Spyware Destroyer

Spyware Destroyer (AKA Spyware Destroyer 2008) is another fake anti-spyware program that wants to con you out of your money.

Please DO NOT confuse this program with “X-Con Spyware Destroyer” which is a legitimate program and is probably not happy with people mistaking it as a fake program.

If you are ever unsure if a program is a fake or not, all you have to to is go to that programs web site. Fake security programs love to show that it has won a bunch of awards which if you investigate, you will find are completely bogus. SpywareDestroyer.org says it won an award at scup.com, a website that doesn’t even exist. The other awards are to small to read so I can’t even validate them.

Spyware Destroyer will run a fancy looking security scan on your computer and tell you about all the nasty infections you have on there. Spyware Destroyer doesn’t really scan your hard drive, you are just looking at an animation. This means that all those infections Spyware Destroyer “found” are as fake as the awards it has won.

There are no manual removal instructions yet for Spyware Destroyer so in the mean time, follow these instructions:

Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK, Uncheck “Load Startup Items“, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop those annoying popups. Now click Start, Search, All File and Folders, and see if there is a folder called Spyware Destroyer. If it is there, delete it.

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