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WinFixer Removal Instructions

Posted: April 15, 2006

Why is it important to remove WinFixer?

WinFixer is an illegal and corrupt anti-spyware program!

WinFixer may look like a legitimate anti-spyware, but it’s created only to scare you into purchasing WinFixer. WinFixer may scare you into buying it by overwhelming you with fake alerts or pop-ups. WinFixer can’t prevent your computer from being infected with spyware — WinFixer may actually damage your system.

I have WinFixer, what do I do?

You have many options for detecting and removing WinFixer. The most extreme is reformatting your PC, possibly costing you all of your data and definitely costing hour of time wasted on reloading your PC to its original form. Reformatting your computer should be your last resort. If you’re having problems finding WinFixer, try using a preferred spyware scanner to quickly detect WinFixer first. If you don’t have a spyware scanner, you can always try the instructional methods provided below.

  • Start a full system scan to detect WinFixer & other parasites.
  • SpyHunter will automatically search for WinFixer files.

Please note that SpyHunter’s free scanner is only for detection purposes. If SpyHunter’s scanner finds WinFixer on your PC, you can buy SpyHunter’s full version to remove WinFixer and other spyware.

Are you infected with WinFixer?

Your machine may be infected with WinFixer, if you have the following symptoms:
*Note: Symptoms tend to vary depending on software installed on your system and other system factors.

Symptom #1: A questionable red or green icon appears in your system tray next to the system clock, representing a newly installed program which you do not recall ever downloading. If you click on the icon a fake system alert popup will direct you to WinFixer’s website. In some cases, even when you don’t click on the icon the fake system alert may still pop up.

Symptom #2: The questionable icon pops up a fake system alert that lures you into downloading WinFixer program by stating that your computer is infected with dangerous spyware and that you should download WinFixer program to remove the alleged infection. The false system alert may read:

“SPYWARE INFECTION! Your system is infected with spyware. Windows recommends that you use a spyware removal tool to prevent loss of data. Using this PC before having it cleaned of spyware threats is highly discouraged.”

Symptom #3: Once you’re infected, rogue anti-spyware WinFixer will run on every time Windows starts up. A screenshot of WinFixer is provided below.

WinFixer Screenshot

WinFixer Manual Detection

If you’ve discovered that WinFixer has infected your PC, you must act quickly and take the proper steps to eliminating the infection. Note: The manual removal of any parasite is difficult. To avoid the unnecessary risk of damaging your computer, we advise you to download SpyHunter’s spyware scanner tool to automatically detect WinFixer.

To manually remove WinFixer, follow these removal steps:

Step #1: Remove WinFixer with Windows Add/Remove Programs utility.

Sometimes all it takes to get rid of spyware like WinFixer is to remove the program using the Add/Remove Programs control panel in Windows.

  1. In Windows XP Professional, click on Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
  2. In Windows 2000 Professional / Windows ME / Windows 98, click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
  3. In the list of programs, search for the software you want to remove. If you see a program you don’t recognize or don’t recall installing, look it up in Google to learn what it is.
  4. Select the questionable program and remove it with the Remove button.

Step #2: Kill WinFixer using the Windows Task Manager

To kill a WinFixer process that has infected your computer, you will need to use the Windows Task Manager to check by process, highlight the process in question, and then end the task. To do this:

  1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC on the keyboard.
  2. Click on Processes Tab to see all active tasks. For easier detection, left click the process under the heading Image Name.
  3. Find and kill the following WinFixer process:
    wfx5.exe
    unins000.exe
    updater.exe
    sr.exe
    install.exe
    df_kme.exe
    setup.exe
    uwfx51.exe
    uwfx5lp_0001_0803netinstaller.exe
    winfixer20.exe
    winfixer2005setup.exe
    winfixerscannerinstall.exe
  4. Once you’ve identified the WinFixer process, press DEL on your keyboard or click End Process to kill it from your system.

Step #3: Use PsKill to Kill a Process

Sometimes a parasite can disable your Windows Task Manager so you can use pslist and pskill (a third party application by Mark Russinovich) to list and kill the unwanted processes.

  1. Download PsKill or PsList.
  2. Extract the program from the .Zip archive.
  3. Move pskill.exe to your C: drive.
  4. Open a command window and click Start > Run.
  5. Type cmd and click the OK button.
  6. In the command window, type C:pskill.exe and the name of the process you wish to kill, then press Enter. For example, if you wanted to kill the process for WinFixer, you would type: C:pskill.exe WinFixer.exe.
    If the file was successfully removed, PsKill will say “process WinFixer.exe killed”.
  7. Find and Remove these WinFixer files:
    rqolm.dll
    gebxv.dll
    opnkjhg.dll
    pmkjh.dll
    awvts.dll
    awtsq.dll
    ssqrs.dll
    awtst.dll
    jkkjh.dll
    pmnli.dll
    mllmj.dll
    ddabc.dll
    ddayw.dll
    template.dbx
    wfx5.url
    support.url
    update.log
    trace.log
    sr.log
    license.rtf
    program.sav
    up.datdatabase.sav
    unins000.dat
    pv.dat
    lock.dat
    lapv.dat
    bnlink.dat
    activate.dat
    updater.dat
    flash.ini
    df_kmd.sys
    strres.dll
    oedrop.dll
    mmfix.dll
    idletrac.dll
    ftrec.dll
    fixcore.dll
    ffwraper.dll
    ffcom.dll
    df_proxy.dll
    df_fixer.dll
    compcln.dll
    pcheck.dll
    crxml.dll
    wfx5.exe
    unins000.exe
    updater.exe
    sr.exe
    install.exe
    df_kme.exe
    setup.exe
    uwfx51.exe
    uwfx5lp_0001_0803netinstaller.exe
    winfixer20.exe
    winfixer2005setup.exe
    Arraywinfixerscannerinstall.exe

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

One Comment

  • EveryFixer says:

    I came to conclusion that WinFixer is relatively harmless itself, but it clearly shows the state of PC
    security. Since it exploits vulnerabilities in MS Internet Explorer, I always recommend to all who fell victim
    to winfixer, to switch to Firefox. Also, some kind of active antispyware protection is recommended.

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