Do you know what WinSecurity is?
If you are seeing various deals, coupons, and other similar content labeled as “brought by WinSecurity”, there are no doubts that WinSecurity is installed onto your computer. Unfortunately, this software is a typical advertising-supported application; thus, it does not seem that it will act beneficially. According to the security experts of spyware-techie.com, it is better to delete adware from the system because these undesirable applications might ruin your browsing session and expose you to potential infections. If you decide to remove WinSecurity from your system, you will definitely reduce the possibility to infect the system with malicious software. Besides, you will be able to browse the internet and search for the information without any interruptions again.
WinSecurity screenshot
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Winsecurity.net is the official website of WinSecurity. Even though computer users can download it from there by clicking on the “Download for free” button, it is still very likely that this software travels bundled with other suspicious applications as well. The researchers of spyware-techie.com have tested WinSecurity in their internal lab and found out that this advertising-supported application is usually distributed via Amonetize installers. This undesirable application tends to travel together with OffersWizard, FabulousDiscounts, FlowSurf, istartsurf.com, and other programs. Thus, if you have already detected WinSecurity on your system, you should better check whether your system does not contain any of the aforementioned applications.
Advertising-supported applications are inseparable from commercial advertisements. WinSecurity is not an exception; this program will place various advertisements on different websites throughout the web, especially such commercial websites like ebay.com and amzon.com. Unfortunately, they will appear regardless of your default browser because WinSecurity is compatible with all the most popular ones, e.g. Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. As you can see, it is not worth trusting this software even if it claims to be able to enhance your browser performance and protect you from phishing attacks.
It is advisable to delete WinSecurity from the system if you do not want to allow other infections enter it without your permission. The easiest way to do that is to scan the system with an automatic malware remover, for instance, SpyHunter. It will not only remove existing infections, but also protect your PC from similar ones (e.g. WinGuard, WebEnhance, and SecurityUtility) in the future.
How to remove WinSecurity
Windows XP
- Click the Start button.
- Select Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
- Select the suspicious application.
- Click the Remove button.
Windows 7 and Vista
- Open the Start menu.
- Select Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Find WinSecurity on the list. Select it.
- Click Uninstall.
Windows 8
- Tap the Windows key to access the Metro UI menu.
- Start typing Control Panel. Select it.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Locate the program that you wish to remove.
- Click on it and then click the Uninstall button.
In non-techie terms:
As it has been already mentioned, advertising-supported applications are capable of attracting different kinds of infections onto the computer. Therefore, we recommend that you scan your PC with an antimalware tool after the manual removal of WinSecurity. Scroll down and find the instructions that will help you to download a trustworthy scanner.