Have you been experiencing a larger than normal number of performance issues with your computer lately? Have you been seeing numerous warning messages telling you that there are several serious problems with your computer? Have you recently installed antivirus software called Windows Error Corrector?
Even though Windows Error Corrector looks and acts like antivirus software, it is actually the cause of all of these issues and more since in reality it is a malware in disguise and you need to remove Windows Error Corrector to stop this.
The first time you run into Windows Error Corrector will actually be when you are online surfing the web. You will often see a message that looks as if it's a pop up message from your operating system that says:
Microsoft security essentials alert
There has been a possible viral threat located on your computer. You should take action now before the problem becomes worse and scan your computer.
The scan will then run on your computer. Afterwards, you will be informed that a number of viruses and other malware have made it onto your computer. You will then be informed that the best option for taking care of this these types of problems is by using the Windows Error Corrector.
Once you install the so called full version of Windows Error Corrector, you will be told that in order to finish the process, you will need to reboot your computer. Everything looks normal till your computer is almost fully booted up. Instead of having your desktop come up as normal you will be shown a screen for this malware telling you that you need to scan your computer again.
The scan is not a real scan and is just some random animated images and the only real way to stop this is to remove windows Error Corrector quickly.
If you do get past that screen without the scan, you will then begin experiencing one pop up message after another all of them giving you different warning messages. Some will warn you of active key logging software, some will tell you that either a program or an unknown person is trying to access your computer and make changes. Every one of these warnings will all end the same way though, telling you that in order to solve the problem you need to purchase your copy of the Windows Error Corrector software.
How do you get rid of this malware?
#1. The first thing you need to do is to start task manager and prevent this malware running. To do this right click on the windows task bar and click on task manager. If it will not open it is being blocked by this malware and you need to use the automatic method or go into safe mode. If task manger does open you need to find open the processes tab and then look for a service full of random characters and stop it. If you cannot find it start your computer in safe mode and then go to the next step.
#2. Once you have stopped the malware from running, either by stopping the service it uses or by entering safe mode you need to remove the following entries in the registry.
Start the windows registry editor by going to the windows start button, then run on the start menu and type in regedit. Once it starts search for these entries:
#1 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "random generated file name"
#2 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "random generated filename"
...where random generated file name is a mixture of randomly generated characters such as xxyesw1.exe or similar. You need to delete both these entries.
#3. Once you have done this search for any file or folders called windows Error Corrector and delete them. Once you have done restart your computer and you should find you have removed windows Error Corrector.
If the malware is still there it is because you have missed some files or it has reinstalled itself. If this happens you need to run the automatic method.
Automatic method to get rid of windows Error Corrector:
#1. Start your computer in safe mode. To do this press f8 before windows starts and then select safe mode with networking from the menu.
#2. Open your web browser and download a system and registry scanner. Run a full system scan while in safe mode.
#3. Once the scan has finished follow the instructions. This will stop any running malware automatically and remove windows Error Corrector. you will not need to go through the manual method. If you are not sure about how to edit the registry or want a quick solution scan your computer right away and get rid of any malware from your PC.
