http://www.damnedspyware.com/forum/ Spyware removal discussions Tag: Spyshredder en Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:19:56 +0000 http://www.damnedspyware.com/forum/topic/spyshredder#post-40 Sat, 10 May 2008 06:04:15 +0000 G 40@http://www.damnedspyware.com/forum/ <p>SpyShredder is a rogue anti-spyware program that hijacks the machine for malicious purposes. SpyShredder installs itself onto your PC without your permission, usually through a Trojan. Once SpyShredder is installed, it launches on Windows startup and bombards you with unnecessary popup ads. It is extremely difficult to remove SpyShredder manually because this program may continue to try to recreate itself. It is very similar to such parasites as Bravesentry, Dr.Antispy and MagicAntiSpy.</p> <p>SPYSHREDDER IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE REMOVED!</p> <p><strong>Automated Removal Instructions for SpyShredder:</strong></p> <p>1. Print out these instructions as we will need to close every window that is open later in the fix.<br /> 2. Download <a href="http://www.damnedspyware.com/download-spyware-doctor">Spyware Doctor</a> from here and save it to your desktop:</p> <p><a href="http://www.damnedspyware.com/download-spyware-doctor">Download Spyware Doctor</a></p> <p>3. Next, reboot your computer into Safe Mode by doing the following.<br /> 4. When your computer has started in safe mode, and you see the desktop, close all open windows.<br /> 5. Now, double-click on the Spyware Doctor icon that should be residing on your desktop.<br /> 6. When the tool first starts you will see a credits screen. Simply press any key on your keyboard to get to the next screen.<br /> 7. After installation and update you will see a menu press the enter key to choose the option Clean (safe mode recommended).<br /> 8. The program will start cleaning your computer and go through a series of cleanup processes.<br /> 9. When Disk Cleanup is finished, you will be presented with an option asking Do you want to fix the computer? (fixed checked). Now you will have to purchase the product to fix the problems.<br /> 10. When done your computer will be fixed. Reboot the computer. </p> http://www.damnedspyware.com/forum/topic/spyshredder#post-12 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:46:54 +0000 ds 12@http://www.damnedspyware.com/forum/ <p>remove processes:</p> <pre><code>%ProgramFiles%\SpyShredder\SpyShredder.exe %ProgramFiles%\SpyShredder\Uninstall.exe</code></pre> <p>delete registry entries:</p> <pre><code>HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\SpyShredder HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”SpyShredder” = “C:\Program Files\SpyShredder\SpyShredder.exe” HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyShredder HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.key</code></pre> <p>delete dll files:<br /> <pre><code>%ProgramFiles%\SpyShredder\SpyShredder0.dll %ProgramFiles%\SpyShredder\SpyShredder1.dll %ProgramFiles%\SpyShredder\SpyShredder2.dll %ProgramFiles%\SpyShredder\SpyShredder3.dll</code></pre>