The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "UltimateSpyKiller" 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:
UltimateSpyKiller is a rogue antispyware application. The software creates popups which state that the system is threatened in some ways. The application itself has no options but pressing a button in order to buy the product.
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 "Ultimate Spy Killer.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Spy Killer\ultimatespykiller.exe".

Quicklaunch area:

Please remove the following items from your start quick launch area text to the "Start" button in the taskbar at the bottom.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
  • Quicklaunch symbols named "Ultimate Spy Killer.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Spy Killer\ultimatespykiller.exe".

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
  • Entries named "Ultimate Spy Killer" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Spy Killer\ultimatespykiller.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 "Ultimate Spy Killer_is1".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Spy Killer\config.txt".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Spy Killer\ultimatespykiller.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Spy Killer\warnings.txt".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If UltimateSpyKiller 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Spy Killer\sites".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Spy Killer".
  • The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Ultimate Spy Killer".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If UltimateSpyKiller 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!

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.