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SpyCrush Removal Instructions

Posted: June 19, 2007

Why is it important to remove SpyCrush?

SpyCrush is an illegal and corrupt anti-spyware program!

SpyCrush displays fake warnings that your machine is infected with spyware. If you click SpyCrush’s icon or fake alert, you’ll be taken to a site to buy SpyCrush, though SpyCrush program may actually damage your computer and not protect you against spyware. Usually SpyCrush secretly downloads and installs itself onto your computer.

SpyCrush 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 SpyCrush include SpyDawn and VirusBurst.

I have SpyCrush, what do I do?

You have many options for detecting and removing SpyCrush. 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 SpyCrush, try using a preferred spyware scanner to quickly detect SpyCrush 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 SpyCrush & other parasites.
  • SpyHunter will automatically search for SpyCrush files.

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

Are you infected with SpyCrush?

Your machine may be infected with SpyCrush, 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 SpyCrush’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 SpyCrush program by stating that your computer is infected with dangerous spyware and that you should download SpyCrush program to remove the alleged infection. The false system alert may read:

“Warning! Your computer might be infected with spyware or adware!!! Strange homepage, pop-ups, loss of important data and unstable functioning are the sure signs that you are infected. Click here to get the latest spyware removal software. Your computer is still vulnerable to new attacks!!!”

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

SpyCrush Screenshot

SpyCrush Manual Detection

If you’ve discovered that SpyCrush 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 SpyCrush.

To manually remove SpyCrush, follow these removal steps:

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

Sometimes all it takes to get rid of spyware like SpyCrush 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 SpyCrush using the Windows Task Manager

To kill a SpyCrush 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 SpyCrush process:
    SpyCrush 3.3.exe
    SpyCrush 3.1.exe
    SpyCrush 3.2.exe
    spycrush.exe
  4. Once you’ve identified the SpyCrush 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 SpyCrush, you would type: C:pskill.exe SpyCrush.exe.
    If the file was successfully removed, PsKill will say “process SpyCrush.exe killed”.
  7. Find and Remove these SpyCrush files:
    SpyCrush 3.3.url
    SpyCrush 3.3
    iwwvh.dll
    xedasn.dll
    SpyCrush 3.2.url
    SpyCrush 3.2
    igpfced.dll
    iauoi.dll
    cdwvhbf.dll
    tczij.dll
    xikor.dll
    Uninstall SpyCrush 3.3.lnk
    SpyCrush 3.3 Website.lnk
    SpyCrush 3.3.lnk
    SpyCrush 3.3.exe
    Uninstall SpyCrush 3.1.lnk
    SpyCrush 3.1 Website.lnk
    SpyCrush 3.1.lnk
    SpyCrush 3.1.exe
    Uninstall SpyCrush 3.2.lnk
    SpyCrush 3.2 Website.lnk
    SpyCrush 3.2.lnk
    SpyCrush 3.2.exe
    ckimzeb.dll
    gsrnxgh.dll
    yesgnhr.dll
    Uninstall SpyCrush 5.1.lnk
    SpyCrush 5.1 Website.lnk
    SpyCrush.lnk
    SpyCrush 5.1.lnk
    SpyCrush
    syycum.dll
    Arrayspycrush.exe

    iwwvh.dll
    xedasn.dll
    igpfced.dll
    iauoi.dll
    cdwvhbf.dll
    tczij.dll
    xikor.dll
    ckimzeb.dll
    gsrnxgh.dll
    yesgnhr.dll
    Arraysyycum.dll

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