Aug 08

How to Remove WiniShield – Wini Shield Removal Guide

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WiniShield Description:

WiniShield (alias Wini Shield) is the newest scareware application complementing the rogue family comprising WiniGuard, WinBlueSoft and WiniFighter badwares. WiniShield is propagated via Trojan-based and browser-hijacking tactics (the latter presuppose browser redirections to Winishield.com domain). In any case, more or less weakly protected systems can be exposed to WiniShield intrusion which takes place mostly without the user’s awareness and consent. Once WiniShield gets embedded with one’s system, its unregistered version will do its “best” to become a registered one. For this purpose, WiniShield frightens the user with its false ads and bogus security scanners which report tons of malware (Trojans, spyware, worms etc.) on the challenged computer. If the user believes all those detections are true, he/she will obviously get inclined to install the suggested software, i.e. WiniShield – aka the biggest PC menace you’ve encountered lately. WiniShield is NOT what it looks like, so it should be removed immediately, not just ignored (which is insufficient). Please, review the instructions below to remove WiniShield and defend your computer against this scareware.

Find out if your PC is infected with WiniShield:

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WiniShield screenshot:

WiniShield

How to remove WiniShield manually:

To perform manual removal of WiniShield, you should do the following:

Delete WiniShield corrupt files:

  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\WiniShield.lnk
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\WiniShield
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\WiniShield\1 WiniShield.lnk
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\WiniShield\2 Homepage.lnk
  • %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\WiniShield\3 Uninstall.lnk
  • %Program Files%\WiniShield Software
  • %Program Files%\WiniShield Software\WiniShield
  • %Program Files%\WiniShield Software\WiniShield\data.bin
  • %Program Files%\WiniShield Software\WiniShield\license.txt
  • %Program Files%\WiniShield Software\WiniShield\uninstall.exe
  • %Program Files%\WiniShield Software\WiniShield\WiniShield.exe
  • %Program Files%\WiniShield Software\WiniShield\WiniShieldSvc.exe

Remove WiniShield associated registry entries:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WiniShield
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WiniShield
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WiniShield
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\WiniShieldSvc
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WiniShieldSvc
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “WiniShield”

Please, note that manual removal of WiniShield is a procedure of high complexity and should be performed with extreme caution. Lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may lead to irreparable system damage. To ensure trouble-free deletion, it is recommended to use the automatic WiniShield removal tool below:

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