How to get rid of SPY AXE?

Last update on July 17, 2009 09:53 AM by deri58
Published by aakai1056

How to get rid of SPY AXE?






Spy Axe is a rogue application that pretends to be an anti-spyware that forces installation on your computer. This malware can cause harmful effect to your computer and change setting which however makes it very difficult to delete from your system and even slowed your computer.

Methods of elimination


First of all, download and install a competent firewall to stop this malfunctioning to further intrude your system.

Disable Messenger in Administrative Tools. Go to Control Panel > <gras>Administrative Tools > </gras> Services > Messenger Then scroll to Disable and click on Apply¯ to confirm configuration.

Deactivate System Restore


Deactivate System Restore. To do this setting, select Menu Start and right click on My Computer¯ .Then select Properties and then tab label as System Restore. Then turn off and click on Apply

Download Smitfraudix and Hoster



Download and unzip smitfraudix


http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/SmitfraudFix.shtml

Download and unzip Hoster


http://www.brothersoft.com/hoster-45456.html

Run SmitfraudFix.exe


Then open and run SmitfraudFix.exe.
To obtain a scan report, select 1 and hit Enter
This will appear in the system drive root under command: C:\rapport.txt
Then restart your computer and press F8 to boot menu.
Then select Safe Mode and double click on SmitfraudFix.exe
Select 2 and hit Enter for cleaning infected files.
Then select Y and press Enter¯ (see below image).

SmitFraudFix will then check if winninet.dll has also been infected. If yes, select Y to replace it.
Then Restart your computer to complete the removal process.
After completing this process, you can now turn on system restore.