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How to Remove WiniFighter [Removal Guide]

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How to Remove WiniFighter [Removal Guide]

Post by Doctor Inferno on Sat 11 Jul 2009, 12:58 am

This guide will give you easy instructions on how to remove WiniFighter (WinFighter or Win Fighter) for free.


What is WiniFighter? (Information)


WiniFighter is a fake security software which uses fraudulent strategies by displaying false or exaggerated security issues on your computer rather than any legitimate ones to coerce you into purchasing their software.




Follow these instructions to continue:

1. Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.



2. Install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware by double clicking on winlogon.exe.

3. Once installed, navigate to C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\ and rename to mbam to winlogon. Open winlogon.

4. Follow the prompts. Make sure that Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware are checked. Then click finish.

5. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program as shown below.

If you are having problems with the updater, you can use this link to manually update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware with the latest database
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Download the Full database to your Desktop or to your usual Download Folder and install it by double clicking the file. Make sure that Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is closed before installing the update.



6. Close ALL open Windows, Programs, File or Folders.

7. Make sure you are on the Scanner tab. Select Perform quick scan then click the Scan button as shown above.

8. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for infected files as shown below.


9. When the scan is finished a message box will appear, click Ok to continue.

10. Click Show Results.


11. You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections like shown below. Yours may look different depending on the infection you have.

12. Click on Remove seletced


13. When removing the files, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware may require you to restart the computer in order to do a complete removal. If it displays a message stating that it needs to restart, please allow it to do so.

14. After that you can close the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware window, your computer is now cleaned.

To protect your computer from future threats like this, you may want to consider purchasing the Pro version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware with real-time protection from this link.




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Re: How to Remove WiniFighter [Removal Guide]

Post by telsrt on Wed 15 Jul 2009, 7:06 am

Well guys, it would seem that Winifighter makers have made their Malware untouchablenone of the programs that i have installed will remove their malware, it blocks them completely form even loading!

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Re: How to Remove WiniFighter [Removal Guide]

Post by Origin on Wed 15 Jul 2009, 10:59 am

Hello telsrt, if you are still having problems feel free to open a topic here with a HijackThis log:

http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-malware-removal-f11/


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Update on WiniFighter

Post by telsrt on Thu 16 Jul 2009, 12:04 am

telsrt wrote:Well guys, it would seem that Winifighter makers have made their Malware untouchablenone of the programs that i have installed will remove their malware, it blocks them completely form even loading!


Finally got rid of winifighter, Advanced System Protector removed it, this is their free version that actually cleans threats as well (not just find them). Not saying it will work for everyone, but the others were useless to me!

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Removal of WiniFighter

Post by welshm8y on Tue 21 Jul 2009, 10:18 am

Thank you so much for explaining how to remove Winifighter by just installing Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware software, it really did the trick.

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Re: How to Remove WiniFighter [Removal Guide]

Post by markie on Sun 26 Jul 2009, 12:31 am

i downloaded this program already, however i can't install it.. winifighter is blocking every program i try to open including this one... so how can i install it?

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Re: How to Remove WiniFighter [Removal Guide]

Post by Doctor Inferno on Sun 26 Jul 2009, 12:47 am

Hello,

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Re: How to Remove WiniFighter [Removal Guide]

Post by markie on Sun 26 Jul 2009, 12:50 am

i can't install hijackthis program.. and also i created a topic about this on that link... please help

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