WinFixer
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WinFixer was a family of scareware rogue security programs developed by Winsoftware which claimed to repair computer system problems on Microsoft Windows computers if a user purchased the full version of the software. The software was mainly installed without the user's consent. McAfee claimed that "the primary function of the free version appears to be to alarm the user into paying for registration, at least partially based on false or erroneous detections." The program prompted the user to purchase a paid copy of the program.
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- rogue security software
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- operating system
- Microsoft Windows
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Article · 日本語
WinFixer（ウィンフィクサー）とは、インターネット上で蔓延しているマルウェアの一種で、あたかもコンピュータ内の問題点を修正するかのごとく、合法を装って偽の警告を行う不審なプログラムのこと。WinAntiVirusもしくは、ErrorSafeとも呼ばれる。 また、同種のマルウェアにSystemDoctorやDriveCleaner、MySearchなどがあり、最近ではKyoiKanshi（脅威監視）やHadodoraiBugado（ハードドライブガード）という新種まで出ている。
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