WinHound

Alias: WinHound

Description: WinHound is a purported anti-spyware program that installs itself without user's consent. The free scan falsely reports spyware to coerce the user into paying for the program. It will not remove any of the alleged spyware without payment. WinHound is part of a and extended family of rogue security programs that includes SpywareStrike, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, WinAntiSpy, WinAntiSpyware, WinFixer and many more.

Threat type:

Ransomware - Ransomware is a software application that infects a computer and asks for money to have the infection removed.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer or your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore detects WinHound: Yes

Threat risk: Very High Risk

Extremely dangerous malware. Uses stealth installation, randomly named entries and has the capability to self update or resurrect after incomplete removal. Almost impossible to remove manually. Category mostly consists of trojans and spyware.

Symptoms:

Pop up balloon warning messages claiming that your PC is infected.

Automatic installation of WinHound.

Hijacked homepage to some obscure 'security' webpage.

WinHound Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with WinHound, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
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File Signatures:
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Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
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Folder Signatures:
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Registry Signatures:
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SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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See Also:
Ransomware/SpywareStrike
Trojan.AF
Worm/Sasser
Look2Me Adware
SpyFalcon
WinFixer
PestTrap
SpywareQuake