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SpyAxe is an anti-spyware application that may be distributed and installed without a user’s knowledge or consent. The installed application functions up to the point when a user wants to remove a found infection, at which point the software requires purchase. The software may falsely alarm about infections, even prior to conducting a scan.

SpyAxe is an anti-spyware application sometimes installed without a user’s knowledge or consent. A trojan already installed on a user’s computer may show a fraudulent warning that the user may be infected. When the user clicks the message, the trojan will download and silently install SpyAxe. After installation, SpyAxe will detect the trojan that installed it, but without any details. The user will not be allowed to attempt cleaning of the trojan until paying for SpyAxe.

SpyAxe will falsely alarm the user of a registry key, which the software claims is a component of 2Search, and marks it as a high security risk. The registry key is actually belongs to a scripting component and is a part of the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Spyaxe seems to be downloaded and installed by Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zlob.

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How to remove Spyaxe by: noahdfear

Removal Instructions:

Print out these instructions as we will need to shutdown every window that is open later in the fix.

Download smitRem.exe and save the file to your desktop.

Double click on smitRem.exe and then click on Start. When it is done, click on the OK button. You should now have a folder called smitRem on your desktop.

Next, please reboot your computer in SafeMode by doing the following:

Restart your computer

After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, press F8.

Instead of Windows loading as normal, a menu should appear

Select the first option, to run Windows in Safe Mode.

When your computer has started in safe mode and you see the desktop, close all open Windows.

Open the smitRem folder on your desktop and double click the RunThis.bat file to start the tool.

Follow the prompts on screen and wait for the tool to complete and disk cleanup to finish.

When the tool is finished, it will will create a log named smitfiles.txt in the root of your drive, eg; Local Disk C: or the partition where your operating system is installed. Examining that log should show that the infection was cleaned.

Reboot your computer back to normal mode.

Your computer should now be free of the SpyAxe infection.

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