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    WinFixer 2005

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by pcharouz, Sep 27, 2005.

  1. pcharouz

    pcharouz Notebook Evangelist

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    My friend has winfixer on his computer and its really enoying, can somebody tell me how to remove it?
    I tried:
    -disable in "msconfig" (also tried to uneinstall in diagnostic startup)
    -killing the process
    -Uninstaling
    -Serching and deleting with windows
    -deleting from program files
    -disable in "msconfig"
     
    pcharouz, Sep 27, 2005
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    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    you mean it's one of those adware/spyware type of programs?

    If so, get adaware or microsoft's anti-spyware and run it.
     
    qwester, Sep 27, 2005
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  3. pcharouz

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    I tried that alredy but it didnt work
     
    pcharouz, Sep 27, 2005
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    qwester, Sep 27, 2005
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    I got that WinFixer too on my computer some how, its a spyware/adware program that tells you that you have spyware/adware/trojans/etc. It said my computer had 1076 things wrong with it, i dont think so! What worked for me was just uninstalling it in the control panel.
     
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    When I uninstall it, and restart it just starts scaning on startup again
     
    pcharouz, Sep 28, 2005
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    use "hijackthis". i used that to remove the bigger threat spyware that just keeps on reappearing.
     
    DUNCANGEL, Sep 28, 2005
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