ContraVirus Removal Instructions

Why is it important to remove ContraVirus?

ContraVirus is an illegal and corrupt anti-spyware program!

ContraVirus 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 ContraVirus’s website. ContraVirus may not really clean your computer, but may actually impair your computer, stealing your money.

I have ContraVirus, what do I do?

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

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

Are you infected with ContraVirus?

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

“SPYWARE INFECTION! Your system is infected with spyware. Windows recommends you to use a spyware removal tool to prevent loss of important data and increase system performance. Using this PC before having it cleaned from spyware threats is highly discouraged.”

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

ContraVirus Manual Detection

If you’ve discovered that ContraVirus 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 ContraVirus.

To manually remove ContraVirus, follow these removal steps:

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

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

To kill a ContraVirus 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 ContraVirus process:
   kihmacmA.exe
   TISKY009.exe
   ContraVirusPro.exe
   ToolBarNotifier.exe
   ContraVirus_Installer[1].exe
   ContraVirus.exe
4. Once you’ve identified the ContraVirus 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 ContraVirus, you would type: C:pskill.exe ContraVirus.exe.
   If the file was successfully removed, PsKill will say “process ContraVirus.exe killed”.
7. Find and Remove these ContraVirus files:
   cscdpqjl.dll
   kihmacmA.exe
   TISKY009.exe
   xxyyy.dll
   xxwxxur.dll
   vtursro.dll
   gmyinrcn.dll
   ddcyw.dll
   l3acdb.dll
   fccbx.dll
   uxtqgout.dll
   pdpaccw.dll
   jkkijii.dll
   ythbdvqx.dll
   khfgebc.dll
   ssqqnll.dll
   wnphsnbv.dll
   whksnsnk.dll
   pmnno.dll
   nnsadstc.dll
   batqfmni.dll
   j5221234.dll
   jhsvopov.dll
   j1251831.dll
   ContraVirusPro.exe
   mhmnjixb.dll
   Uninstall ContraVirus.lnk
   ContraVirus 2.0 Website.lnk
   ContraVirus 2.0.lnk
   ToolBarNotifier.exe
   ContraVirus_Installer[1].exe
   ToolBarNotifierPS.dll
   ToolBand.dll
   ADPNoSpam.dll
   adpiemonitor.dll
   ContraVirus.exe
   ArrayContraVirus

   cscdpqjl.dll
   xxyyy.dll
   xxwxxur.dll
   vtursro.dll
   gmyinrcn.dll
   ddcyw.dll
   l3acdb.dll
   fccbx.dll
   uxtqgout.dll
   pdpaccw.dll
   jkkijii.dll
   ythbdvqx.dll
   khfgebc.dll
   ssqqnll.dll
   wnphsnbv.dll
   whksnsnk.dll
   pmnno.dll
   nnsadstc.dll
   batqfmni.dll
   j5221234.dll
   jhsvopov.dll
   j1251831.dll
   mhmnjixb.dll
   ToolBarNotifierPS.dll
   ToolBand.dll
   ADPNoSpam.dll
   Arrayadpiemonitor.dll