Wini Fighter Removal Process (remove WiniFighter)

July 8, 2009 – 4:26 pm

WiniFighter

WiniFighter or Wini Fighter, is a fake anti-spyware application and very dangerous program to have on your computer. If you have WiniFighter installed, then you may have a Trojan infection also that has automatically installed WiniFighter without permission. If this has happened, then you may also notice fake windows security alerts or popups present on your screen. It would be easy to tell you to ignore them but they will continue to be a nuisance until you remove WiniFighter.

WiniFighter should never be purchased. Removing WiniFighter is the best thing to if you want to spend your money on something that is useful.

Are you getting popups from WiniFighter? Have you identified that you have WiniFighter installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove WiniFighter completely from your computer?

Why should you remove WiniFighter?

If WiniFighter resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that WiniFighter may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking WiniFighter removal process.

How can you manually remove WiniFighter

Manual removal of WiniFighter may not be for everyone. Each manual WiniFighter removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic WiniFighter removal process.

WiniFighter can be removed manually by following the steps below.

1. With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
2. Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
3. Locate WiniFighter in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find WiniFighter, you can continue to step 5.
4. Restart your computer.
5. Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
6. Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
7. Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.

   WiniFighter
   %UserProfile%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “WiniFighter”

8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing WiniFighter. You can do this easily by bookmarking or adding a favorite to this page by clicking here. If you are using the FireFox web browser you can press the keys Ctrl and D simultaneously to bookmark this page.

   Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process

   

9. Delete all of the following files that are associated with WiniFighter from your computer.

   WiniFighter.lnk
   WiniFighter
   C:\WINDOWS\\system32\setup2.exe
   WiniFighterSvc
   WiniFighterSvc.exe
   C:\windows\\system32\c9d5hrza94083.dll
   1 WiniFighter.lnk
   WiniFighter.exe
   C:\program files\winifighter software\\winifighter\WiniFighter.exe

   If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.

   If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with WiniFighter, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.

   Image 2. Select “Safe Mode with Networking”

   

10. After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with WiniFighter by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\WiniFighter folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.

11. Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed WiniFighter completely from your computer. If you find that WiniFighter is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic WiniFighter removal process.

Automatically Remove WiniFighter

Automatically remove WiniFighter for free. Free automatic WiniFighter removal process.

Do you wish to automatically remove WiniFighter from your computer? Are you looking for a free method to remove WiniFighter from your computer? If so, you can utilize the free automatic WiniFighter removal process below. Each step is designed to aid in the use of the program SmitfraudFix, which is a free tool created by S!Ri to remove parasites such as WiniFighter. Just so you know there’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix or any other spyware remover will remove WiniFighter completely. These instructions are provided as a guide and are to be used at your own risk.

1. Download the SmitfraudFix tool to your computer by using our free download link here. Save the downloaded file to your desktop.

   Image 1. Save SmitfraudFix.exe

   

2. Restart your computer into safe mode. Safe mode will allow malicious files that are normally loaded into memory to be easily deleted by the SmitfraudFix program. Do you want to learn how to boot into safe mode? If so, you can follow our process on how to boot into safe mode here.

3. After booting into safe mode, double-click on the SmitfraudFix.exe icon that should be located on your desktop. Follow the on-screen instructions. Option number 2 should be selected once the program starts.

   Image 2. Click on SmitfraudFix.exe icon

   

4. After SmitfraudFix performs the initial removal processes it will ask you “Do you want to clean the registry?” Select Y for yes.

   Image 3. For “Do you want to clean the registry?,” select Y for yes

   

5. Once SmitfraudFix has finished the registry clean you can restart your computer now.
6. WiniFighter should be removed from your computer. If not, you can start the automatic removal process over. It may take more than one try in some rare cases.

There’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix will remove all files due to the complex nature of new spyware files that are ever-changing. If necessary, you may need to get help from a person who knows about computer and spyware.

(Disclaimers: These instructions are provided to you for free and to be used at your own risk. The free removal process for WiniFighter is not guaranteed to work in all circumstances. We are not responsible for any damages.)