The STOPzilla virus is a common virus that’s responsible for many problems on your PC. It’s continually installing itself on your computer and causing all sorts of problems, which can include the likes of the Google search results on your screen being replaced with MSN & Yahoo! etc. If you want to get rid of this virus, it’s vital that you’re able to remove all of its elements from your system – which can be done by using the tutorial in the link below.
The “badware” part of this virus is, what’s causing most of your problems. This program is basically the “front-door” to all sorts of other bad software (known as “spyware”), which will then infect your PC. To get rid of the virus, you need to work smarter by getting rid of all elements of the program that it will place on your PC. Not many people realize this, but the program is basically divided into 3 main parts. These are the main application program, the hidden “front-door” program that installs itself on your PC and a series of codes & files that will do all sorts of damage.
As you may know, spyware generally contains annoying advertisements that will usually show up on your screen. This will often times show up while you use your computer and will continually interrupt whatever you’re doing. To make sure that this virus is completely removed from your system, you need to be able to use an effective & reliable spyware removal tool. We’ve used several on our clients’ computers and found that there’s one that will actually work to get rid of the virus from your computer without causing any more problems.
The first thing you should do is to remove any of the infected program files it may have. The program files will typically remain on your computer in the likes of files or registry keys. You should be able to find these by looking in “My Computer” on your desktop or “My Computer / Software” on your laptop. After you’ve got them, you should remove them manually. This can be done by using a “registry cleaner” program which will scan through your PC and remove the infected registry entries.
The second way to get rid of the virus is to use a spyware removal tool. Although these programs may be available for free online, many of them will actually cause more damage than good to your PC. This is because many of the so-called “free” anti-spyware tools will end up removing a lot of legitimate antivirus programs as well as the Stopzilla virus. You should therefore be sure to only use the best anti-spyware tool available. We’ve found that a program called XoftSpy is the most reliable program to remove the virus and protect your PC.
The best anti-spyware program is also the most simple to use. It’s a relatively low-tech tool that work by identifying all the infections that your computer has, and then letting you choose whether you want to remove them. It then lets you schedule a manual removal process of the virus. You can even use it to protect other computers on your network if you have multiple computers. You should download XoftSpy onto every computer on your network who needs it and then let it scan. It will identify all the virus components on each of your systems and either delete them or quarantine them for future use.
