Completely Remove SpywareQuake Spyware From Your Computer... ContinuedOnce your computer is in Safe Mode you can proceed with the tools you prepared for the SpywareQuake spyware removal 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. 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 the 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 removal process. 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. Running this tool will take a little time, and as it removes the SpywareQuake infection 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.
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