Title: Win Scan

Type: Rogue Antispyware

Also known as: WinScan

Remove Win Scan
Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(68 / 100)

Win Scan is a rogue disk defragmentation tool that is distributed with a help of malware that may come inside your computer through software vulnerabilities and infected websites. You should beware of Win Scan malware and remove it just after noticing its activity. When Win Scan is on your machine, it will be set to start after each computer restart. That means that your private browsing routine will be surely followed by its misleading messages telling such errors:

Windows detected a hard drive problem.
Scanning for hard drive errors...
Hard drive scan helps to detect and resolve hard drive problems and system performance issues.

Critical Error
Hard Drive not found. Missing hard drive.

Win Scan is another scam which is expected to help for hackers to reach their malicious plan. The main purpose of this fake scanner is to scare the user with fake error reports and make him buy its license. However, buying Win Scan will never help you to resolve your PC problems, so save your money and remove Win Scan. If you have already purchased it, then contact your credit card company to dispute the charges. Then please use our removal instructions below to remove Win Scan from the system as soon as possible. You can remove it manually or using an automatic removal tool. We strongly recommend you to use anti-spyware software to remove this rogue and any related malware from your computer.

Related files: ~[random]r, [random].dll, [random].exe, Win Scan.lnk, Uninstall Win Scan.lnk

Win Scan properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Win Scan snapshot:

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Win Scan manual removal:

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Kill processes:
[random].exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random].exe"
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'

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
[random].dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
~[random]r
[random].dll
[random].exe
Win Scan.lnk
Uninstall Win Scan.lnk

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\[random]
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Win Scan\

Phone Support to remove Win Scan

QR code for Win Scan removal instructions:

QR is short for Quick Response. They can be read quickly by the mobile phones. QR codes can store more data than standard barcodes, including url links, geo coordinates, and text.

The reason we add QR code to the website is that parasites like Win Scan are really hard to remove on infected computer. you can quicly scan the QR code with your mobile device and have manual removal instructions to uninstall Win Scan right in your pocket.

Simply use the QR scanner and read removal instructions from mobile device.

SYMPTOMS OF rogue antispyware INFECTION

Rogue AntiSpyware virus usually imitates the legal anti-spyware software or some essential system components. Typically virus gets inside the computer with a help of trojans, that use security vulnerabilities for that. After getting inside the system, it tries to make it look like your system is infected with the numerous parasites, so it starts ‘scanning’ and finds numerous threats.

All rogue Anti-spyware along with Win Scan have the same purpose: Get your money by using scare tactics. If you will believe that that fake threats are real and pay them money, you will not get them back even if you will ask to cancel the order in your Bank. All the infections are deceptive and you dont need to purchase their Paid version. You need to remove Rogue virus itself.

Information added: 2011-02-28 06:05:58
Information updated: 2011-02-28 06:09:23

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