spy shredder

Marcey · 08-12-2007, 12:15 PM

My husband unkowningly downloaded a program called spy shredder. We do not want this on our computer. We have uninstalled the program but it continues to start everytime my husband logs onto his account. Please anyone help!!

**koala** · 08-12-2007, 04:29 PM

Hi Marcey, welcome to TSF

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SpyShredder, or Spy-Shredder, is the successor to the rogue anti-spyware program called SpySheriff . SpyShredder is installed on your computer without your permission through the use of Trojans and other malware. Once installed, the Trojans will display messageboxes on your screen stating the following:

"NOTICE: If your computer has been running slower than normal, it may be infected with Viruses, Adware or Spyware. Spy-Shredder will perform a quick and completely FREE scan of your system for malicious programs. Download Spy-Shredder for FREE now!"

What it purposely not telling you, though, is that when run SpyShredder is run it will display fake and exaggerated results and then require you to purchase the software before you can fix anything. Needless to say you should not purchase this software as the program and its accompanying malware are the actual infections.

I don't know your level of computer experience, so if you feel confident enough to follow the instructions in this article it should fix your problem. However, you may be infected with other malware so just removing SpyShredder won't fix the problem completely. So you'd be better off letting our security analysts help you.

Please follow the instructions here (5 pages) and then post all the requested logs in a new thread here for the security analysts to look at. If you have any trouble running any of the scans, leave them and move onto the next.

The security forum is always busy, so please be patient and you will receive a reply as soon as possible. If you go to Thread Tools > Subscribe at the top of your new thread you will receive an email as soon as a reply is posted.

08-12-2007, 12:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Marcey Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1 OS: windows xp	spy shredder My husband unkowningly downloaded a program called spy shredder. We do not want this on our computer. We have uninstalled the program but it continues to start everytime my husband logs onto his account. Please anyone help!!