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Wincod Description and Removal Instructions

Information added: 20/03/09	Information updated: 19/04/09
Title: Wincod	AKS: Trojan.Wincod
Type: Trojan	Threat Level:

Wincod Description

Wincod is a Trojan program that pretends to be a video codec in order to penetrate a computer. Wincod will display message boxes about errors on computer particularly video codec and system tray notifications asking you to update a certain video codec in order to be able to watch online movies and other media.

Wincod enters the system through a browser exploit or security hole. Wincod is known to promote its affiliate fake software called WinCodecPRO which has been rapidly spreading through computers worldwide. When operating inside your cyber-environment, Wincod will open gateways for other outer malware to trespass on your system, it may also disable visiting security websites.

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www.securemost.com is NOT associated, affiliated in any way with Wincod or its creators. The information provided in this page should NOT be mistaken for or construed as an endorsement or a promotion for Wincod. The purpose of the information is to help computer or internet users to detect and remove Wincod by making use of Wincod removal tool or followinging manual removal instructions. To remove completely and maintain your computer's performance, we highly recommend the use of the automatic spyware protection tool to detect and remove Wincod infection and any other potential threats in your machine.

Wincod Manual Removal Instructions

To remove Wincod, please follow the instructions:

Click Start > Run. Type REGEDIT. Then click OK. Navigate to Wincod subkeys and delete Wincod values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GenericMultiMedia
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GenericMultiMedia\WinCoDecPRO
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"WmpTray" = "[PATH TO TROJAN]"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\taskmgr.exe\"Debugger"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GenericMultiMedia\WinCoDecPRO\"countr" = "[NUMBER OF TIMES TROJAN HAS EXECUTED]"

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Wincod Automatic Removal

Download Wincod Removal Tool

Wincod Removal Tool can automatically remove the Trojan. Even if you remove it manually, we recommend you should use Wincod Removal Tool to make sure it's completely removed from your system and will not be reinstalled by itself.

Other programs to remove Wincod

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

This Trojan will slow down your computer, use SpeedUpMyPC to update your PC's performance.

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