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How to remove Winweb Security 2008?

November 26th, 2008

What is Winweb Security 2008?

Winweb Security 2008 is yet another fake anti-spyware trying to gain money for useless software. The only difference between WinwebSecurity 2008 and other recent scams is poor making of Winweb Security. This malware redirects victims to winwebsecurity.com to encourage people to pay for using the program. The website is created so badly that payments page (which is supposed to be the center of the scam) is not even working.

WinwebSecurity2008 may present itself simply as Winweb Security. It is brought on board a computer by trojans, but it poses as a demo version of legitimate tool. WinwebSecurity 2008 imitates computer scan and reports enormous amounts of infections. It also displays security alerts warning people about malicious activities and virus attacks. All the messages, system tray alerts and scan reports loaded by Winweb Security 2008 are falsified. It is a malware and it should be removed as soon as possible.


Winweb Security 2008 is Extremely dangerous

arrow Winweb Security 2008 is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program
arrow Winweb Security 2008 may spread via Trojans
arrow Winweb Security 2008 may display fake security messages
arrow Winweb Security 2008 may install additional spyware to your computer
arrow Winweb Security 2008 may repair its files, spread or update by itself
arrow Winweb Security 2008 violates your privacy and compromises your security

Manual Winweb Security 2008 removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Winweb Security 2008, 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 automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.

Stop these Winweb Security 2008 processes:
Remove these Winweb Security 2008 Registry Entries:
Remove these Winweb Security 2008 files:

Winweb Security 2008 is classified as Rogue Anti-Spyware. After infecting a user’s system, it proceeds to scare its victim into buying the “product” by displaying fake security messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and only Winweb Security 2008 can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads Winweb Security 2008 trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, Winweb Security 2008 offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, Winweb Security 2008 does not only fix the errors, but it also takes the user’s money and may even install additional spyware into the victim’s computer.

Some Rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Winweb Security 2008, may offer users to buy it after the victim clicks on a banner or a pop-up while surfing the internet. Usually, a Trojan is installed to a victim’s computer after clicking on the advertisement. It then proceeds to download or even install Winweb Security 2008, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.

Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Winweb Security 2008, is nearly impossible to remove manually.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Rogue Anti-Spyware such as Winweb Security 2008?

Numerous undesirable and annoying pop-ups: A typical Rogue Anti-Spyware parasite keeps track of your internet browsing habits, sending your browsing history data to remote servers, owned by third party companies that use this information to advertise their products via numerous pop-ups, toolbars, hijacked homepages and spam letters. All these undesirable advertising methods are used on the victims of Rogue Anti-Spyware.
Changed or new icons: Sometimes, Rogue Anti-Spyware installs unwanted software to a victim’s PC without user’s knowledge and consent. This may lead to slower PC performance and stability, as well as more unwanted programs you can't remove.

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  1. Gene Agee
    December 5th, 2008 at 15:45 | #1

    This has been a terrible experiance and I still don’t know how I got it!

    Thanks for your help

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