This program is offered together with some other unserious antispyware solutions. When it is installed it starts a scan where several alleged spyware cookies and riskware are found (on a clean PC). In order to remove these threats the user is asked to purchase the program and register.

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 "SpyiBlock.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock.exe".
• Shortcuts named "SpyiBlock.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock.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.

• Items named "SpyiBlock Monitor.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Programme\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock_monitor.exe".
• Items named "SpyiBlock.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Programme\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock.exe".

Autorun:

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

• Entries named "Spy iBlock" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Programme\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock.exe".
• Entries named "SPy iBlock Monitor" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Programme\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock_monitor.exe".
• Entries named "Spy iBlock" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock.exe".
• Entries named "SPy iBlock Monitor" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock_monitor.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 "SpyiBlock".

Files:

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

• A file with an unknown location named "SpyiBlockInstaller.exe".
• A file with an unknown location named "SpyiBlockInstaller.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock_monitor.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock_monitor.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\UnzDll.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\database.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\scan.log".
• A file with an unknown location named "SpyiBlockInstaller.exe".
• A file with an unknown location named "SpyiBlock.exe".
• A file with an unknown location named "SpyiBlock_monitor.exe".
• A file with an unknown location named "SpyiBlockInstaller.exe".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyiBlock 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 "<$PROGRAMS>\SpyiBlock".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\Quarantine".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\Scripts".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyiBlock 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 value "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock.exe" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Locales\".
• Delete the registry value "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyiBlock\SpyiBlock_Monitor.exe" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Locales\".
• Delete the registry key "SpyiBlock" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".

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

Browser:

The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer.

• Please check your bookmarks for links to "www.systemwarning.com".

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.