SpywareQuake Removal Instructions
Why is it important to remove SpywareQuake?
SpywareQuake is an illegal and corrupt anti-spyware program!
SpywareQuake pretends to act like an anti-spyware program, but it’s a very dangerous program that may scare you with false alerts so you’ll buy their software. Once you click on the fake message, you’ll be taken to SpywareQuake’s website. SpywareQuake may not really clean your computer, but may actually impair your computer, stealing your money.
I have SpywareQuake, what do I do?
You have many options for detecting and removing SpywareQuake. 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 SpywareQuake, try using a preferred spyware scanner to quickly detect SpywareQuake 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 SpywareQuake & other parasites.
- SpyHunter will automatically search for SpywareQuake files.
Please note that SpyHunter’s free scanner is only for detection purposes. If SpyHunter’s scanner finds SpywareQuake on your PC, you can buy SpyHunter’s full version to remove SpywareQuake and other spyware.
Are you infected with SpywareQuake?
Your machine may be infected with SpywareQuake, 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 SpywareQuake’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 SpywareQuake program by stating that your computer is infected with dangerous spyware and that you should download SpywareQuake program to remove the alleged infection. The false system alert may read:
“Your computer is not protected against spyware! Spyware able to steal your data including passwords, credit card numbers, etc. Scan your computer for spyware immediately! System scan is highly recommended by Windows Security Center.”
Symptom #3: Once you’re infected, rogue anti-spyware SpywareQuake will run on every time Windows starts up. A screenshot of SpywareQuake is provided below.
SpywareQuake Manual Detection
If you’ve discovered that SpywareQuake 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 SpywareQuake.
To manually remove SpywareQuake, follow these removal steps:
Step #1: Remove SpywareQuake with Windows Add/Remove Programs utility.
Sometimes all it takes to get rid of spyware like SpywareQuake is to remove the program using the Add/Remove Programs control panel in Windows.
- In Windows XP Professional, click on Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
- In Windows 2000 Professional / Windows ME / Windows 98, click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
- 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.
- Select the questionable program and remove it with the Remove button.
Step #2: Kill SpywareQuake using the Windows Task Manager
To kill a SpywareQuake 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:
- Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC on the keyboard.
- Click on Processes Tab to see all active tasks. For easier detection, left click the process under the heading Image Name.
- Find and kill the following SpywareQuake process:
winB471.tmp.exe
win15.tmp.exe
win35.tmp.exe
win26.tmp.exe
win13.tmp.exe
win18.tmp.exe
9.tmp.exe
win7.tmp.exe
win6.tmp.exe
win12.tmp.exe
win8.tmp.exe
win17.tmp.exe
winF.tmp.exe
win5.tmp.exe
SpywareQuakeInstaller[1].exe
win9.tmp.exe
win3.tmp.exe
spy-quake2.exe
issearch.exe
isnotify.exe
ismon.exe
ishost.exe
nvctrl.exe
mssearchnet.exe
dfrgsrv.exe
uninst.exe
spywarequake.exe
spywarequakeinstaller.exe - Once you’ve identified the SpywareQuake 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.
- Download PsKill or PsList.
- Extract the program from the .Zip archive.
- Move pskill.exe to your C: drive.
- Open a command window and click Start > Run.
- Type cmd and click the OK button.
- 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 SpywareQuake, you would type: C:pskill.exe SpywareQuake.exe.
If the file was successfully removed, PsKill will say “process SpywareQuake.exe killed”. - Find and Remove these SpywareQuake files:
winB471.tmp.exe
win15.tmp.exe
win35.tmp.exe
win26.tmp.exe
avp
fccbx.dll
win13.tmp.exe
win18.tmp.exe
9.tmp.exe
win7.tmp.exe
win6.tmp.exe
win12.tmp.exe
flx3.dll
win8.tmp.exe
win17.tmp.exe
ixt0.dll
SafetyBar.dll
Winwcd.dll
urroxtl.dll
winF.tmp.exe
win5.tmp.exe
SpywareQuake.lnk
SpywareQuakeInstaller[1].exe
win9.tmp.exe
win3.tmp.exe
Uninstall SpyQuake2.com 2.3.lnk
SpyQuake2.com 2.3 Website.lnk
SpyQuake2.com.lnk
SpyQuake2.com 2.3.lnk
SpywareQuake
SpyQuake2.com
vwlummc.dll
viruxz.dll
jpqet.dll
fhmfes.dll
spy-quake2.exe
issearch.exe
isnotify.exe
ismon.exe
ishost.exe
zlara.dll
yvvdj.dll
yephk.dll
yfysupa.dll
xuefh.dll
vpxnk.dll
viwpzla.dll
vhywj.dll
qrucmr.dll
tnvocyn.dll
rmzdzx.dll
pmnqguh.dll
oybgrql.dll
ornzq.dll
ofcukiz.dll
mzoeut.dll
lwpfwjb.dll
kkqfb.dll
jevtxpg.dll
hzclqhc.dll
hvcycg.dll
gvfsc.dll
guxxa.dll
erxbx.dll
dnefhw.dll
bpvcou.dll
autodisc32.dll
ld[X].tmp
hp[X].tmp
english.ini
sq.ini
spywarequake.url
ref.dat
blacklist.txt
uninstallspywarequake2.0.lnk
spywarequake2.0.lnk
spywarequake2.0website.lnk
nvctrl.exe
mssearchnet.exe
dfrgsrv.exe
msvcr71.dll
msvcp71.dll
suprox.dll
dvdcap.dll
xenadot.dll
sivudro.dll
stickrep.dll
yhbdupd.dll
imfdfcj.dll
hvnwm.dll
wfkduei.dll
ywbicim.dll
uninst.exe
spywarequake.exe
Arrayspywarequakeinstaller.exefccbx.dll
flx3.dll
ixt0.dll
SafetyBar.dll
Winwcd.dll
urroxtl.dll
vwlummc.dll
viruxz.dll
jpqet.dll
fhmfes.dll
zlara.dll
yvvdj.dll
yephk.dll
yfysupa.dll
xuefh.dll
vpxnk.dll
viwpzla.dll
vhywj.dll
qrucmr.dll
tnvocyn.dll
rmzdzx.dll
pmnqguh.dll
oybgrql.dll
ornzq.dll
ofcukiz.dll
mzoeut.dll
lwpfwjb.dll
kkqfb.dll
jevtxpg.dll
hzclqhc.dll
hvcycg.dll
gvfsc.dll
guxxa.dll
erxbx.dll
dnefhw.dll
bpvcou.dll
autodisc32.dll
msvcr71.dll
msvcp71.dll
suprox.dll
dvdcap.dll
xenadot.dll
sivudro.dll
stickrep.dll
yhbdupd.dll
imfdfcj.dll
hvnwm.dll
wfkduei.dll
Arrayywbicim.dll
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