- 1). Back up any valuable information on your computer. You can do this by copying the information to a CD or DVD, archiving it online or setting a system restore point. For a system restore, you'll need to pull up the Start menu, then select the following folders: "All Programs," "Accessories," "System Tools" and "System Restore."
- 2). Diagnose whether your computer has spyware entries in its registry by using the links in the Registry Key Database--see Resources--or by running a trusted antispyware program like Spyware Doctor.
- 3). Allow the antispyware program or database to remove the registry keys for you. This is the safest option. If you absolutely insist upon doing it yourself, you can open the registry file manually by pulling up the Start menu, selecting "Run" and then entering "regedit."
- 4). Use the "Ctrl-F" find function to locate the suspicious spyware entries identified by the database and then delete those folders.
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