Remove WinPerformance. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: WinPerformance

Type: Malware
Severity scale:WinPerformance severity is 81  (81 / 100)
 
WinPerformance is a rogue anti-spyware program, which is, esentially, a fake spyware remover bent on intimidating the user into buying it's "licensed version". To reach it's goal, WinPerformance uses popups, fake system notifications and falsified registry scans. The most common way of infection is through Trojans, disguised as video codecs, which exploit browser security holes.

WinPerformance is a scam and should be treated as such: do NOT download or buy it and block it's homepage using your HOSTS file.


Related files: %programfilesdir%\WinPerformance\zlib.dll, %programfilesdir%\WinPerformance\WinPerformance.ini, WinPerformance.exe, Uninstall.exe, scan.archive, %programfilesdir%\WinPerformance\extensions\index.ext, %programfilesdir%\WinPerformance\extensions\main.mdb, %programfilesdir%\WinPerformance\extensions\main.dll, warn_bad.bmp, warn_trusted.bmp, warn_unknown.bmp, winspeedup_installer.exe

Automatic WinPerformance removal:

remover for WinPerformance

WinPerformance manual removal:

Kill processes:
WinPerformance.exe winspeedup_installer.exe zhdtk3ccls.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run winperformance
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run winperformance
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winperformance
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winperformance displayicon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winperformance displayname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winperformance uninstallstring
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\winperformance
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\winperformance demo_id
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\winperformance host
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\winperformance user_id
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run winperformance

Unregister DLLs:
main.dll zlib.dll

Delete files:
WinPerformance.exe %programfilesdir%\\WinPerformance\\WinPerformance.ini %programfilesdir%\\WinPerformance\\zlib.dll uninstall.exe scan.archive %programfilesdir%\\WinPerformance\\extensions\\index.ext %programfilesdir%\\WinPerformance\\extensions\\main.mdb %programfilesdir%\\WinPerformance\\extensions\\main.dll warn_bad.bmp warn_trusted.bmp warn_unknown.bmp winspeedup_installer.exe

Other programs to remove WinPerformance:

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

Information added: 19/02/08
Information updated: 19/02/08

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