SpyAxe Removal Instructions

Why is it important to remove SpyAxe?

SpyAxe is an illegal and corrupt anti-spyware program!

This means that it pretends to look like a legitimate application for the removal of spyware, but it’s really a malicious program that issues fake warnings in an attempt to trick you into buying SpyAxe’s full commercial version. SpyAxe may secretly install and automatically download itself onto your computer. If you click on the fake system alert, you will have to pay for SpyAxe program, which will not protect you against spyware, but might actually expose you to more security threats.

SpyAxe is part of a group of rogue anti-spyware applications which falsely report spyware infections, then offer to remove the alleged spyware for a fee. Rogue anti-spyware applications similar to SpyAxe include SpywareQuake, Pest Trap and VirusBurst.

I have SpyAxe, what do I do?

You have many options for detecting and removing SpyAxe. The most extreme is reformatting your PC, possibly costing you all of your data and definitely costing hour of time wasted on reloading your PC to its original form. Reformatting your computer should be your last resort. If you’re having problems finding SpyAxe, try using a preferred spyware scanner to quickly detect SpyAxe first. If you don’t have a spyware scanner, you can always try the instructional methods provided below.

• Start a full system scan to detect SpyAxe & other parasites.
• SpyHunter will automatically search for SpyAxe files.

Please note that SpyHunter’s free scanner is only for detection purposes. If SpyHunter’s scanner finds SpyAxe on your PC, you can buy SpyHunter’s full version to remove SpyAxe and other spyware.

Are you infected with SpyAxe?

Your machine may be infected with SpyAxe, if you have the following symptoms:
*Note: Symptoms tend to vary depending on software installed on your system and other system factors.

Symptom #1: A questionable red or green icon appears in your system tray next to the system clock, representing a newly installed program which you do not recall ever downloading. If you click on the icon a fake system alert popup will direct you to SpyAxe’s website. In some cases, even when you don’t click on the icon the fake system alert may still pop up.

Symptom #2: The questionable icon pops up a fake system alert that lures you into downloading SpyAxe program by stating that your computer is infected with dangerous spyware and that you should download SpyAxe program to remove the alleged infection. The false system alert may read:

“The system has detected a number of active spyware applications that may impact on the performance of your computer. Click the icon to get rid of unwanted spyware by downloading an up-to-date anti-spyware solution.”

Symptom #3: Once you’re infected, rogue anti-spyware SpyAxe will run on every time Windows starts up. A screenshot of SpyAxe is provided below.

SpyAxe Manual Detection

If you’ve discovered that SpyAxe has infected your PC, you must act quickly and take the proper steps to eliminating the infection. Note: The manual removal of any parasite is difficult. To avoid the unnecessary risk of damaging your computer, we advise you to download SpyHunter’s spyware scanner tool to automatically detect SpyAxe.

To manually remove SpyAxe, follow these removal steps:

Step #1: Remove SpyAxe with Windows Add/Remove Programs utility.

Sometimes all it takes to get rid of spyware like SpyAxe is to remove the program using the Add/Remove Programs control panel in Windows.

1. In Windows XP Professional, click on Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
2. In Windows 2000 Professional / Windows ME / Windows 98, click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
3. In the list of programs, search for the software you want to remove. If you see a program you don’t recognize or don’t recall installing, look it up in Google to learn what it is.
4. Select the questionable program and remove it with the Remove button.

Step #2: Kill SpyAxe using the Windows Task Manager

To kill a SpyAxe process that has infected your computer, you will need to use the Windows Task Manager to check by process, highlight the process in question, and then end the task. To do this:

1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC on the keyboard.
2. Click on Processes Tab to see all active tasks. For easier detection, left click the process under the heading Image Name.
3. Find and kill the following SpyAxe process:
   spyaxe_setup[1].exe
   sa1.exe
   spyaxe.exe
   nvctrl.exe
   mssearchnet.exe
   mscornet.exe
4. Once you’ve identified the SpyAxe process, press DEL on your keyboard or click End Process to kill it from your system.

Step #3: Use PsKill to Kill a Process

Sometimes a parasite can disable your Windows Task Manager so you can use pslist and pskill (a third party application by Mark Russinovich) to list and kill the unwanted processes.

1. Download PsKill or PsList.
2. Extract the program from the .Zip archive.
3. Move pskill.exe to your C: drive.
4. Open a command window and click Start > Run.
5. Type cmd and click the OK button.
6. In the command window, type C:pskill.exe and the name of the process you wish to kill, then press Enter. For example, if you wanted to kill the process for SpyAxe, you would type: C:pskill.exe SpyAxe.exe.
   If the file was successfully removed, PsKill will say “process SpyAxe.exe killed”.
7. Find and Remove these SpyAxe files:
   C:\Program Files\SpyAxe
   C:\Winnt\System32\1024
   C:\Windows\System\1024
   Uninstall SpyAxe 3.0.lnk
   SpyAxe 3.0 Website.lnk
   SpyAxe 3.0.lnk
   SpyAxe.lnk
   spyaxe_setup[1].exe
   SpyAxe
   C:\Windows\System32\1024
   hpE951.tmp
   hp[X].tmp
   sa1.exe
   webconm.dll
   svchosts.dll
   ioctrl.dll
   spyaxe.exe
   nvctrl.exe
   mssearchnet.exe
   Arraymscornet.exe

   webconm.dll
   svchosts.dll
   Arrayioctrl.dll