Comments on: SpyMaxx Removal Guide

By: spymaxx

spymaxx — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:26:03 +0000

Spymaxx will not only disable your taskmanager,but will not allow you to have administrator rights.You can try and edit your REG files but unless your an expert in Windows REG,I would not as you could be left with a useless PC.

I fought with the terrible virus for apx 2 weeks ,download countless softwares...
whew! I was about to wipe my HD and just reinstall win XP just to be done with it.
But I found a way to remove it.

By: sonny

sonny — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:58:25 +0000

i cant go to safe mode
i cant do taskmanager

my only hope is probably reformatting

By: Mya

Mya — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:29:50 +0000

For all those with Task Manager issues:

Certain keys in the Registry tell Windows not allow users access to some features, such as Task Manager; these keys may be located in either or both Registry Hives HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE. If any of the following Value Names appear in any of the Keys and the Data Value equals 1 then Task Manager is disabled for your use. You need to either edit the Registry the Data Value to zero or delete the Value Name.

Key names: SOFTWARE\ Policies\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ SystemRestoreâ€¨Software\ Policies \Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\ Restrictions â€¨Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ System

Value names: DisableSR - DisableTaskMgr - DisallowRun - DisableRegistryTools - NoControlPanel

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:54:21 +0000

spymaxx update:

Trend Micro didn't work. Superantispyware seems to have worked but you need to run in safe mode. That's part one.

Part two: cntrl alt del still didn't work, but following this worked for me.

I used the 2nd way. gpedit.msc

Part three: I had to go to desktop properties to get rid of the desktop that said
I had viruses.

Good Luck. I had to spend all day doing this.

There should be a law against this time of downloads.

By: michelle

michelle — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:22:52 +0000

Same problem with me and I have been trying for two weeks now to get rid of it. My taksmanager is disabled and when I try to re-enable it by changing the value , it will let me but then one second later it will revert back to disabled. This is really frustrating, and Smitfraud has not worked for me either. When I try to get rid of the problem files, I am told that I cannot delete them because they are being used by someone else. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have tried various anti-virus software programs.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:23:39 +0000

Same set of problems as jon, Sami and Harvey; nothing removed Spymaxx files permanently (they seemed to reload on the first "regular start up" after the Safe Boot sequence! And,.....we also are dealing with a disabled Task Manager; our message when we try to use it is: "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator". We're assuming this is part of the rogue antispyware methodology? Any guidance you can give us would be helpful! Thanks, Tom.

By: Ric

Ric — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:00:30 +0000

Try regedit, search under edit (Find) spymaxx.* and you get a lot of them. Then delete. But agree - SmitFraud - is a fraud. It does not work. I have yet to find a solution to this crap. Would appreciate any assistance.

By: Harvey Payton

Harvey Payton — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:11:59 +0000

How do we unblock taskmgr that has been disabled from Spymaxx.?

By: Sami

Sami — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:34:51 +0000

SmitFraudFix ver.2.309 dose not successfuly remove Spymaxx.
It failed to stop and remove a process, namely: C:\Doc......\Locals~\Temp\~DF6873.tmp
It also apears to be able to block access to taskmgr.

By: jon

jon — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:51:56 +0000

tried everything to remove spymaxx. NOTHING works!!!!
Also i have no task mgr, so can do nothing with processes