How to remove Win Scan

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Win Scan description

Win Scan is the latest fake protection tool pretending to be a real security tool. Win Scan is designed to pilfer money from unwary PC users. As common for malware Win Scan application spreads via trojan too.

Parasite is distributed online and is difficult to avoid if one does not employ reputable security software. Win Scan is a malicious program and none of the information it shows can’t be trusted. Malware will start to scan your computer and will display rogue results. Few messages it shows reads:

Critical Error!
Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk.

Critical Error
Hard Drive not found. Missing hard drive.

Critical Error
RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.

Critical Error
Windows can’t find hard disk space. Hard drive error

Critical Error!
Windows was unable to save all the data for the file \System32\496A8300. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware.

Critical Error
A critical error has occurred while indexing data stored on hard drive. System restart required.

System Restore
The system has been restored after a critical error. Data integrity and hard drive integrity verification required.

Activation Reminder
Win Scan Activation
Advanced module activation required to fix detected errors and performance issues. Please purchase Advanced Module license to activate this software and enable all features.

Low Disk Space
You are running very low disk space on Local Disk (C:).

Windows – No Disk
Exception Processing Message 0×0000013

Win Scan Diagnostics
Windows detected a hard disk  error.
A problem with the hard drive sectors has been detected. It is recommended to download the following sertified <sic> software to fix the detected hard drive problems. Do you want to download recommended software?

This is a fraud, because malware is not real security software and can’t process any actual security service. It only gains you to buy registered version of the program. It is not worth spending your money for Win Scan application. Use an effective malware remover and terminate the parasite as soon as possible.

How to get rid of Win Scan

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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How to manually remove Win Scan

To get rid of spyware such as Win Scan you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Win Scan related files from your computer.

Take Note: The manual process of removing spyware from your computer is difficult and puts you at risk of damaging your computer. We advise using our automatic Win Scan remover.

1. Uninstall Win Scan from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. Delete Win Scan registry entries: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ".exe"
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ""
   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'
   To open registry editor click Start > Run > type "regedit".
   Warning! Manual registry entries editing may cause damage to your system.
   Download Uniblue RegistryBooster 2010 to scan for registry errors.
3. Search and delete these Win Scan related files:
   %AllUsersProfile%\~
   %AllUsersProfile%\~r
   %AllUsersProfile%\.dll
   %AllUsersProfile%\.exe
   %AllUsersProfile%\
   %AllUsersProfile%\.exe
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\Win Scan.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Win Scan\
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Win Scan\Uninstall Win Scan.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Win Scan\Win Scan.lnk