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How to remove the winpop virus


Most antivirus programs identify winpop.exe as malware, for instance TrendMicro identifies it as TROJ_POPWIN.BP or TROJ_POPWIN.BK, and Kaspersky identifies it as not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Rond.c or not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Rond.a.
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Winpop.exe file information

More precise details about what the process belongs to are not available. This is partly because the producer is not identified.

Description: The file winpop.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". The file size on Windows 7/XP is 49,152 bytes. http://www.file.net/process/winpop.exe.html 
There is no file information. The file is not a Windows core file. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The program has no visible window. Therefore the technical security rating is 70% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Recommended: Identify winpop.exe related errors

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as winpop.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the winpop.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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User Comments

Started having pop ups, and i see this is one of the new things in task manager
  Erik  


Summary: Average user rating of winpop.exe: based on 1 votes with 1 reviews.
1 user suspect danger.


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