How to remove the winself virus
Most antivirus programs identify winself.exe as malware, for example Kaspersky identifies it as Trojan.Win32.DNSChanger.cze or Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.ufd, and Symantec identifies it as Downloader or Backdoor.Trojan.
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Winself.exe file information
The process appears to be part of software MsSecurity Updated or MSSysInterv by unknown.
Description: The file winself.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows.
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 23,048 bytes (25% of all occurrences), 28,672 bytes and 6 more variants.
There is no file information. The program is not visible. Winself.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The file is not a Windows system file.
winself.exe is able to monitor applications.
Therefore the technical security rating is 71% dangerous.
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If winself.exe is located in C:\, the security rating is 56% dangerous. The file size is 25,857 bytes (50% of all occurrences), 49,158 bytes or 20,992 bytes. There is no description of the program. The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows system file. winself.exe is able to monitor applications.
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as winself.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the winself.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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