WinZix Adware

WinZix malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%DESKTOP%]\winzix.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\winzix.lnk

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

Detecting WinZix:

Files:
[%DESKTOP%]\winzix.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\winzix.lnk

Folders:
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\WinZix
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\WinZix

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\winzixmanager
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\applications\winzix.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{ee91f4cc-6ba2-424c-a1fe-64910ccb6a42}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\directory\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\winzixmanager
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\folder\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\winzixmanager
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{41ca7d4d-ae77-4b13-9459-e9ab7efecaad}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mime\database\content type\application\x-zix
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{10954590-2b3a-41ec-97bb-c95a5e646da9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\winzix
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\wakenet

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.zix
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.zix\openwithlist
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.zix\openwithlist
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shell extensions\approved
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\winzix_is1

Removing WinZix:

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

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 WinZix manually.

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

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the WinZix process.
  2. Delete the original WinZix 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 WinZix 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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