WinTools Adware

WinTools malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WSup.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WToolsA.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WToolsB.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\tb_setup.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WSup.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WToolsA.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WToolsB.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\tb_setup.exe

In order to ensure that the WinTools is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the WinTools adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WSup.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WToolsA.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\tb_setup.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting WinTools:

Files:
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WSup.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WToolsA.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WToolsB.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\tb_setup.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WSup.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WToolsA.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\WinTools\WToolsB.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\tb_setup.exe

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{87067f04-de4c-4688-bc3c-4fcf39d609e7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87766247-311C-43B4-8499-3D5FEC94A183}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{a8deb4a5-d9ef-4d21-b4f6-921475004e7d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\wtoolsb.resprotocol
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\wintools
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\wintools
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\wintools
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\wintoolssvc
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{87766247-311c-43b4-8499-3d5fec94a183}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\wsg.wsgobj

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runservices
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runservicesonce

Removing WinTools:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from WinTools.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove WinTools manually.

To completely manually remove WinTools malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with WinTools.

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the WinTools process.
  2. Delete the original WinTools file and folders.
  3. Delete the system registry key parameters
  4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes WinTools from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

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