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SpySherrif
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About
Adware
SpySherrif
SpySherrif is a rogue spyware removal program. It is installed without user notice and keeps popping up windows asking you to pay 30US$ to clean other spyware. It also changes your desktop wallpaper to alert you that your computer has been infected with spyware.
How to Remove
SpySherrif
?
Remove this spyware using Spyware Doctor.
Follow these removal steps to remove this software from your computer:
- Reboot the computer to Safe Mode (Press F8 when Windows start)
- Delete the following files ( Before doing this make sure you can see hidden files and folders):
C:\Windows\Desktop.html
C:\Winstall.exe
- Delete the folder 'C:\Program Files\SpySherrif\' and all the contents within it.
- Click Start > Run, type 'regedit' to open the Registry Editor.
- Navigate to and delete the following registry subkey (if exist):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Exit Registry Editor.
- Go to Start > Run, type %temp% to open the %temp% folder. Delete all the files with the %temp% folder.
- Reboot the computer.
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