How to delete SpywareStop?

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peejaa

SpywareStop(formally SpywareBot) has mysteriously appeared on my pc...shows
my pc to be infected with loads of spyware and asks I Register and pay for a
program to get rid of this spyware.
What I'd like to do however is remove this SpywareStop software from my
computer.
Was going to do Start/Control Panel/Add Remove Programs...but
a quick glance on line seems to confirm that SpywareStop may be difficult to
remove.
How best to do this - as simply and inexpensively (well, free really) as
poss?
Thanks.
 
Google is your friend:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source...g-m1&oq=remove+spyware+st&fp=2cca7b2e99206b9c

: SpywareStop(formally SpywareBot) has mysteriously appeared on my
pc...shows
: my pc to be infected with loads of spyware and asks I Register and pay for
a
: program to get rid of this spyware.
: What I'd like to do however is remove this SpywareStop software from my
: computer.
: Was going to do Start/Control Panel/Add Remove Programs...but
: a quick glance on line seems to confirm that SpywareStop may be difficult
to
: remove.
: How best to do this - as simply and inexpensively (well, free really) as
: poss?
: Thanks.
:
:
 
couldn't get that link to load.
Yes tried Google all I could find was other pay for programs to get rid of
SpywareStop program.
 
The link works fine. Perhaps you should cut and paste into your browser in
case it's truncated.

: couldn't get that link to load.
: Yes tried Google all I could find was other pay for programs to get rid of
: SpywareStop program.
:
: : > Google is your friend:
: >
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source...g-m1&oq=remove+spyware+st&fp=2cca7b2e99206b9c
: >
: > : > : SpywareStop(formally SpywareBot) has mysteriously appeared on my
: > pc...shows
: > : my pc to be infected with loads of spyware and asks I Register and pay
: > for
: > a
: > : program to get rid of this spyware.
: > : What I'd like to do however is remove this SpywareStop software from
my
: > : computer.
: > : Was going to do Start/Control Panel/Add Remove Programs...but
: > : a quick glance on line seems to confirm that SpywareStop may be
: > difficult
: > to
: > : remove.
: > : How best to do this - as simply and inexpensively (well, free really)
as
: > : poss?
: > : Thanks.
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
 
peejaa said:
couldn't get that link to load.
Yes tried Google all I could find was other pay for programs to get
rid of SpywareStop program.
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From the site you couldn't get to load

Remove these files from wherever they are.

SpywareStop.lnk
SpywareStop.exe
UserProfile%\Application Data\SpywareStop\config.xml
UserProfile%\Application Data\SpywareStop\logs\1205156013.log
UserProfile%\Application Data\SpywareStop\Sites.bl
ProgramFiles%\SpywareStop\IeExtension.dll
ProgramFiles%\SpywareStop\SpywareStop.db
ProgramFiles%\SpywareStop\SpywareStop.exe
ProgramFiles%\SpywareStop\SpywareStop.pkg
UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].tmp
UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\.protected
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\.protected
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\SpywareStop\SpywareStop Uninstall.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\SpywareStop\SpywareStop.lnk
ProgramFiles%\SpywareStop\PopupBlocker.dll
ProgramFiles%\SpywareStop\program.info
ProgramFiles%\SpywareStop\Uninstall.exe
System%\drivers\etc\.protected
Windìr%\.protected
SystemDrive%\.protected
%CurrentFolder%\log

Remove these registry entries

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpywareStop
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpywareStop
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpywareStop
Objects\{10F0C2A9-8E38-43e3-204D-45524C494E20}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpywareStop
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{10F0C2A9-8E38-43e3-204D-45524C494E20}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{10F0C2A9-8E38-43e3-204D-45524C494E20}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser
Helper
 
peejaa said:
SpywareStop(formally SpywareBot) has mysteriously appeared on my pc...shows
my pc to be infected with loads of spyware and asks I Register and pay for a
program to get rid of this spyware.
What I'd like to do however is remove this SpywareStop software from my
computer.
Was going to do Start/Control Panel/Add Remove Programs...but
a quick glance on line seems to confirm that SpywareStop may be difficult to
remove.
How best to do this - as simply and inexpensively (well, free really) as
poss?
Thanks.
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Hello peejaa:

If you are still working on this, with incomplete success, MBAM will
correct the problem:

<http://www.malwarebytes.org/>

It is advised that you run MBAM to rid your system of any remnants or
other malware you may have missed.
 
Tom Willett said:
The link works fine. Perhaps you should cut and paste into your browser in
case it's truncated.
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This must be some new usage of the phrase "works fine" with which the rest
of us are unfamiliar. If by "works fine" you mean the link doesn't work,
then you are spot on.
 
M.I.5¾ said:
This must be some new usage of the phrase "works fine" with which the rest
of us are unfamiliar. If by "works fine" you mean the link doesn't work,
then you are spot on.
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Whether or not a posted link works depends on interactions between the
poster's software which might be some version of Outlook Express or a web
page, and the newsgroup server which might be
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, as well as on interactions between the
reader's software and the newsgroup server. On my OE6 newsreader, the link
works fine. It takes me to a Google search page with "Results 1 - 10 of
about 614,000 for remove spyware stop. (0.31 seconds)". On your newsreader,
perhaps the link is too long, so it gets truncated, and it doesn't work for
you. You can speak for "some of us" for whom the link doesn't work, but
certainly not for all of "the rest of us".

-Paul Randall
 
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