Title: Winpup

Type: Adware

Remove Winpup. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(30 / 100)

Winpup is an adware parasite that displays large amount of undesirable pop-up advertisements. The threat can silently download from the Internet and run arbitrary files. It has the ability to update itself. Winpup is usually installed by some advertising-supported products or even parasites. It automatically runs on every Windows startup.

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

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Winpup manual removal:

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Kill processes:
winpup.exe, winpup32.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[random name]

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
winpup.exe, winpup32.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Winpup uses files with random names and creates randomly named registry keys in order to complicate its detection and complete removal.

All Winpup files can be found in the default system directory, which is one of the following: C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32.

Information added: 2004-03-19 10:00:00
Information updated: 2005-09-03 07:25:38

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stoopid

I hate this damn thing. Takes forever to remove completely from your system.

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2004 04 14

agrieved xp user

I agree with the above statement, Every time u reboot it reinstalls itself

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2004 05 12

Pissed off ME user

its a cunt of a thing, I was lucky to notice the time my computer went all weird. Main give away was a popup saying I have spyware. I noted the time of the annoyance, and searched for all the files from that time. Ok, so this pissed off a computer expert here, I can only feel sorry for the computer n00bs (newbies) out there who don't know what the fuck is going on.

I can say, 4 days later, my computer is clean again.

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2004 05 13

blah

killed it once, now it's back. this is bullshit and highly annoying.

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2004 05 24

WTF Over?

It is a clever program that closes anything that would have the ability to delete it. I can say that at the very least all other programs function. Oh and of course I love the porn web sites that it has directed my children to. Thanks Winpup!

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2004 05 27

cnp2004

I clicked the above link "download remover software" above and downloaded their free scanner. It found all kinds of stuff. What they don't bother to mention anywhere is the fact that in order to remove this stuff you have to purchase their software. Pretty sneaky if you ask me. If they would have said that up front, I wouldn't have wasted my time, and I certainly won't purchase their software now. They ain't the only game in town.

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2004 08 01

Guest

It won't die!!! None of my programs blocked it! And if you click the spyhunter thing, if you have SpybotS&D, it'll block the pupop spyhunter will give you if you want to download spyhunter. Even if you're doing something comepletely "safe" (i.e. RESEARCHING), it'll still have a chance to install itself. It also paves the way for my spyware and adware to kill your PC. So far, the only way I know how to remove it is to salvage all your necessary files and then reconfigure the whole thing or buy some expensive removal software.

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2004 09 18

Guest

I had the pest pup problem, nothing could get rid of it all, but then I discovered a programs called 'Registry Crawler' on www.Download.com. After you've don't all you can as far as manual removal/spyware scan you just type in "winpup" delete the Reg keys and ta da!

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2004 10 14

Goin Nuts

Dude,

Nothing works! Who the "f" developed this program???? I"m willing to purchase an airline ticket and stop in for a little visit.

Anyway, Adaware, Spybot, Registry Crawler and everything under the sun is not doing a thing. Who has been successful in getting this garb off their machine? And how????

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2005 02 20

xocusunr

why dont we start suing the company posting the advertisement? This is clearly digital trespassing and possilby spam if you bend the definitions a bit.

There is no way to remove it and we had no knowledge of the damn thing bieing installed. it has to hold up!

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2005 03 27

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