Title: Winshow

Type: Browser Hijackers

Remove Winshow. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(37 / 100)

Winshow is a pop-up opener implemented as an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object, controlled by 00hq.com. The origin is currently unknown. When a targeted word or phrase is spotted in a web site you are viewing in Internet Explorer, Winshow may open a pop-up advert. So far adverts have been served from 00hq.com and 8ad.com. Can download and execute arbitrary unsigned code from its controlling server, as a self-updating feature.

Winshow properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Winshow manual removal:

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Kill processes:
msupdater.exe, trojandownloader.win32.winshow.c.exe, trojandownloader.win32.winshow.e.exe, trojandownloader.win32.winshow.o.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{6cc1c918-ae8b-4373-a5b4-28ba1851e39a}'
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{6cc1c91a-ae8b-4373-a5b4-28ba1851e39a}'
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{6cc1c918-ae8b-4373-a5b4-28ba1851e39a}'
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\winlink.viewsource'
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\winlink.viewsource.1'
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\winshow.viewsource'
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\winshow.viewsource.1'
'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winshow'
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\clsid\{6cc1c918-ae8b-4373-a5b4-28ba1851e39a}'
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{6cc1c918-ae8b-4373-a5b4-28ba1851e39a}'
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{6cc1c91a-ae8b-4373-a5b4-28ba1851e39a}'
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\winshow.viewsource'
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\winshow.viewsource.1'
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{6cc1c918-ae8b-4373-a5b4-28ba1851e39a}'
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ microsoft \ windows \ currentversion \ uninstall \ winshow'

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
msupdater.exe, winlink.dll, winshow.dll, winshow.dll, mshp.dll, trojandownloader.win32.winshow.c.exe, trojandownloader.win32.winshow.e.exe, trojandownloader.win32.winshow.o.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
\winlink
\winshow

Information added: 2004-03-19 10:00:00
Information updated: 2005-06-18 12:06:30

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2004 03 05

Guest

Win32 is not only an annoyance, I eventually could not get on the internet to even investigate how to get rid of it. What I finally realized was I could do a system restore that returned my computer to 3 days prior before the fatal blow to my internet accessibility. I happily downloaded the fix that Yahoo provides and Win32 is now history - but my computer is SO SLOW with the fix. oh well.

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2005 06 18

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