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SpyBro Removal Process (remove Spy Bro)

July 7, 2008 – 3:23 pm
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SpyBro Explanation

SpyBro or Spy Bro, is a very bad program discovered to be a rogue anti-spyware application. SpyBro likes to sneak up on you by poping up alerts and perform unwanted scans on your computer only to display erroneous results. This is all done to get you to purchase SpyBro from a malicious source.

SpyBro should never be downloaded, installed or purchased. If you have SpyBro on your computer then it is your responsibility to remove it before it causes damage to your system. SpyBro can be removed from your computer if you take certain steps.

Are you getting popups from SpyBro? Have you identified that you have SpyBro installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove SpyBro completely from your computer?

Why should you remove SpyBro?

If SpyBro resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that SpyBro may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking SpyBro removal process.

How can you manually remove SpyBro

Manual removal of SpyBro may not be for everyone. Each manual SpyBro removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic SpyBro removal process.

SpyBro can be removed manually by following the steps below.

  1. With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
  2. Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
  3. Locate SpyBro in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find SpyBro, you can continue to step 5.
  4. Restart your computer.
  5. Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
  6. Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
  7. Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{f3642b57-3ea8-4eea-a643-9de138381a57}
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{f3642b57-3ea8-4eea-a643-9de138381a57}\inprocserver32
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{f3642b57-3ea8-4eea-a643-9de138381a57}\inprocserver32 threadingmodel
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run SpyBro
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{f3642b57-3ea8-4eea-a643-9de138381a57}
  8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing SpyBro. You can do this easily by bookmarking or adding a favorite to this page by clicking here. If you are using the FireFox web browser you can press the keys Ctrl and D simultaneously to bookmark this page.

    Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process

    bookmark-add-favorite

  9. Delete all of the following files that are associated with SpyBro from your computer.

    %UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyBro\base.dat
    %UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyBro\base2.dat
    %UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyBro\Desc.dat
    %UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyBro\spline.dat
    %UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyBro\SpyBro.ini
    %UserProfile%\SpyBro.exe
    C:\Programme\SpyBro\Antispy.sys
    C:\Programme\SpyBro\LawEnforcer.dll
    C:\Programme\SpyBro\SpyBro.exe
    C:\Programme\SpyBro\unins000.exe
    redir.dll
    SpyBro.lnk

    If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.

    If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with SpyBro, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.

    Image 2. Select "Safe Mode with Networking"

    safe-mode

  10. After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with SpyBro by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\SpyBro folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.

  11. Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed SpyBro completely from your computer. If you find that SpyBro is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic SpyBro removal process.

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