wintaskad.exe - Dangerous
%program files%\wintaskad.exe
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Manual removal instructions:
WinTaskAd.exe downloads and displays advertisements.
Related files:
%ProgramFiles%\AdStatServ.exe
%ProgramFiles%\AdStatKeep.exe
%ProgramFiles%\AdStatComm.dll
%ProgramFiles%\PrevAdComm.dll
%ProgramFiles%\WinTaskAd.exe
%ProgramFiles%\WinSched.exe
%ProgramFiles%\WinProject.dll
%Windir%\Temp\creditdan_WinTaskAdInstPack.exe
Adds the value:
"Windows TaskAd" = "[path to Adware.WinTaskAd]"
"AdStatus Service" = "[path to Adware.WinTaskAd]"
to the Windows startup registry keys.
Removal:
Kill WinTaskAd.exe process and remove WinTaskAd.exe from Windows startup.