winfavorites.exe - Useless
winfavorites.exe
Manual removal instructions:
It is a program that downloads advertisements and updates them periodically.
When executed, it creates the file C:\Program Files\WinFavorites\WinFavorites.exe.
Then adds the values:
"DisplayName"="Win Favorites"
"UninstallString"="C:\Program Files\WinFavorites\WinFavorites.exe /uninstall"
to the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Win Favorites
Adds the value: "WinFavorites" = "C:\Program Files\WinFavorites\WinFavorites.exe1"
to the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Attempts to download files from www.flingstone.com.
Remove it from the system registry by RegRun.
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