SpyDevastator Removal Process (remove Spy Devastator)

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- Remove rogue anti-spyware/anti-virus programs
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SpyDevastator Explanation

SpyDevastator or Spy Devastator, is a fake anti-spyware program that can be potentially “Devastating” because it may end up stealing personal information or damaging files on your computer. Spy Devastator has it’s own website, www.spydevastator.com, where Spy Devastator may be downloaded and purchased. It is essential that you stay away from the www.Spy Devastator.com website no matter what. It is bad enough that Spy Devastator may be installed from a Trojan such as Zlob without your knowledge, don’t add to the corruption.

Spy Devastator should never be trusted no matter how convincing it may seem for removal of spyware or protecting your computer. The fact remains; Spy Devastator does not remove spyware or protect your computer from anything.

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

Why should you remove SpyDevastator?

If SpyDevastator 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 SpyDevastator 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 SpyDevastator removal process.

How can you manually remove SpyDevastator

Manual removal of SpyDevastator may not be for everyone. Each manual SpyDevastator 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 SpyDevastator removal process.

SpyDevastator 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 SpyDevastator in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find SpyDevastator, 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.
   09935339-92A8-4055-BB35-7247F6D12D6A

   0B682116-47F0-4C10-AD55-6161694DD89C

   0D473E55-8ADE-4CBE-9505-A9B667D7F2EA

   1741D490-88B5-4F58-A652-C74580E3AA49

   18E539E7-CCBD-4CBE-BDF8-ED5EFD83D73B

   1F351F56-F6BD-4CF0-83D0-7DF734C1F87D

   1FADDE65-F172-4389-AFD5-2767F914E570

   22668F72-05FE-4948-86B0-433C2E8B9155

   2790D1D2-8F0D-4C3B-B50D-B534A7FD55AC

   3E46CA64-6162-4379-B753-734F0A29F341

   3EEF6634-DCFC-41C7-9369-3449C0158CAB

   4A277263-267B-42dc-8514-7B69E02048B3

   528A3CF7-AAF9-42FE-A5D0-2A8EDA9E299E

   6C2EEB7A-51DF-4F6C-95C8-E5CFD49BF902

   6FC10398-DF37-4894-88D1-5CC73B66B5AE

   7D50576E-8784-434C-AD31-8067AD7FB168

   95930A77-3895-4979-B0B9-25FF937FB584

   ABA89A1A-2910-4712-B71C-5F46A23A9343

   D35BF620-EF22-4062-839C-64C534B4589B

   D6B7A318-3226-46BE-A776-A2D913985E19

   DBF00870-1505-4570-8F3F-D3242032A038

   F80B6555-44DC-461D-AB70-B06CD50212BB

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{528A3CF7-AAF9-42FE-A5D0-2A8EDA9E299E}

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IEBHO.IEBHO

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IEBHO.IEBHO.1

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SpyDevastator.COMApp

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SpyDevastator.COMApp.1

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SpyDevastator"

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyDevastator

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpyDevastator

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{528A3CF7-AAF9-42FE-A5D0-2A8EDA9E299E}

   Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\SpyDevastator.exe

   Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyDevastator

   SpyDevastator

   SpyDevastator.COMApp

   SpyDevastator.COMApp.1

8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing SpyDevastator. 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

   

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

   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SpyDevastator 1.32.lnk

   %UserProfile%\Desktop\SpyDevastator.lnk

   %UserProfile%\My Documents\SpyDevastator

   %UserProfile%\My Documents\SpyDevastator\Logs

   %UserProfile%\My Documents\SpyDevastator\Quarantine

   %UserProfile%\My Documents\SpyDevastator\SDBHO.dll

   %UserProfile%\My Documents\SpyDevastator\sdcfg.dat

   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\SpyDevastator

   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\SpyDevastator\SpyDevastator 1.32.lnk

   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\SpyDevastator\SpyDevastator Website.lnk

   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\SpyDevastator 1.32.lnk

   c:\Program Files\SpyDevastator

   c:\Program Files\SpyDevastator\blacklist.txt

   c:\Program Files\SpyDevastator\Lang

   c:\Program Files\SpyDevastator\Lang\English.ini

   c:\Program Files\SpyDevastator\msvcp71.dll

   c:\Program Files\SpyDevastator\msvcr71.dll

   c:\Program Files\SpyDevastator\sdev.sgn

   c:\Program Files\SpyDevastator\SpyDevastator.exe

   c:\Program Files\SpyDevastator\SpyDevastator.url

   c:\Program Files\SpyDevastator\uninst.exe

   SDBHO.dll

   SpyDevastator

   SpyDevastator 1.32.lnk

   SpyDevastator Website.lnk

   SpyDevastator.exe

   SpyDevastator.lnk

   SpyDevastator.url

   spydevastator_v1_32_install[1].exe

   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 SpyDevastator, 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"

   

10. After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with SpyDevastator by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\SpyDevastator 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 SpyDevastator completely from your computer. If you find that SpyDevastator is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic SpyDevastator removal process.