By Jim
Updated on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
Defragmenting your hard drive should be a regular occurrence. This is because a fragmented hard drive is slower and less-efficient when it comes to getting the data you want. It also compiles errors the longer it stays that way. You can use a regular disk defragmenter when doing this, however, third-party programs are usually a better option: they’re faster and usually more thorough in their work. Unfortunately, some of these programs aren’t legitimate – some were made by hackers after your hard-earned cash. One of these programs is WindowsRepair.
WindowsRepair looks like an ordinary disk utility program – it even looks a bit official. But don’t be fooled, it isn’t made to help you – it’s there to steal from you. You don’t even have to install it; it installs itself via Trojans, infected websites and fake online scanners. Once it sneaks into your computer, it will initiate a “scan” on its own. The result of this can would make any user’s blood turn cold: it will say that your hard drive has several critical issues and you risk losing data.
Afterwards, it will offer you a solution: pay for a full version of WindowsRepair to take all the problems away. This will often entail giving your credit card info to people who can’t be trusted with it, which is a bad idea. You don’t even need to do it – these “critical errors” aren’t even real; they’re made up by WindowsRepair to make you buy it. That’s why WindowsRepair and other programs like it are called scareware. Solve all these problems by removing it from your system. To find out the process on doing this, read on.
What if Virus Will Not Let You Open Spyware Doctor or Blocks The Internet?
- Download Spyware Doctor and save to your Desktop (if you cannot download then bookmark this page and skip to Step 3 to restore your internet)
- Rename the file iexplorer.exe
- Restart your Computer in Safe Mode with Networking (keep tapping F8 while your system boots up)
- Launch Internet Explorer, click on Tools and then Internet Options.
- Click on the Connections tab and select LAN Options
- Uncheck the box Use a Proxy Server For Your LAN and click OK
- Launch iexplorer.exe (Spyware Doctor)
- Update Malware Definitions and click Start Scan
- Click the Fix Checked button and remove Windows Repair
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Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Windows Repair slows down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Windows Repair infects your registry and uses it to launch annoying pop up ads out of nowhere.
- Searches are redirected or your homepage and desktop are settings are changed. This is a symptom of a very serious Windows Repair infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Windows Repair will infect your registry and other important system files. If the infection is not treated it can cause a complete collapse of your system.
Some Windows Repair infections contain spyware and keyloggers which can be used to record sensitive data like passwords, credit card, bank account, and social security numbers. The longer you allow the infection to fester, the greater the chance of identity fraud.
How To Remove Infection Manually
Uninstall Windows Repair Processes
Delete Windows Repair Files
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\[random].exe
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\[random].dll
Remove Windows Repair Registry Files
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random]“
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations “LowRiskFileTypes” = ‘/{hq:/s`s:/ogn:/uyu:/dyd:/c`u:/bnl:/ble:/sdf:/lrh:/iul:/iulm:/fhg:/clq:/kqf:/`wh:/lqf:/lqdf:/lnw:/lq2:/l2t:/v`w:/rbs:’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ’1?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “CheckExeSignatures” = ‘no’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Use FormSuggest” = ‘yes’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnonBadCertRecving” = ’0?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1?
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Warning! If Spyware Doctor is blocked by the virus then run your system in safe mode and try again. To do this reboot your system and tap F8 repeatedly as your computer starts up. Then run Spyware Doctor as normal. If this doesn’t work try renaming the Spyware Doctor EXE file.
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