spywarescanner.exe - Dangerous
spywarescanner.exe
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Manual removal instructions:
Spywarescanner.exe is a part of SpywareScanner2008.
SpywareScanner2008 is a misleading application that may give exaggerated reports of threats on the computer.
Related files:
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\spywarescanner.lnk
%UserProfile%\Desktop\spywarescanner.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SpywareScanner\spywarescanner on the Web.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SpywareScanner\spywarescanner.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SpywareScanner\Uninstall spywarescanner.lnk
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\alarm.wav
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\click.wav
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\config.cfg
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dbinfo
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\def2.base
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase0.db
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase1.db
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase2.db
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase3.db
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase4.db
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase5.db
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase6.db
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase7.db
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase8.db
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\immunization.pl
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\license
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\sig2.base
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\sigrules.rul
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\dll\update.scr
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\spywarescanner.exe
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\spywarescanner.url
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\success.wav
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\unins000.dat
%ProgramFiles%\SpywareScanner\unins000.exe
Kill the process spywarescanner.exe and remove spywarescanner.exe from Windows startup.