Spyware Removal Wizard

It includes Elevated threats that are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to our system, such as reconfiguring our browser’s homepage and search settings. These threats may install advertising-related add-ons, including toolbars and search bars, or insert advertising-related components into the Winsock Layered Service Provider chain. These new add-ons and components may block or redirect our preferred network connections, and can negatively impact our computer’s performance and stability. Elevated threats may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent.0

General information:

Malware Name: Spyware Removal Wizard
Malware Type: Adware
Company Name: Spyware Removal Wizard
Company URL: http://www.spywareremovalwizard.com/
Threat Level: Elevated Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

It offers software of different types, to help protect our computer from the numerous threats and methods that are used on the internet today, keeping us and our family safe from intruders. From hackers, spammers and keylogging technology, netspyprotector.com ensures our computer and its vital information to be protected and out of reach from these malicious users. Spyware Removal Wizard can detect and remove a multitude of spyware and adware files from our computer. Spyware Removal Wizard also gives us access to easy online-updates that will allow us to keep our system up to date

Spyware Description:

It includes Elevated threats that are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to our system, such as reconfiguring our browser’s homepage and search settings. These threats may install advertising-related add-ons, including toolbars and search bars, or insert advertising-related components into the Winsock Layered Service Provider chain. These new add-ons and components may block or redirect our preferred network connections, and can negatively impact our computer’s performance and stability. Elevated threats may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Misleading scan result -> Inadequate scan/detection scheme -> Negatively effects the performance of system0

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for Spyware Removal Wizard
bing Search at Bing for Spyware Removal Wizard
yahoo Search at Yahoo for Spyware Removal Wizard

Processes Running:

spywareremovalwizard.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Spyware Removal Wizard\Uninstall Spyware Removal Wizard.lnk 616 Shortcut
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\Spywware Removal Wizard.lnk 664 Shortcut
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Pak.dll 77824 Application Extension

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Spyware Removal Wizard\Logs
C:\Program Files\Spyware Removal Wizard\Quarantined

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spyware Removal Wizard_is1 URLInfoAbout
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spyware Removal Wizard_is1 URLUpdateInfo
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spyware Removal Wizard_is1 UninstallString