SpywareSweeperPro
13 March 2008
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SpywareSweeperPro is a fake antispyware program that scans computer and displays false results to convince the user to register the software.
Other Alias: Adware. Spyware Sweeper Pro
Threat Level: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows – All
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How to Remove SpywareSweeperPro - Discussion
On this page is our suggested (by precisesecurity) removal procedure and Visitor's own suggestion. We cannot control and evaluate each suggested procedure so please use it at your own risks. If no suggestion is present to remove virus, spyware, adware and malware, you may try the following:- Scan SpywareSweeperPro with MalwareByte's Anti-Malware
- Remove SpywareSweeperPro with Standard Virus Scan
1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Uninstall SpywareSweeperPro
a) Click Start > Settings > Control Panel or Start > Control Panel (this varies with the operating system).
b) In the Control Panel window, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
c) Click SpywareSweeperPro to remove.
d) Click Add/Remove, Change/Remove, or Remove (this varies with the operating system). Follow the prompts.
4. Reboot computer in SafeMode [how to]
5. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
6. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]
Navigate to and delete the following registry entry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
\”SpywareSweeperProMFC” = “C:\Program Files\Spyware Sweeper Pro\Spyware Sweeper Pro.exe”
Navigate to and delete the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MPMFC1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
\Spyware Sweeper Pro5.2
7. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.
8. In order to make sure that threat is completely eliminated from your computer, carry out a full scan of your computer using AntiVirus and Antispyware Software. Another way to delete the virus using various Antivirus Program without the need to install can be done with Online Virus Scanner.
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