How to remove WinCoDecPRO

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WinCoDecPRO description

WinCoDecPRO is a fraudulent program. It displays numerous pop-ups and system tray alerts urging people to install audio and video codec. In some cases Win CoDec PRO claims it can increase quality of video and audio and in some cases it states that multimedia codecs are corrupted. WinCoDec PRO demands paying either $49.99 or $79.99 to fix the issues. WinCoDecPRO is a malware and it won’t do any good to a system.

Here are some of fabricated notifications loaded by WinCoDecPRO:

Warning
Warning! Your media codec is out of date. Press OK to update now.

WARNING.
Fatal Error: Windows can’t play the following media formats: AVI; ASF; WMV; AVS; FLV; MKV; MOV; 3GP; MP4; MPG; MPEG; MP3; AAC; WAV; WMA; CDA; FLAC; M4A; MID. Update your video codec to resolve the issue.

WARNING.
Warning! Media codec has been destroyed. Risk of losing all your audio video files high. To resolve this issue, update your media codec immediately.

How to get rid of WinCoDecPRO

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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How to manually remove WinCoDecPRO

To get rid of spyware such as WinCoDecPRO you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other WinCoDecPRO 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 WinCoDecPRO remover.

1. Uninstall WinCoDecPRO from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these WinCoDecPRO processes:
   wextract.exe
   To stop processes press Ctrl + Alt + Del or click Start > Run > type "taskmgr". Select malicious process in the list and click "End Process" button.
3. Delete WinCoDecPRO registry entries: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "WinCodecPRO"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\taskmgr.exe
   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.
4. Search and delete these WinCoDecPRO related files:
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\WinCodecPRO\Autorun.ico
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\WinCodecPRO\Process.ico
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\WinCodecPRO\Service.ico
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\WinCodecPRO\settings.ini
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\WinCodecPRO\uill.ini
   %\WINDOWS%\system32\wextract.exe
   
5. Block WinCoDecPRO malicious domains:
   wincodecpro.com