Anyone know how to remove WinFixer?

Post #237,491 by drewk 12/9/05 4:47:19 PM Reply	Anyone know how to remove WinFixer? Got a friend who has it. A quick google turns up stuff offering to remove it, but all involves installing something else that doesn't look too trustworthy. So what'll whack this one? Oh, and I'm going to probably go look at his system next weekend. He says he keeps getting popups, if he tries to close them they open up more, and his 1-yr-old computer on a cable modem "feels slower" than his 5-yr-old computer with DSL did at the old house. Yeah, I'll be there for a while. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #237,492 by Yendor 12/9/05 4:49:29 PM Reply	format c: /s Oh, you wanted a USEFUL suggestion... -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #237,494 by Another Scott 12/9/05 5:03:44 PM Reply	This thread talks about it... [link\|http://groups.google.com/group/24hoursupport.helpdesk/browse_thread/thread/f9a17c592406930f/a70c24a9dc320a43?lnk=st&q=winfixer&rnum=1#a70c24a9dc320a43\|Google Groups]. If you can sort through all the insults, there's probably some useful info there. In particular WinFixer (Vundo) has a fix on [link\|http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.vundo.removal.tool.html\|Symantec's site]. Someone also indicates in that thread that the latest [link\|http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/\|AdAware SE] will remove it also. Caveat emptor. I've not tried either of the fixes. HTH. Good luck! Cheers, Scott.
Post #237,514 by Andrew Grygus 12/9/05 6:56:40 PM 12/9/05 6:59:32 PM Reply	I've removed it several times . . . . . but by hand with my usual tools HijackThis LSPFix AdAware DllCompare/Killbox Command AntiVirus Control Panel / Add Remove Software RegEdit I don't know just what I used, but I'm sure HijackThis was the main one. It didn't require DllCompare but I'm not sure of the rest. I'm usually using everything at once to remove multiple infections so it's hard to keep track. Some require doing it all in Safe Mode. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx] Edited by Andrew Grygus Dec. 9, 2005, 06:59:32 PM EST Expand All History
Post #237,691 by static 12/11/05 11:19:03 PM Reply	I fill like a shill... Get Spyware Doctor off download.com. It's a time-limited version, so it will stop in 15 days, but it should remove WinFixer for you in the meantime. Wade. "Insert crowbar. Apply force."
Post #237,729 by drewk 12/12/05 10:10:08 AM Reply	Groovy, thanks to all This is the guy who does my taxes pro bono. Un-screwing his PC every couple of months is my end of the deal. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #237,743 by jbrabeck 12/12/05 12:06:01 PM Reply	What? You can't do 1040A by yourself? :-) [image\|/forums/images/warning.png\|0\|This is sarcasm...] of course A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #238,407 by jbrabeck 12/17/05 12:17:22 AM Reply	Ya won't happen to have a coupon code available? Willing to pay and register, but if I can get it cheaper... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #238,510 by static 12/18/05 10:21:27 PM Reply	Sorry, I can't do that for you. And certainly not in a public forum! :-) It is our flagship product, after all. Wade. "Insert crowbar. Apply force."
Post #238,516 by jbrabeck 12/19/05 12:03:11 AM Reply	Like i said, can't hurt to ask and I wouldn't have expected it posted publicly. :-) Thanks A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #238,426 by drewk 12/17/05 11:24:04 AM Reply	Version there now is scan only At least I should get an idea what I'm dealing with though. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #238,509 by static 12/18/05 10:20:20 PM Reply	That's possible. I'm not across those sort of changes. I know for sure the one off www.pctools.com is scan-only. There is a time-limited scan-and-fix version, but they might have taken that off download.com. Wade. "Insert crowbar. Apply force."

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