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What is MalwareWipe? How to Remove Malwarewipe?
MalwareWipe is circulated as a spyware scanning program that can detect spyware installed on your computer. Unfortunately, users report that MalwareWipe can also detect false positives on systems that are completely free of spyware, and then encourage the computer user to purchase unnecessary spyware removal software. If you believe that MalwareWipe is producing false positives for your computer, and if you do not wish to view MalwareWipe’s results and advertising material, you may elect to remove it.
If you choose to remove MalwareWipe from your computer, you must first decide whether you want to use a reputable removal software, consult a computer professional, or attempt to manually remove the program yourself. Naturally, it is quite unwise to attempt a manual removal of any program unless you are extremely savvy and knowledgeable regarding the inner workings of your computer, and comfortable removing items from the registry.
If you decide to remove MalwareWipe from your computer manually, first attempt to remove the program using your computer’s Add/Remove tool. You can access this tool by selecting Control Panel from your Start menu, and then selecting Add or Remove Programs. A list of programs installed on your computer will be displayed. If MalwareWipe appears among this list, you can attempt to remove it by clicking on Change/Remove, and then selecting Yes when asked if you are certain.
If the Add/Remove tool is unable to remove MalwareWipe from your computer, you may attempt a manual deletion, provided that you have sufficient computer expertise. However, unexpected and unwanted results can occur when items are manually deleted, so this attempt is undertaken at your own risk. No manual deletion of any program should ever be attempted without first creating a backup or System Restore point.
You can create a System Restore point on a computer running Windows XP by selecting Performance and Maintenance from the Control Panel, and then clicking on System Restore on the left side of the window and following the provided steps to create a System Restore point. Only after a backup or System Restore point has been created should any manual deletion be attempted.
To manually remove MalwareWipe, it is first a good idea to pull up the Task Manager and end any processes associated with MalwareWipe. Then, the following directories, created by MalwareWipe, should be deleted:
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MalwareWipe
MalwareWipe\Lang
Quarantine
The following files should be deleted where they are found:
db.dat
ignorelist.dat
MalwareWipe 4.0 Website.lnk
MalwareWipe 4.0.lnk
MALWAREWIPE 4.0.LNK
MalwareWipe 4.1.lnk
MalwareWipe.exe
malwarewipe.ini
MALWAREWIPE.LNK
MalwareWipe\Lang\English.ini
MalwareWipe\MalwareWipe 4.0.lnk
MalwareWipe\MalwareWipe 4.1 Website.lnk
MalwareWipe\MalwareWipe 4.1.lnk
MalwareWipe\MalwareWipe.url
MalwareWipe\msvcp71.dll
MalwareWipe\msvcr71.dll
MalwareWipe\Uninstall MalwareWipe 4.0.lnk
MalwareWipe\Uninstall MalwareWipe 4.1.lnk
mw_install.exe
QUICK LAUNCH\MALWAREWIPE 4.1.LNK
uninst.exe
The following registry keys should be deleted:
{0B595E3D-27BE-4DA1-A278-CA4D904B5823}
{10D387E3-B30B-41FD-A0FF-1E464A901B53}
{14B07D86-9F52-424F-A5CB-C7DE0023E3C2}
{152D1D36-D0CD-41F4-A5A1-4D11ECC41177}
{177E74D6-E1D1-4D15-9D36-85399BA00729}
{1D1E9B3D-5A4C-4C70-A9B4-5A19E0C625DC}
{2848A01C-6BE5-4854-B1BD-DFC30761291D}
{2A34546C-C437-460A-88AF-D4703A548EA9}
{335CA9F4-858F-42EB-B6F7-47A0FFA46481}
{3D9FD47C-E0B5-4005-9ADE-552980D3761F}
{3E5B0894-FE91-4063-BB41-D885C7691581}
{479B1AEA-4414-4E43-8CBF-94BFC7C69B56}
{4A2ECC12-46BA-4C52-9749-C0FAF38D507B}
{4D6079CB-FD9E-46AF-A896-6E8582E52827}
{511A9BB1-917A-414A-88FD-3128E37032A1}
{70CE2C9B-9727-4FEA-8CB0-462CD172E74C}
{71DC737F-9935-4E1D-A995-B50DD8EB5EE7}
{77B520FE-71D6-41A2-A765-A6FE25BEFDDB}
{7C14774F-7491-41E4-A720-2A0B23B83F94}
{8CBED98F-8DDD-4AF0-A9EA-C75E10C937BC}
{8FD9BF62-1102-4B8B-B143-6DFA65A9B193}
{9B3FD365-1ACE-4AE9-84F5-A116726108CD}
{9F2DA855-4EC4-4718-AECF-5DB87DBB2DC2}
{A44CAB15-6B7E-406B-9D9B-B1C1C6BA8CDB}
{A5C70510-5A01-B2A5-CF84-D6DC13859967}
{A99AC77F-4DE5-4AA2-810A-35FAB5FC114B}
{B20C9258-CD4C-495B-BAF9-90D48AF40F1B}
{B57851EC-5A8C-40B9-A503-0821829F0612}
{B74B2B6C-9B8D-47D9-872F-E83D475AAF34}
{C0D7466A-B3EA-47BE-9A02-21880BD88F86}
{CE5ECF63-6065-4B92-8B7E-72B5042C2F25}
{D4BFBB89-4BC5-4D13-8D3A-75EDCC0CF50C}
{E86D0281-FA5A-4E36-B993-84FD87DA9DF1}
{ED793078-C780-48D0-88B4-73750C76E93B}
MALWAREWIPE
MALWAREWIPE.EXE
Finally, the registry value MALWAREWIPE should be deleted.
If MalwareWipe has not been successfully deleted, or if you believe that the manual removal attempt has rendered your computer unstable, use your backup or System Restore point, and then consult a computer professional, or utilize a reputable removal software in order to remove MalwareWipe from your computer.
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admin | May 30th, 2011
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