Should I remove SpywareStop?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

82% remove it18% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.9.3188	100.00%

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SpywareStop

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What is SpywareStop?

This is a rouge anti-spyware program made to look like it will scan for and remove adware from user's PC.

About (from C-Net Media)

Spyware and adware are software programs that are made with the Intention of allowing individuals and companies to spy on your web browsing activities. These programs literally invade your privacy, slow down your system and annoy you with constant popups.

Overview

SpywareStop is a program developed by C-Net Media. The main program executable is SpywareStop.srv.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows Vista (SP2). The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.

Possible malware installed by this program
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SpywareStop.

SpywareStop.srv.exe (492926c1646cd0c1089e4712bf175df2) has been flagged by the following 16 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Avira AntiVir	7.9.0.220	SPR/Tool.315392.6
Emsisoft A-Squared	4.5.0.24	Virus.Win32.Spyware!IK
Bitdefender	1.0.20.825	Application.Generic.80507
CAT-QuickHeal	6.13.10.00	FraudTool.AntiSpyware.kz (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security	1670	Application.Win32.AdWare.AntiSpyware.~A
Fortinet FortiGate	6/14/2013	Misc/MalwareRomovalBot
G Data	13.6.19	Application.Generic.80507
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.1.1.64.0	Virus.Win32.Spyware
K7 AntiVirus	13.7.10.794	Non-Virus:
Artemis via McAfee	5678	potentially unwanted program Artemis!492926C1646C
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7105	Riskware.Tool.315392.6
ESET NOD32	4251	Win32/Adware.AntiSpyware2008
Panda Antivirus	13.06.14.07	Application/AntiSpyware
Sophos	4.43	Mal/Generic-A
Trend Micro	10.465.14	TROJ_ANTISPYCH.C
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.10.8	Win32.Adware.AntiSpyware2008

View all 16 all detections

Program details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SpywareStop\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{32ED78A1-4E72-4F16-96E4-63384953A5D0}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Language: English (United States)

Files installed by SpywareStop

Program executable:	SpywareStop.srv.exe (Malware detected)
Name:	PIE Service
Path:	C:\Program Files\SpywareStop\SpywareStop.srv.exe
MD5:	492926c1646cd0c1089e4712bf175df2

Additional files:

(Malware detected) SpywareStop.srv.exe - PIE Service
zlib.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
TCL.dll

How do I remove SpywareStop?

You can uninstall SpywareStop from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

When you find the program SpywareStop, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SpywareStop.
If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.