Winfixer- What is it?

[Soapy Sam]

Google "Winfixer"and you will see a mass of links, sprinkled with ads.
I understand it's some sort of malware.

Anyone know the simple facts?

[kevin]

Google "Winfixer"and you will see a mass of links, sprinkled with ads.
I understand it's some sort of malware.

Anyone know the simple facts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfixer


Here is what Winfixer says it does (but doesn't):

WinFixer 2005 is useful utility to scan and fix any system, registry and hard drive errors. It ensures system stability and performance, frees wasted hard drive space and recovers damaged Word, Excel, music and video files.

WinFixer is closely related to Aurora Network's Nail.exe hijacker/spyware program. In worst case scenarios, it'll embed itself into Internet Explorer and maybe impossible to get rid of from there on. The program is also closely related to the Vundo and Virtumonde viruses and are treated as such.

[Soapy Sam]

Thanks, kevin.