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spy protector
I didn't even know that this was on my pc until today i didn't download it so i don't know how it got there.
apparently it's a virus.
how do i get rid of it
thanks.
I didn't even know that this was on my pc until today i didn't download it so i don't know how it got there.
apparently it's a virus.
how do i get rid of it
thanks.
Didn't know what was on your pc, exactly? How do you know it's a virus?
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Cala,
Welcome to Seven Forums.
Please complete your system spec's and tell us what firewall and AV program you are using.
Did this just occur as post back as to what the results are after running them and MBAM.
Very simple instructions to follow using MBam How to remove SpyProtector (Uninstall Instructions)
Are these files present and registry entries present?
Associated SpyProtector Files:
c:\Program Files\Spy ProtectorAssociated SpyProtector Windows Registry Information:
%UserProfile%\Application Data\install.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\shellex.dll
%UserProfile%\Application Data\srcss.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\s1jqw0bz.default\parent.lock
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\s1jqw0bz.default\bookmarkbackups\bookmarks-2008-10-19.html
%UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyProtector
%UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyProtector\SC_Base_new.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyProtector\SC_Config.ini
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Spy Protector.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Spy Protector
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Spy Protector\Purchase License.url
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Spy Protector\Spy Protector.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Spy Protector\Support Page.url File Location Notes:
%UserProfile% refers to the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\ for Windows 2000/XP, C:\Users\ for Windows Vista/7, and c:\winnt\profiles\ for Windows NT.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SpyProtector
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Spy Protector
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{107A1D63-2EAA-4694-8ABA-EC209C630D83}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CBE202A6-3B75-4189-B161-9B4DF370BEE9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Spy Protector
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Spy Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\srcss.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{CBE202A6-3B75-4189-B161-9B4DF370BEE9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Spy Protector"
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also try hitman pro
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also upload the file to virustotal for a scan and post your results.
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