23 December 2010
Win Scanner
Win Scanner is a scam that displays dozens of fake alerts always saying that you have troubles with your hard drive. Accompanied by offers to purchase “licensed” version which will fix everything reported, malware unnoticeably tricks you into installing more viruses and swindles your money. Win Scanner is made by scammers, so you should undoubtedly remove it from your PC, no matter which of its versions, licensed or trial you choose. Otherwise, you may even lose your confidential information, like passwords or credit card details.
Though Win Scanner is promoted as powerful PC optimization tool, in reality it is a fake defragmenter. It will pose to be scanning your system for hard disk problems and then will definitely find numerous issues. However, they are made up by the same malware, so you should ignore them. Remember – Win Scanner is useless and its “licensed” version is nothing but a waste of your money too. If not eliminated, it will continuously report numerous critical errors and may even disable you from the Internet connection or from ability to use security software. If you spot any trace of this scam on your machine, the first and the only thing you should do it to remove Win Scanner malware.
How to remove Win Scanner on 2-spyware.com
Win Scanner description on trojan-killer.net
Removal guide for Win Scanner on 2-viruses.com