How to remove Wind Optimizer

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Wind Optimizer description

Wind Optimizer is a malware that pretends to be a Windows optimization program. It is the successor of the other infamous rogue system security software Personal Antivirus. Wind Optimizer might be obtained by visiting malicious websites and installed with the help of trojan viruses. It usually downloads itself into the system without the user being even aware of it, therefore is a highly dangerous application.

Once on the system Wind Optimizer reduces the performance of the computer dramatically, loads numerous ads forcing the user into buying the ‘full version’ of the program. Please note that Wind Optimizer is not a legitimate Windows system optimization software and it does not improve your system performance. On the contrary, it is a malicious software that infects the computer with viruses and system parasites. It is very important to remove Wind Optimizer upon detection, following the instructions bellow.

How to get rid of Wind Optimizer

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How to manually remove Wind Optimizer

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

1. Uninstall Wind Optimizer from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these Wind Optimizer processes:
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\Contig.exe
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\unins000.exe
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\WindOptimizer.exe
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\WODefragmenter.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 Wind Optimizer registry entries: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wind Optimizer_is1
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Wind Optimizer"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "AutoUpdateDisableNotify"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "InternetSettingsDisableNotify"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "UacDisableNotify"
   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 Wind Optimizer related files:
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Wind Optimizer
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Wind Optimizer\Purchase License.lnk
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Wind Optimizer\Uninstall Wind Optimizer.lnk
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Wind Optimizer\Wind Optimizer Home Page.lnk
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Wind Optimizer\Wind Optimizer.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Wind Optimizer
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Wind Optimizer\updateloadlist.ini
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Wind Optimizer\db
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Wind Optimizer\db\Settings.ini
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Wind Optimizer\db\Urls.inf
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\WOSetup.exe.txt
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\WOSetup.tmp.txt
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\activate.ico
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\Explorer.ico
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\log_09062009.wlg
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\unins000.dat
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\uninstall.ico
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\vista.manifest
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\vista.res
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\WO_install.iss
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\WO_install.new.iss
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\WOIsnce.db
   c:\Program Files\Wind Optimizer\db