Winfixer and adserver

[John]

How can I get rid of winfixer? It comes up all the time
even after a scan. Also adserver is now starting to show
up. Any help would be appreciated.
Spank

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

It's a utility program designed to scan and fix any
system, registry and hard drive errors.

Before jumping to conlussions about what an application
is, simply go online and pefrorm a search, as I did. I
used Google, and found a lot of information about the
application. You can go to
http://shareup.com/WinFixer_2005-download-33043.html, as
well as, winfixer.com. If Trend Micro's scanner said it
isn't spyware, then it probably isn't.

As for getting rid of the popups, you can try
http://paretologic.com/?id=purchase9&p=2&g=28, and
download the trial version of XoftSpy to try to remove
the popup.

If you used the Add or Remove feature of XP to uninstall
the application this could be the root cause of the
problem, as this feature doesn't always remove all parts
of the application. The uninstaller for many
applications is a simplified version of the one used to
install the application, and might not remove all parts
form the system. It's this uninstaller that Add or
Remove Programs uses when uninstalling the application.

I'm wondering if it was a trial version that you
installed while installing another application, which is
possible. What you might want to do is explore any
CDs/DVDs of software that you installed on the system to
see if they contain WinFixer 2005. If you find one, you
can try installing the application from the installer,
reboot the system, and then run the installer again to
remove it. This way the application mihgt be completely
removed.

Alan
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[Guest]

This program tries to install itself without asking. I
have also read that it is Adware. (Check
www.download.com's reviews.)

Where I work, it never does get to install itself, but it
tries every time you reboot. If this is your problem
also, I found that if you stop the WinSoftwareNetInstaller
and UWFX5LP_0001_08 processes in Advanced Tools | System
Explorers | Running Processes and then block the same ones
in Advanced Tools | System Explorers | Startup Programs,
there is a good chance of getting rid of it.