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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Completely Remove winerror.info Fake Alerts


What is winerror.info?


winerror.info is an pop-up created by cyber criminals to lock web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge and IE, forcing internet surfers to browse its page constantly and dial the disguised hot-line number.

Once computers get infected by winerror.info, users will always be redirecting to its web page, which warns visitors about system error, security threat or software update. Even though they make great efforts to remove it such as restarting their devices, restoring default settings, opening new tags and so on, they fail to escape the misfortune. winerror.info keeps popping up, scaring victims to call toll-free number.

winerror.info spreads via torrent profile, freeware bundle, porn website and attachment of rogue e-mail. Among all these distribution channels, freeware bundle is the commonplace. When users turn to unreliable third party file-sharing website for free software installation and update, they might skip the unwelcome malicious applications hiding in the package. Then trouble-makers like winerror.info will just enter users' computers and ruin their on-line experience.

What troubles does it make?


winerror.info will absolutely disturb users because of its reoccurring fake alerts. It overwhelms visitors and lowers their efficiency.

Moreover, winerror.info connects computers with other threats, such as phishing ads that expose users to more scammers, spyware that gather private data and Trojan that trigger backdoor or bugs, leaving computers with alarming malfunctions and vulnerabilities.

Inexperienced users might have headaches for calling through hot-line provided by winerror.info, especially when they allow disguised technicians to have remote access into their computers. Those are indeed hackers good at privacy theft. As a result, confidential information and financial security of users are both endangered.

To sum up, users must take actions right away to remove winerror.info.



Solutions to Remove winerror.info



Solution 2: Manually Remove winerror.info by exactly following the steps


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Solution 1: Automatically Remove winerror.info with Spyhunter (Effective and Popular)






2. Choose "I accept the EULA and Privacy Policy" to continue the installation


3. It will take a while to prepare the files and finish the installation. You can walk away to have a drink.


4. When the installation is complete, please click "Scan Computer Now" to search for winerror.info and other threats. And then click "Fix" to completely remove winerror.info as well as other threats.


5. When the removal is complete, you need to reboot your PC to take effect. 


Solution 2: Manually Remove winerror.info by exactly following the steps



Step 1. remove winerror.info from browsers

    Remove winerror.info from Google Chrome:

  1. Start Chrome, click chrome menu icon More Tools  Extensions.
  2. In  Extensions, find winerror.info and the unwanted extensions and select chrome-trash-icon to remove them.

     3. Then select Settings. Scroll down the page and click Show advanced settings.



   4. Find the Reset browser settings section and click Reset browser settings button.

(Reminder: please backup your personal Google data like account usernames, passwords and bookmarks before you choose to reset your browser, or you may lose the data.)


    5. select Manage Search Engines.  Remove winerror.info and others but the search engine you like.


(Tips: If you don't want to reset any of your browsers and do it manually by yourself, you are kindly recommended to use SpyHunter to remove winerror.info automatically for you. Thus, you won't have to backup your data on the browsers.)

   Remove winerror.info from Firefox


  1. Open Firefox, click on Mozilla menu (top right) → Add-ons
  2. Search for winerror.info extension and the unwanted ones to enable.




 Remove winerror.info from Internet Explorer
1. Open Internet Explorer. Go to Tools → Manage Add-ons → Search Providers
2. Right click winerror.info click Disable suggestions close the window




Step 2. Remove winerror.info& other unwanted programs from Control Panel

You are suggested to use Windows utility to remove the unwanted application winerror.info. Commonly, additional PUPs will come along with it. Search for winerror.info as well as other unknown programs to remove them from Control panel. The way of accessing Control Panel is different on different Windows operating systems. Follow the steps below:


 Windows 8

- right click Start ( which is on the left corner of your PC) > open Quick Access Menue
- select Control Panel > click Control Panel > click Uninstall a Program
- search for winerror.info and other suspicious programs > click Remove to get rid of them

 Windows 7

- click Start > Control Panel> Program and Features
- scroll through the program list and select winerror.info ( and other junkware) > click Remove

 Windows XP

- click Start > Control Panel > search for and double click Add/Remove Programs 
- scroll through the program list and highlight winerror.info application and the unwanted ones > click Remove


NOTE: 

You need to search for other suspicious programs and uninstall them to avoid winerror.info re-installation. If you are not so familiar with it, you can ask help from Spyhunter to fix all the issues for you, including removing winerror.info and other crapware, fixing system loopholes and speeding up your PC.


Step 3. Remove winerror.info registry

Press Win+R keys together > input 'regedit' > click 'OK'




Search for the registries below to remove:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 
http://www.winerror.info/?type=sc&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Google Chrome\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Documents and Settings\test\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" http://www.winerror.info/?type=sc&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 

One Stone, Two Birds:

Correctly finishing all the steps above can help you remove winerror.info completely. If you don't have the patience and courage to remove it all by yourself, you can choose the convenient method - the professional winerror.info removal tool SpyHunter to help you remove it safely and easily. In addition, you can user SpyHunter to optimize your PC after the removal.  






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