Winzix

Winzix is a potentially unwanted program that may download other programs on to the computer. It may track online habits.

General information:

Malware Name: Winzix
Malware Type: Potentially Unwanted Program
Company Name: WinZix Inc
Company URL: http://winzix.com/
Threat Level: Low Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

WinZix Inc provides you the software Winzix that is a new compression tool, created to give you an easier, faster and more powerful compression tool compared to our heavy competitors. With WinZix you can create archives faster and easier than ever before and best of all - IT IS FREE!

Spyware Description:

Winzix is a potentially unwanted program that may download other programs on to the computer. It may track online habits.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It may download other programs on to the computer. -> It may track online habits.

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for Winzix
bing Search at Bing for Winzix
yahoo Search at Yahoo for Winzix

Processes Running:

WinZix.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\WinZix\Uninstall WinZix.lnk 534 Shortcut
C:\Program Files\WinZix\WinZix.exe 708608 Application
C:\Program Files\WinZix\WinZixManager.dll 110592 Application Extension

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZix_is1 Inno Setup: Icon Group
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZix_is1 Inno Setup: Selected Components
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZix_is1 Inno Setup: Selected Tasks