FakeAlert Trojan/Virus removal

Windows 7 Fix is a misleading program that pretends to be a legitimate and useful system repair software. It will detect hardware and registry errors, state that can improve the performance your computer. However, you should never believe in it, because this software can not detect or fix any system problems. This parasite is created with one purpose, to steal your money.

Windows 7 Fix is distributed via trojans. On first start, this malware registers itself in the registry Windows, to run automatically. Further, the program starts the process of scanning a machine whose result is the discovery of the set of serious system problems, e.g “Data Safety Problem. System integrity is at risk.”, “Registry Error – Critical Error.”, “Ram Temperature is 83 C. Optimization is required for normal operation.”, etc. Then as the scan is complete, you get a prompt to purchase its full version and fix the system. Most important, don`t pay for the bogus software! You should ignore all that Windows 7 Fix will show you.

While Windows 7 Fix is running, it will display a lot of fake alerts that warn about critical system errors, hardware failure, etc. Some of the alerts are:

Critical Error!
Windows was unable to save all the data for the file \System32\496A8300. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware.

Critical Error
A critical error has occurred while indexing data stored on hard drive. System restart required.

System Restore
The system has been restored after a critical error. Data integrity and hard drive integrity verification required.

What is more, Windows Repair will block the action to launch any executables. Instead it will generate the fake warning box:

Windows detected a hard drive problem.
A hard drive error occurred while starting the application

Just the false scan results, all of these warning are a fake and should be ignored.

Moreover, Windows 7 Fix will also hide all files and folders on your system drive and install a TDSS trojan. The trojan may redirect search results in Google, Yahoo, MSN, block an access to security websites and much more.

From the above, obviously, although all the actions taken by Windows 7 Fix might look legitimate but, in reality, the program is totally scam. Don’t trust it! Need as quickly as possible to check your computer and remove all found components of this malware. Please follow the removal instructions below to remove Windows 7 Fix malware for free.

Automatic removal instructions for Windows 7 Fix malware

1. Enable “Show hidden files and folders” option

1.1. Click Organize->”Folder and search options”->View tab.

1.2. Select “Show hidden files and folders” option, uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types” and uncheck “Hide protected operating files”. Click OK button to save it.

2. Rename the main executable of Windows 7 Fix to stop it from autorunning

2.1. Click Start, type in Search field the text below:

%AllUsersProfile%

Press Enter. It will open a contents of C:\ProgramData folder. If this folder is empty, please repeat the step 1.

2.2. Locate randomly named files (e.g. se6qSOdT83lVn.exe, BVKcPHxLQWl.exe) and rename them.

2.3. Reboot your computer.

3. Unhide all files and folders that has been hidden by Windows 7 Fix

3.1. Click Start, type in Search field

cmd

Press Enter. Command console “black window” opens.

3.2. Type

cd \

Press Enter.

3.3. Type

attrib -h /s /d

Press Enter. Close Command console.

3.4. If your desktop is empty, then to view the contents of your desktop you can use the following trick. Click Start, type in Search field:

%UserProfile%\desktop

Press Enter.

4. Remove Windows 7 Fix malware

4.1. Download Malwarebytes Anti-malware or SuperAntispyware and install it.

4.2. Perform a full scan. The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient.

4.3. Remove what it found and reboot your computer.

5. Remove TDSS trojan

5.1. Download combofix.

5.2. Close any open browsers. Double click on combofix.exe and follow the prompts.

If you need a help with the instructions, ask a question in the Spyware removal forum.

Associated Windows 7 Fix files and registry keys:

%UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows 7 Fix.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows 7 Fix\
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows 7 Fix\Windows 7 Fix.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows 7 Fix\Uninstall Windows 7 Fix.lnk
%AllUsersProfile%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
%AllUsersProfile%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
%AllUsersProfile%\dfrg
%AllUsersProfile%\dfrgr
%AllUsersProfile%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].dll
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | [RANDOM CHARACTERS]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | [RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

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