Completely Remove SpywareQuake Spyware From Your Computer
SpywareQuake is one of the latest spyware infections plaguing users
on the Internet. SpywareQuake is a particularly difficult piece
of spyware to remove from your computer, and while there are many
spyware and security forums out there that show you how to remove
SpywareQuake, this is the only complete set of remove SpywareQuake
instructions available that will not involve spending money or buying
a product. This remove SpywareQuake tutorial will show you how to
remove SpywareQuake from your computer.
*note* It is important that you follow
the directions on the following pages EXACTLY to ensure you completely
remove SpywareQuake from your computer. Skipping steps, or performing
actions out of sequence will result in a failure to completely remove
SpywareQuake and could result in spyware reinfection. Please
so you can return here later. This remove SpywareQuake process will
require you to restart your PC.
 Most
of the time it is easy to know when you need to remove SpywareQuake
from your computer. When your system is infected with SpywareQuake,
you will see a popup each time you boot your computer similar to
the one on the right. You will also see almost constant popups that
appear to be coming from a small handicapped sign by your system's
clock. These are generated by SpywareQuake and are depicted below.
 The
main purpose of SpywareQuake is to try and trick you into thinking
that your computer is massively infected with spyware, and the only
solution is to purchase the commercial version of SpywareQuake to
remove the infection. In reality, SpywareQuake is the spyware infection,
and the typical AntiSpyware utilities (Adaware, Spybot Search and
Destroy, Microsoft AntiSpyware, and Windows Defender) can not remove
SpywareQuake because SpywareQuake is constantly running - even in
Safe Mode.
Remove SpywareQuake Step 1. With the introductions out of
the way, you will now need to download the tools required to remove
SpywareQuake from your computer. There are two tools that are needed.
Use the links below to download each SpywareQuake removal tool and
save it to your Windows desktop. Right click on each link and select
"Save Target As" and save them to your desktop. You
will need both tools to completely remove SpywareQuake.
- Download
the smitRem tool to remove SpywareQuake
- Download
the FixSQ tool to remove SpywareQuake
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Step 2. Once you have these two tools downloaded, you need
to install a secure a secure web browser, such as Firefox. You
were infected with the SpywareQuake spyware when its creators
manipulated your Internet Explorer browser. To successfully
remove SpywareQuake you must download
and install the Firefox browser! If you have printed
this page, you can download Firefox for FREE at www.getfirefox.tv.
After installing Firefox it is critical that you run the Firefox
browser at least once. This is important! Don't skip this
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SpywareQuake Step 3. Once you've downloaded, installed and opened
Firefox, next you will need to prepare prepare your other tools
for use. To do this, first locate the smitrem.exe file on your desktop.
Double click on the file and you will see an extraction window similar
to the one on the right. Click on Start and the extractor will create
a folder on your desktop called smitrem.
Next, locate the FixSQ.zip file on your desktop, and double click
it to extract the FixSQ.reg file to your desktop. Once these two
files are on your desktop, reboot
your computer into Safe Mode. Once your system is rebooted the
infection alerts will continue. Do not be alarmed. You are now ready
to remove SpywareQuake.
*Note* We strongly suggest that you
disable System Restore before continuing to remove SpywareQuake.
Old scraps of the SpywareQuake software may be stored in your System
Restore points. Use the links below to view a help article on disabling
System Restore that is appropriate for your Operating System.
Disable
System Restore in Windows XP
Disable System Restore
in Windows ME
SpywareQuake Removal Step 4. Once your computer is in Safe
Mode you can proceed with the tools you prepared to remove SpywareQuake
from your computer in the previous step. Open your Control Panels
and double click on Add/Remove Programs. Once the Add/Remove window
is open, locate the SpywareQuake entry (they are in alphabetical
order) and click uninstall to remove SpywareQuake. If you do not
find the SpywareQuake removal entry it is possible that another
anti-spyware program has already removed it. If this is the case,
continue to follow the remove SpywareQuake tutorial to ensure a
full removal.
Although this removal seems surprisingly simple, appearances can
be deceiving. Close the Add/Remove window and close the Control
Panels Window.
*Note* The SpywareQuake program will
still be popping up those annoying alerts from your taskbar. This
is normal. Continue through the rest of the tutorial to complete the
remove SpywareQuake tutorial.
SpywareQuake Removal Step 5. Next, you are going to use
one of the tools you downloaded. Find the FixSQ.reg
file on your desktop and double click on it. Say "Yes"
to any security warnings that pop up. This file modifies your computer's
registry. Once it is done working, it should say that items have
been successfully added to the registry.
Now we will use the second tool you downloaded. Locate the smitrem
folder on your desktop and double click on it to open it. Locate
a file in the folder named "runthis.bat" and double click
on it to launch it. Click "Yes" on any security warnings
that pop up. This tool will take a little time to remove SpywareQuake
infection components. As the SpywareQuake removal process works,
it will periodically tell you what it is doing. Follow the on-screen
directions to move through the smitrem tool. When it is done it
will run a disk cleanup. This can take anywhere from minutes to
hours to run, so be patient and allow it to complete.
SpywareQuake Removal Step 6. Once the smitrem tool has finished,
the bulk of the remove SpywareQuake process is complete. We now
have to stop those annoying alert popups from appearing so we can
delete the SpywareQuake files that create them. To do this, press
the "ctrl" + "alt" + "del" keys on
your keyboard at the same time to enter the Task Manager. Click
on the "Processes" tab.
You are now looking at a list of every process running on your
computer. One (or more) of them is causing the SpywareQuake popups
to appear on your screen. Look through the list of running processes
on your computer and compare it to the processes below. If you find
any matches, highlight the process and click the "End Task"
button. Once you have ended the task, the popup virus alerts should
stop and the icon creating them should disappear from your system
tray.
Processes to End:
- spywarequakeinstaller.exe
- spywarequake.exe
- uninst.exe
SpywareQuake Removal Step 7. Now you have to look for some
SpywareQuake files and attempt to remove them. There are many variants
of SpywareQuake, so you may find some of these files, all of them,
or none of them. Click on Start and then click on Run. In the Run
box type "c:\windows\system32" without the quotes and
press the OK button. If the window that opens says that the files
are hidden, click on Show the Contents of the folder. Look for any
of the SpywareQuake files listed below and remove them. It is easiest
if you switch your folder view to "List" for this process.
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Delete any of these files:
- stickrep.dll
- suprox.dll
- xenadot.dll
- sivudro.dll
- stickrep.dll.bad
- nvctrl.exe
- dfrgsrv.exe
- mssearchnet.exe
- atmclk.exe
- dcomcfg.exe
- simpole.tlb
- stdole3.tlb
- msvcp71.dll
- msvcr71.dll
- spywarequake 2.0 website.lnk
- spywarequake 2.0.lnk
- uninstall spywarequake 2.0.lnk
- spywarequake 2.0.lnk
- blacklist.txt
- ref.dat
- spywarequake.url
- sq.ini
- english.ini
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Delete this folder
C:\Program Files\SpywareQuake\
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SpyFalcon Removal Step 8. Now you can reboot your
computer to exit Safe Mode.
*Note* Some users have reported
that SpyFalcon has continually reinfected their computers
after it has been successfully removed. To prevent this
 from
happening to you, we recommend that you download and install
the FREE Google Pack. The Google Pack contains FREE essential
software which includes one of the best applications on the
Internet for removing spyware - Norton.
Downloading and installing the Google Pack over a high speed
connection will take about 5 minutes, but it is WELL WORTH
THE WAIT!! Failure to complete this step will almost certainly
result in reinfection! If you have printed this page, you
can download the FREE Google pack at www.schrockinnovations.com.
Look for the download button on the lower left side of the
page.
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The remove SpywareQuake tutorial is now complete and your computer
should be free of those annoying popups. Please feel free to use
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