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How to Remove the Wintools Spyware

1) On the Tasks tab of The Ultimate Troubleshooter, terminate each of the following tasks if present : TB_Setup, WinTools, Wsup, WtoolsA, WtoolsS.

2) If you are on Windows 2000/XP/2003, switch over to the Services tab and stop the following service if found : WinTools for IE service (also listed as WToolsS). Next, set the Startup Mode of this service to Disabled.

3) Switch over to the Startups tab, right-click on each of the following startup entries, if present, and choose Delete the file that this startup points to : TB_Setup, WinTools, Wsup, WToolsA, WToolsS.

4) Next, delete every startup entry associated with any of these programs : TB_Setup, WinTools, Wsup, WToolsA, WToolsS.

5) Restart your PC and go and delete the WinTools folder in C:Program FilesCommon Files.

6) Manually update your antivirus software and run a full virus scan of your PC.

7) Go to "Add/Remove Programs" in the Control Panel and remove WinTools Easy Installer and WinTools for Internet Explorer 2. If Windows tells you that the software has already been deleted and would you like to remove the entry from "Add/Remove Programs", answer Yes.

8) Remove any files in the following directory = C:Program FilesCommon FilesWintools Wsup.exe

 
 
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Creation Date April 21,2008
Article Tags Spyware virus Wintools removal
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