Should I download this WinFixer product?

5 thoughts on “Should I download this WinFixer product?”

1. malware_expert says:

   November 7, 2009 at 3:46 pm

   here are manual removal instructions:

2. brockinbrush says:

   November 7, 2009 at 3:46 pm

   Hello !
   No, WinFixer is a Virus called TR/Dldr.WinFixer.AU.

3. jibbarjabar says:

   November 7, 2009 at 3:46 pm

   No.

   The prompts are caused by a trojan infection and the trojan must be removed.

   Your computer very likely has a Vundo infection. Follow the link below to remove.

   "The Vundo family of Trojans is one of the most common infections we find on user’s PC’s. The infection can cause popups which usually advertise rogue antispyware programs. Some common rogue antispyware programs that are advertised are WinFixer, SysProtect and Winantispyware for example. Users are normally targeted by false positives, and warning of infection – an example of this could be popups alerting users they are infected with a blackworm virus. The most common method of infection is through outdated versions of the Sun Java platform; older versions are being exploited so it is important to firstly make sure that your Java software is fully up to date. Thankfully, the infection is relatively easy to remove, and a specialised tool has been created to remove the vundo trojan from infected computers. The following guide will explain how to use the tool, and hopefully rid your system of this malware."
   http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic18610.html

   How to Remove WinFixer / Virtumonde / Msevents / Trojan.vundo.:
   http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic18610.html

   Good luck.

4. M M M says:

   November 7, 2009 at 3:46 pm

   A quick Google search returns a lot of hits showing WinFixer as malware, rogue software. Don’t download it.

5. heebus_jeebus says:

   November 7, 2009 at 3:46 pm

   WinFixer is one of the most notorious *rogue* antispyware. Do not install it. The fact that you are getting pop ups wanting you to install it indicates that you probably already have a trojan infection. I would suggest that you download, update, and run Superantispyware to remove any malware that may be lurking.

   Superantispyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/

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