How to remove the wizard virus
Most antivirus programs identify wizard.dll as malware, e.g. McAfee identifies it as Generic Toolbar.b, and F-Secure identifies it as Trojan.Generic.5633109.
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Wizard.dll file information
The process known as IE Toolbar Engine appears to be part of software IE Toolbar by unknown.
Description: wizard.dll is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32.
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 868,410 bytes (71% of all occurrences), 9,728 bytes or 9,216 bytes.
This .dll file is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that runs automatically every time you start your Internet browser. BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are identified by the firewall as your browser itself. BHOs are often used by adware and spyware.
The unique ID of this BHO is 5CDD839E-255C-415D-9927-3AF98318D15B or 38DFDADF-BA43-4C43-7890-ACAF12375911.
The process has no file description. The program is not visible. File wizard.dll is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The file is able to change the behavior or monitor Internet Explorer. It is not a Windows core file.
wizard.dll is able to record inputs and monitor applications.
Therefore the technical security rating is 72% dangerous.
You can uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ Search.
Recommended: Identify wizard.dll related errors
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as wizard.dll, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the wizard.dll 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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