WinFixer Removal Instructions

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 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