The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "SpywareStormer" 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:
Spywarestormer gets advertised by known malicious software from Lop.com.
The installation occurs if the user clicks on "scan" on the spywarestormer website.
Scanning: Spywarestormer appears to scan properly but does not remove found items prior to registration and payment.
The scan results are totally exaggerated: tracking cookies are rated "High Risk" and Alexa is rated "Extreme Risk".
Supposed Functionality:
SpywareStormer is supposed to detect and remove malicious spyware.
Privacy Statement:
Use of Personal Data Collected
Personal data collected by Spyware Stormer, Inc. may be used by Spyware Stormer, Inc. for many reasons, for example, for editorial and feedback purposes, for marketing and promotional purposes, for a statistical analysis of users' behavior, for product development, for content improvement, or to customize the content and layout of Spyware Stormer, Inc.'s service. Aggregate data on visitors' home servers may be used for internal purposes but will not be provided to third parties such as marketing firms. Individually identifying information, such as names, postal and email addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information which visitors voluntarily provide to Spyware Stormer, Inc. may be added to Spyware Stormer, Inc.'s databases and used for future calls and mailings regarding service updates, new products and services, and upcoming events.

Spyware Stormer, Inc.'s Right to Contact Users
Spyware Stormer, Inc. reserves the right to contact service visitors regarding sales and other informational requests made through its web service.
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 "Spyware Stormer.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Stormer\SpywareStormer.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 "Spyware Stormer.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Stormer\SpywareStormer.exe".
  • Items named "Uninstall.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Stormer\uninst.exe".
  • Items named "Website.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Stormer\Spyware Stormer.url".

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
  • Entries named "Spyware Stormer" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Stormer\SpywareStormer.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 "Spyware Stormer".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\scrrun.dll.tmp".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Stormer\Spyware Stormer.url".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Stormer\uninst.exe".
  • The file at "<$WINDIR>\Downloaded Program Files\Install.dll".
  • The file at "<$WINDIR>\Downloaded Program Files\Install.inf".
  • A file with an unknown location named "Meal Axis.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpywareStormer 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!

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Spyware Stormer".
  • The directory at "c:\Program Files\Spyware Stormer".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Stormer".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Stormer\Registry Backups".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Spyware Stormer\Settings".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpywareStormer 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 "SpywareStormer.exe" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\".
If SpywareStormer 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.