Lithium Description and Removal Instructions

Lithium Description (Scan your PC for Lithium with SpyHunter)

This is a very dangerous Remote Administration Tool. It includes such functions as "password capture", "file manager", "screen capture:, etc. The attacker can steal all user passwords, take screenshots of user activity, download/upload files, stored in the infected PC. Lithium is a big RAT virus family. Versions appeared in the internet from December 2001 to October 2002. The pest is written in Delphi and visual C++ applicationming languages. The author of this pest is a hacker called Olympus. The pest also includes a "notifier" function. It means that the attacker gets notified via the e-mail once the pest infects some PC. Lithium Spyware is not at all related to Lithium Network Monitoring Platform.

Why Should I Remove Lithium?

Note: Manual removal is a difficult process and it is not recommend unless you are an expert in this field. Therefore, your best defense is to download and install a reliable anti-spyware program to scan Lithium and other spyware on your machine. In order to detect Lithium in the easiest and fastest way possible, we advised trying the free SpyHunter scanner provided on this website. The free version of SpyHunter is only a detection utility.

However, if you wish to continue to the Lithium removal stage with SpyHunter, you must first purchase the full version of SpyHunter or you can manually remove Lithium by moving on to the "Remove Lithium Manually" section.

Online threats constantly change to avoid detection, and therefore SpyHunter comes equipped with a full technical support, as well as a one-on-one customer support service called Spyware HelpDesk which gives its support technicians the ability to create a custom automated fix tailored to your PC. If SpyHunter is unable to detect and remove Lithium, the Spyware Helpdesk will generate a custom fix, transmit it to your SpyHunter removal tool and completely remove Lithium from your PC.

1. Download SpyHunter Scanner.
   
   
2. Run a full system scan to detect Lithium files.
   
   
3. Once you've detected Lithium on your PC, you will then need to purchase SpyHunter to start the removal process.
   
   
4. Reboot your PC and rerun the scan for any remaining traces of Lithium.
   
   

** SpyHunter scanner version is ONLY for detection. To remove Lithium and other threats, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's removal tool.

Remove Lithium Manually

Tip: If you are not an expert in this field, we highly recommend you use SpyHunter to scan your PC for Lithium. You'll run the risk of damaging your computer if you make a mistake during the manual removal process.

Lithium Advice

Lithium manual removal process can be difficult to do because you're required to access and edit sensitive files in your system registry.

Warning: If you try to remove Lithium files without being completely sure what you are doing, you run the risk of damaging or losing important data on your computer.

Tip: To avoid this risk, we highly recommend you use a good spyware cleaner/remover to automatically find and remove Lithium as well as spyware, adware, trojan and malware in your PC.

Lithium Automatic Detection

To automatically search for Lithium...
Download SpyHunter Scanner.

** SpyHunter scanner version is ONLY for detection. To remove Lithium and other threats, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's removal tool.

For more details on Lithium, please read our "Lithium Overview" below.

Lithium Overview

In the following sections, we investigate and explain the key malicious properties that are attributed to Lithium.

How Lithium infects your PC

Lithium may use one or more of these methods to infect your computer. Lithium is spyware that may take control of your entire system. Lithium may infect your computer...

• Through unexpected email attachments. One of the most popular ways of becoming infected with spyware is by opening an attachment sent via e-mail. You should never open unexpected email attachments. Confirm with the sender first that they did in fact send the email.
  
  
• Through browser security loopholes while you're surfing the Web. Some spyware can even bypass firewalls by disguising itself as part of legitimate software.
  
  
• Through instant messenger programs. If you're not secured by a good firewall, spyware can attach itself when you're sharing files with your instant messenger.
  
  
• Lithium recreates, repairs and updates itself. Lithium and other complex spyware applications may recreate, repair and update themselves to evade deletion. When Lithium alters, restores and updates its files, DLLs, registry keys and process, a scanner may only remove part of the program allowing the other remaining files to execute procedures to repair and update. In these cases, it can make the Lithium manual removal process very difficult.
  
  

Lithium Prevention Rules

Follow these Lithium prevention rules and protect your computer from Lithium and other spyware:

Rule #1: Ensure that your Windows Security is up-to-date.

Every week Microsoft provides their new updates that can always be downloaded manually from the Microsoft website. To get Microsoft Update, you should do the following steps:

1. Go to IE > Tools > Windows Update > Product Updates,
   
   
2. Select "ALL High-Priority Security Updates" from the list,
   
   
3. Open IE and go to Internet Options > Security > Internet,
   
   
4. Press "Default Level" and then OK,
   
   
5. Press "Custom Level."

Rule #2: Download and install a reliable anti-spyware software.

A good anti-spyware software that recognizes current Lithium as well as other forms of spyware can be the answer to all your security issues. Listed below is an anti-spyware program that can effectively reverse the damage of your computer and detect Lithium automatically.

Download SpyHunter Scanner.

** SpyHunter scanner version is ONLY for spyware detection. To remove Lithium and other online threats, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's removal tool.

Rule #3: Keep your anti-spyware definitions up-to-date.

New Lithium files can be created every day, thus it is very important to ensure that your anti-spyware program is up-to-date. Your anti-spyware scanner should have an update feature where with a click of a button so you can get new spyware definitions immediately. Often, good anti-spyware software will open an update window reminding you that there are new updates available.

Rule #4: Install and keep your firewall turned on.

A firewall is vital for a complete protection of your PC. Ensure that your firewall is always turned on. A firewall can stop unwanted software like Lithium from hijacking your PC.

Lithium and other Spyware Related Info:

Wikipedia.org/Spyware - Wikipedia's definition of spyware.
StopBadware.org - A non-profit organization that aims to fight against badware.
Anti-Spyware Coalition - Is a group dedicated to building a consensus about definitions and best practices in the debate surrounding spyware and other potentially unwanted technologies.