Manual removal instructions for SpyCrush

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

• malware

Description:

Official demo version appears to install normally but finds a lot of false positives, most likely intentional to make the user buy the full version. SpyCrush is the same application as SpywareQuake and Spylocked and is advertised by fake Windows messages.

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

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

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

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

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 with a key that includes "SpyCrush" in its name or properties.
• Products with a key that includes "SpyCrusher" in its name or properties.
• Products with a key that includes "Spy Crush" in its name or properties.
• Products with a key that includes "Spy Crusher" in its name or properties.
• Products with a key that includes "Spy-Crush" in its name or properties.
• Products with a key that includes "Spy-Crusher" in its name or properties.
• Products that have a key or property named "SpyCrush".
• Products that have a key or property named "SpyCrush 3.2".
• Products that have a key or property named "SpyCrusher 3.2".
• Products that have a key or property named "Spy Crush 3.2".
• Products that have a key or property named "Spy Crusher 3.2".
• Products that have a key or property named "Spy-Crush 3.2".
• Products that have a key or property named "Spy-Crusher 3.2".

Files:

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

• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC\<$REGMATCH0>\blacklist.txt".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC\<$REGMATCH0>\sc.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC\<$REGMATCH0>\uninst.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC\<$REGMATCH0>\Lang\English.ini".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC\<$REGMATCH0>\crush.db".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\blacklist.txt".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\sc.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\uninst.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\Lang\English.ini".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\crush.db".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\xikor.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\igpfced.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\iwwvh.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\xedasn.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\ckimzeb.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\gsrnxgh.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\yesgnhr.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\iauoi.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\gbjkog.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\cdwvhbf.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\tczij.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\xikor.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\igpfced.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\iwwvh.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\xedasn.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\ckimzeb.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\gsrnxgh.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\yesgnhr.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\iauoi.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\gbjkog.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\cdwvhbf.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\tczij.dll".
• A file with an unknown location named "sc_setup.exe".
• A file with an unknown location named "sc.dat".
• A file with an unknown location named "sd.ini".
• A file with an unknown location named "sq.ini".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyCrush 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\Lang".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\Logs".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC\<$REGMATCH0>".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC\<$REGMATCH0>\Lang".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC\<$REGMATCH0>\Logs".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\<$REGMATCH0>".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SC\SpyCrush 3.3".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyCrush 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 "{3820350F-5092-2ADD-8A4C-8DE2C609FAE5}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{979D896F-B47E-5D13-0D66-3DC25B122BF9}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{0E863328-916D-4032-A57D-B4D234830AE8}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{0EF44C21-275E-4614-8564-8C46097A03D9}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{25FC01E9-92AC-443F-8496-7E44E0DD04AB}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{2B491308-39EE-4A1E-8020-D4EF364149F8}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{2CF3105F-E9AD-4BC2-860B-09DB079D498E}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{344B79D5-D3DB-469B-A31E-AACA1D75B105}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{5DBD9711-CEAF-4C20-9CE2-B17167271C24}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{077B1BF5-5C71-4167-ADCE-5AFD86E00FF5}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{2CAFAFE4-E098-458F-BCCE-0D8F873C38FC}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{667C305A-10F1-4591-9652-966B41BEE5A1}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{66EB826C-4A16-40D4-9418-F3D4E319722B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{67917213-04FB-46AE-ABFB-95CFCDDAF7DF}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{7277172E-E708-4168-99F0-DF09FDDF0BE0}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{A30A1054-61A4-411E-8E6B-E7EED2917409}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{A9E40D6A-D26E-4413-9431-832E42C51C3C}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{A9E61BA4-EB7D-4699-8742-2BCFC842CD26}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{AA4A709C-25B9-4BA5-95AD-3185FEBD9A7F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{AF64B18F-C7B6-4FCE-A4E6-4248344A196F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{B3E0E19A-FA96-4BBE-B429-CA4C9D8EC0A9}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{B9211B3D-5FC6-4311-998E-B4138C256532}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{C34B689D-78D9-436B-86A1-717CC7172B67}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{CAAC1FBA-7BBE-4890-8156-D203FEA81D96}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{FEC3BC5A-60C0-414C-8FD4-5C967597C25D}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{3A57F88E-E4E8-470C-B032-6162923681D5}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
• Delete the registry key "{803BD939-D225-4B05-85F8-CF5EE87D16FE}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{87032659-2467-431F-8558-35A2CB66F7C7}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{96D36795-387D-4504-A42E-A2DC60684F9D}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{CF06FDA2-9F4E-4C12-B7E2-4368159BC178}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{CF1B8DD1-0374-4E99-8A63-DE041F80F5B4}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{D1EE4F9E-7ED5-4838-AD46-57A393D09E91}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{D788C427-3125-4EE6-B6DA-8FDB4FEB7692}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{EC4DB87A-A091-4A6D-B14F-69856A033C99}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{D72322BB-82BF-4C23-B834-90EA8A099FC1}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".

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

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

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 "spycrush.com".

If you have any further questions, please ask in our forum.

There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.