Remove WinFavorites. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: WinFavorites

Type: Adware
Severity scale:WinFavorites severity is 35  (35 / 100)
 
WinFavorites is an adware program that downloads and displays undesirable commercial advertisements. The threat also downloads and runs arbitrary potentially harmful files. It is able to update itself via the Internet. WinFavorites is bundled with some advertising-supported products. It can also be manually installed. The adware runs on every Windows startup.


WinFavorites properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic WinFavorites removal:

remover for WinFavorites

WinFavorites manual removal:

Kill processes:
a.exe, bridge.exe, winfavorites.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mswpl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\systray
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFavorites
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\RunDLL=rundll32.exe %System%\bridge.dll,load
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Bridge.brdg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Bridge.brdg.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Jao.jao
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Jao.jao.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{78E25B5D-78E25B5D-78E25B5D-78E25B5D-78E25B5D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{80BB7465-A638-43B5-9827-8E8FE38DFCC1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{9C691A33-7DDA-4C2F-BE4C-C176083F35CF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{4FDBDBAD-FEFE-4C4C-9CC1-1181052AFB12}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{B88A3AF1-4F1B-4400-8FFB-3FCB108CE115}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C094876D-1B0E-46FA-B6A6-7FFc0F970c27}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{DDAF2479-6F00-4599-998A-3ED75686C6D0}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{9C691A33-7DDA-4C2F-BE4C-C176083F35CF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\bridge
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Win Favorites
Delete files:
a.exe, bridge.exe, winfavorites.exe, bridge.dll, jao.dll
Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\WinFavorites
Misc:
Exact file location:
winfavorites.exe - C:\Program Files\WinFavorites
a.exe, bridge.exe, bridge.dll, jao.dll - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

Other programs to remove WinFavorites:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 30/09/05

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1. MacVee by Guest. 2004-09-17 14:09:41
Registry values can not be traced


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