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How to remove Winvestigator?

November 14th, 2008

What is Winvestigator?

Winvestigator is commercial keylogger; this means it is meant to be used for legit reasons, like monitoring kids. However, Winvestigator may be used for other purposes too.

Winvestigator allows attacker to gain information on every activity victim performs on the compromised computer. Keylogger monitors browsing habits and applications loaded. It logs every keystroke and it’s even capable of taking screenshots. The collected information is regularly delivered to email predefined by the attacker.

The consequences of Winvestigator infection might be very serious. The attacker may obtain sensitive information, passwords, online banking account details and many more via Winvestigator keylogger.


Winvestigator is Dangerous

arrow Winvestigator is a Key Logger parasite
arrow Winvestigator infects your system without your knowledge or consent
arrow Winvestigator logs all keystrokes typed with your keyboard and sends this data to a remote server
arrow Winvestigator violates your privacy and compromises your security
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for Winvestigator detection

Note: Spyware Doctor trial provides detection of parasite like Winvestigator and assists in its removal for free. You can remove detected files, processes and registry entries yourself or purchase a full version.



Manual Winvestigator removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Winvestigator, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using Spyware Doctor or other malware and spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these Winvestigator processes:
Disable these Winvestigator DLL files::
Remove these Winvestigator Registry Entries:
Remove these Winvestigator files:
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other Winvestigator infected files and get help in Winvestigator removal by using free Spyware Doctor scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing Winvestigator and similar threats.

Being a typical key logger, Winvestigator can every keystroke you type with your keyboard. Although legitimate key loggers are mainly used to monitor children or employee internet activity and productivity, malicious keyloggers such as Winvestigator may be used to steal usernames and passwords, bank account and credit card numbers. More advanced key loggers, Winvestigator included, may also take screenshots of your computer activity, or monitor emails and online chatting, thus completely taking hold of your private and confidential information.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Keylogger such as Winvestigator?

Slower System Performance: Most keyloggers are not optimized and coded very poorly, which causes your system to become unstable, slow and unreliable, as such key loggers are constantly running in the background.

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