Winfixer- What is it?

Soapy Sam · 2nd December 2005, 07:41 AM

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 · 2nd December 2005, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by 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?

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

Originally Posted by From Wikipedia

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 · 2nd December 2005, 07:53 AM

Thanks, kevin.

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2nd December 2005, 07:48 AM	#2
kevin Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,666	Originally Posted by 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? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfixer Originally Posted by From Wikipedia 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.
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2nd December 2005, 07:53 AM	#3
Soapy Sam NLH Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 25,885	Thanks, kevin.
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