How to remove Windows Repair
Windows Repair description
Windows Repair is a fictitious security tool which spreads via trojan. With the aid of trojan, spam emails and various websites it tends to be affiliated one can easily fall victim to this dubious application.
Once installed it will perform a quick system scan and report fake malware infections on your computer. It may display fake security alerts as well. These fake reports will read as follows:
System Restore
The system has been restored after a critical error. Data integrity and hard drive integrity verification required.
Windows – No Disk
Exception Processing Message 0×0000013
Critical Error
A critical error has occurred while indexing data stored on hard drive. System restart required.
Do not fall for this blatant scam. This program is fraudulent and malicious. The only purpose it has is to pilfer money from unwary users. Malware may also hijack your browser to misleading websites that sell the program. Information it displays is fabricated and designed only for tricking people into spending their money. Do not purchase it because it is fraud and you money will be stolen. Use decent anti-spyware application and terminate Windows Repair indefinitely.
How to get rid of Windows Repair
This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.
Spyware Doctor is widely valued as one of the best AntiSpyware programs available to protect you from Windows Repair and the latest internet security threats. If your computer is infected with Windows Repair we strongly recommend automatic spyware scanner.
How to manually remove Windows Repair
To get rid of spyware such as Windows Repair you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Windows Repair 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 Windows Repair remover.
- Uninstall Windows Repair from Control Panel
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall. -
Delete Windows Repair registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\{RANDOM}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\{RANDOM}.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. -
Search and delete these Windows Repair related files:
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Repair.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Repair\Windows Repair.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Repair\Uninstall Windows Repair.lnk
%CommonAppData%\{RANDOM}.exe
%CommonAppData%\{RANDOM}
%CommonAppData%\{RANDOM}.dat
April 5th, 2011 12:31
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