Spy-Kill Removal Guide
Do you know what Spy-Kill is?
DESCRIPTION
Spy-Kill (SpyKill) is one of those dangerous programs that pretends to provide “complete protection against spyware”. Spy-Kill does not provide any type of protection nor will it remove spyware or parasites from your computer.
Spy-Kill cannot be trusted. Spy-Kill may come from a Trojan horse such as Zlob where it is installed automatically and starts displaying popups or advertisements to purchase the Spy-Kill program. Spy-Kill can be downloaded and installed directly from the www.Spy-Kill.com web page which should never be visited.
In non-techie terms:
Do not ever purchase or even install Spy-Kill for any reason. Spy-Kill performs malicious tactics to get computer users to waste their money on the full version of Spy-Kill. Because Spy-Kill is useless it should not be trusted to be downloaded or installed on your system unless you do not mind having a large number of annoying popups great you when you are trying to work.
Spy-Kill screen shot image:
Aliases: Spy-Kill, SpyKill, Spy Kill, www.spy-kill.com.
Spy-Kill Automatic Removal Instructions
This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.
Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.
- Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.
- Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop. - After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu. Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
press Enter to delete infect files. - SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk Cleanup program.
- Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the message ‘Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes) and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.
- SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter. - Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
- After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:). - Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
- Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin. - Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin. - Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.
Spy-Kill Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Spy-Kill manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Spy-Kill will be removed completely. So read the Spy-Kill 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 Spy-Kill Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Spy-Kill if found. - To stop Spy-Kill 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 Spy-Kill processes:
SpyKill.exe
unins000.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Spy-Kill DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Spy-Kill DLLs:
SpyKill.dll
To locate the Spy-Kill DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Spy-Kill and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Spy-Kill 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 Spy-Kill 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 Spy-Kill 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 Spy-Kill Directories.
To find Spy-Kill directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Spy-Kill directories:
C:\Program Files\Spy-Kill
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Spy-Kill
Right-click on the Spy-Kill folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Spy-Kill and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Spy-Kill could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Spy-Kill icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Spy-Kill manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Spy-Kill problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that Spy-Kill will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.
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