Spyware Techie

Published by Allen on November 18, 2009 09:34 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what Clearway Shield is?

DESCRIPTION

Clearway Shield is a fake security application that uses various methods to entice purchase of a full version of Clearway Shield. Clearway Shield does not have the capabilities to detect and remove parasites. Usually Clearway Shield will attempt to scan your system and return many fake results.

In non-techie terms:
Clearway Shield is not a reputable application and should never be purchased under any circumstances. Clearway Shield is a dangerous threat to your systems security and should be removed the instant it is detected.

Aliases: Clearway Shield, Clearway-Shield, ClearwayShield.

Clearway Shield Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

Clearway Shield Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Clearway Shield manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that the infection will be removed completely. So read the removal steps carefully and good luck.

Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

Uninstall Clearway Shield Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found.
To stop Clearway Shield processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister Clearway Shield DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Clearway Shield and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).
To unregister Clearway Shield registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these registry keys:
There are no registry keys.
If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
Remove Clearway Shield Directories.
To find infection directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the named folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the selected folder and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting a folder could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove Clearway Shield icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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