Completely Remove SpywareQuake Spyware From Your Computer... Continued

Once the smitrem tool has finished, the bulk of the SpywareQuake removal process is complete. We now have to stop those annoying alert popups from appearing so we can delete the 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

Now you have to look for some files and attempt to delete 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.

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

Delete this folder

C:\Program Files\SpywareQuake\

Now you can reboot your computer to exit Safe Mode, and be sure to run a full virus scan with your Antivirus software and use a reputable spyware removal program like The Maintenance Checkup Home Edition or Adaware to ensure all additional threats have been removed.

 

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