WinFixer

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WinFixer is a commercial application that masquerades to be a legitimate program. WinFixer can get inside your system without your knowledge or consent through various unsolicited websites. WinFixer tends to display deceptive messages that it has detected system problems and parasites. This may goad you into purchasing its promoted commercial WinFixer variant in order to remove the threat.

To check your computer for WinFixer, download SpyHunter Spyware Detection Tool.

SpyHunter spyware detection tool is only a scanner meant to assist you in detecting WinFixer and other threats. If you detect the presence of WinFixer on your PC, you have the opportunity to purchase the SpyHunter removal tool to remove any traces of WinFixer.

Contents 1 Detection of WinFixer (Recommended) 2 Method of Infection 3 Symptoms 4 Remedies and Preventions 4.1 Install a good anti-spyware software 4.2 Remove WinFixer manually 5 Known Variants 6 External links

Detection of WinFixer (Recommended)

WinFixer is difficult to detect and remove. WinFixer is not likely to be removed through a convenient "uninstall" feature. WinFixer, as well as other spyware, can re-install itself even after it appears to have been removed.

You also run the risk of damaging your computer since you're required to find and delete sensitive files in your system such as DLL files and registry keys. It is recommended you use a good spyware remover to remove WinFixer and other spyware, adware, trojans and viruses on your computer.

Run a WinFixer scan/check to successfully detect all WinFixer files with the SpyHunter Spyware Detection Tool. If you wish to remove WinFixer, you can either purchase the SpyHunter spyware removal tool to remove WinFixer or follow the WinFixer manual removal method provided in the "Remedies and Prevention" section.

Method of Infection

There are many ways your computer could get infected with WinFixer. WinFixer can come bundled with shareware or other downloadable software.

Another method of distributing WinFixer involves tricking you by displaying deceptive pop-up ads that may appear as regular Windows notifications with links which look like buttons reading Yes and No. No matter which "button" that you click on, a download starts, installing WinFixer on your system. WinFixer installs on your computer through a trojan and may infect your system without your knowledge or consent.

If you think you may already be infected with WinFixer, use this SpyHunter Spyware dectection tool to detect WinFixer and other common Spyware infections. After detection of WinFixer, the next advised step is to remove WinFixer with the purchase of the SpyHunter Spyware removal tool.

Symptoms

WinFixer may attempt to change your computer's desktop, hijack your browser, monitor your Internet browsing activities, change system files, and can do this without your knowledge or permission. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to remove all traces of WinFixer from your computer.

Remedies and Prevention

WinFixer, as well as other Spyware, are constantly evolving and becoming more advanced to avoid detection. WinFixer along with its variants can install in different locations and even when you try to uninstall it you find they reappear when you reboot your computer.

Install a good anti-spyware software

When there's a large number of traces of Spyware, for example WinFixer, that have infected a computer, the only remedy may be to automatically run a Spyware scan from a good anti-spyware software designed to detect WinFixer and other types of spyware.

Remove WinFixer manually

Another method to remove WinFixer is to manually delete WinFixer files in your system. Detect and remove the following WinFixer files:

Processes

• winfixerscannerinstall.exe
• winfixer2005setup.exe
• winfixer20.exe
• uwfx5lp_0001_0803netinstaller.exe
• uwfx51.exe
• setup.exe
• df_kme.exe
• install.exe
• sr.exe
• updater.exe
• unins000.exe
• wfx5.exe

DLLs

• crxml.dll
• pcheck.dll
• compcln.dll
• df_fixer.dll
• df_proxy.dll
• ffcom.dll
• ffwraper.dll
• fixcore.dll
• ftrec.dll
• idletrac.dll
• mmfix.dll
• oedrop.dll
• strres.dll
• ddayw.dll
• ddabc.dll
• mllmj.dll
• pmnli.dll
• jkkjh.dll
• awtst.dll
• ssqrs.dll
• awtsq.dll
• awvts.dll
• pmkjh.dll
• opnkjhg.dll
• gebxv.dll
• rqolm.dll

Other Files

• df_kmd.sys
• flash.ini
• updater.dat
• activate.dat
• bnlink.dat
• lapv.dat
• lock.dat
• pv.dat
• unins000.dat
• up.datdatabase.sav
• program.sav
• license.rtf
• sr.log
• trace.log
• update.log
• support.url
• wfx5.url
• template.dbx

Registry Keys

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005\settings
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005\settingsfirstrun
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005\settingsinstalldate
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005\settingslast_scan_high
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005\settingslast_scan_low
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005\settingslast_timeout_high
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005\settingslast_timeout_low
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005\settingslastscanerrorcount
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005\settingsoverwriteandbackupfilestopath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunWinFixer2005
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005abbr
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005activationcode
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005euluwfx5lp_0001_0803
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005installpath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\winsoftware\winfixer2005productcode
• B8B55274-0F9A-41E5-9067-A3539BD9E860
• 23868256-5CDA-47E9-8F7E-C407F3B43E5F
• MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON\NOTIFY\mllmj
• 012F1474-1963-4459-A244-20763BE45D42
• 463C93D7-E756-4430-85B5-6086A754CC9C
• MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON\NOTIFY\pmnli
• 05CE46FF-21E1-4B93-B9B8-3C1A78BE2D05
• 94387CA3-0BED-4B3B-B987-B687805C46F2
• MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON\NOTIFY\jkkjh
• D6350473-7DC0-4704-BEC0-9B035064A150
• 351386ED-919E-4CD2-AFA9-1F61ECFC9C82
• FBC5ABD9-0E0B-44D7-9AA7-4DC9AA885A5F
• 60C9C42E-8651-45C7-9AF0-EF97CEA2A991
• 640AF234-E823-4916-96AA-2C9D79788290
• MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON\NOTIFY\awtst
• MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON\NOTIFY\ssqrs
• EC4DDB07-8E2F-425B-A138-14A587CEF60F
• 5E079580-BD0F-4987-9333-05960D834E5C
• D2312F19-F9F7-4FF0-8C5D-36E3E6E5E853
• 343A2FED-471A-487B-B610-67B7DE246D69
• MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON\NOTIFY\awtsq
• MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON\NOTIFY\awvts
• D73C235F-D1C2-4DF8-9B51-5A39DFFF7B19
• 5FDBC8F3-5251-435D-8B5E-AEC8DE47FC29
• 295B7A47-742F-432D-AF1A-8B0E452C8348
• A018263B-3D4C-4EE5-BAED-955DB86E7851
• 57EFEE45-3BC5-4206-87CC-09AA124C5747
• 2E379BBC-E37E-48DD-8855-B72243B676D2
• C3C00057-1451-4334-93D9-3A5EF6031527
• 393DE829-A62C-4D53-B65B-AE60EAC55345
• 8EEE59BD-F526-4477-9E4B-21400B0CAFA4
• 5DE85B13-89DC-411B-BD04-420E02FE8322
• C59199B8-CE52-42C5-ADDF-5E02AE66D6BC
• 410B047E-A4D8-4875-89AD-98E0415E9676

Known Variants

VirusBurst is a re-branded variant of other well-known rogue anti-spyware programs, including SpywareQuake, SpyFalcon, SpywareStrike, SpySheriff, SpyHeal and many other pseudonyms.

External links

If your computer is running slow, or making excessive popups, you may be infected with Spyware. Wiki-Security recommends, Start SpyHunter's Spyware Scan.

• Non-profit Malware Process Library - Non-profit website that list most known Spyware Process names.
• How Spyware And The Weapons Against It Are Evolving
• Windows System Update - Latest bug fixes for Microsoft Windows
• Manual Removal Instructions for WinFixer - Learn how to remove WinFixer.
• McAfee Threat Center - Library of detailed information on viruses.
• Remove WinFixer - Easy WinFixer removal steps. Parasite database on how to remove spyware and rogue anti-spyware programs.

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