Spy-Rid Removal Guide
Do you know what Spy-Rid is?
DESCRIPTION
Spy-Rid is a fake anti-spyware program designed to mask as a legitimate spyware removal tool. Spy-Rid has its own website with poor attempts to get users to download and purchase the Spy-Rid program. Once Spy-Rid is installed it may display exaggerated scan results of spyware parasites. If a user wants to remove the parasites that Spy-Rid supposedly found they must pay up. The payment system that Spy-Rid redirects users too is a scam also. The redirected payment site is bogus also and may be a way for hackers to steal your personal information.
In non-techie terms: Spy-Rid and the Spy-Rid website are designed by hackers to sucker users into purchasing the Spy-Rid software. Do not under any circumstances download, install, or purchase Spy-Rid.
Aliases: Spy-Rid
Spy-Rid Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Spy-Rid Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Spy-Rid 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 Spy-Rid Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found. - To stop Spy-Rid 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:
SpyRidInstaller[1].exe
Spy-Rid.exe
SpyRidInstaller.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Spy-Rid DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these DLLs:
wndlr.dll
msvcr71.dll
msvcp71.dll
krnl.dll
resource.dll
To locate the DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Spy-Rid 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 Spy-Rid 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: - 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-Rid 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 Spy-Rid icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the manual removal instructions!
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