WinCod or Trojan.Wincod
is trojan behind WinCodecPRO promotions. This trojan sneaks into system with some malicious codec bundles that are distributed freely through file sharing networks. After instalation, WinCod starts showing various popups that promote its main affiliate : WinCodecPro, which is paid fake application. This trojan will disable some existing legitimate codecs in order to prevent you playing movies and other video content before paying for rogue application it promotes. You should remove this trojan as soon as you get seeing popups that tell you that windows cant play particular video files you had no problems playing before.
Wincod is Dangerous
Wincod is a Trojan parasite
Wincod may display fake security & messages
Wincod may display numerous annoying advertisements
Wincod may be remotely controlled by a malicious person
Wincod may spread additional spyware
Wincod may repair its files, spread or update by itself
Wincod may prove difficult or impossible to remove
Wincod violates your privacy and compromises your security
Remove these Wincod Registry Entries:
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]”
Remove these Wincod files:
The path to Trojan varies, so you have to check registry before removing trojan manually.
