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How to remove Fix Tool fake security program

Malware Description:
Fix Tool (aka FixTool) is a fake system optimization utility which appears to be not what it’s marketed as. The infiltration methods are typical to most malwares of its type. Fix Tool usually intrudes through trojans that use security flaws of the compromised computers to get in. Another way to “catch” Fix Tool malady is from Fix-tool.com website which you may hit after browser redirection implemented by a malicious hijacker supporting the corrupt activity of Fix Tool fake security software. When installed and running in the compromised system, Fix Tool issues multiple popup ads that report registry errors, invalid entries and a variety of other problems that cannot be terminated unless you install Fix Tool registered version. These misleading alerts will be accompanied by Fix Tool bogus registry scanners that claim to check your PC for system trouble and also find some problems. The only mission Fix Tool has been developed to achieve is to gather money from credulous computer users in exchange for the promised PC repair. When Fix Tool is running inside your system, it tends to deteriorate computer performance and cause the slow computer problem. Besides, Fix Tool may lead to severe damage of the compromised system in order to appear more persuasive when reporting critical errors, so it may try to make it look like you are actually having serious computer problems. The best and the only correct decision to make if you have Fix Tool on board your PC is to remove this misleading registry cleaner, otherwise it will make your Operating System collapse eventually.

Malware Type: Fake Security Programs

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: High

Advice: Immediately remove

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Fix Tool Screenshot:

How to remove Fix Tool manually:
Manual removal of Fix Tool is feasible if you have sufficient expertise in working with program files, system processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The files to be deleted are listed below:

• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Fix Tool.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Fix Tool\Fix Tool.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Fix Tool\Uninstall.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Fix Tool\Website.lnk
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\ActiveX.dat
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Apps.dat
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Backup\Registry\FirstBackup\20090417134619.Reg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Components.dat
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Fix Tool.url
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Alert.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Bad.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Bad_24×24.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Bad_32×32.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Check.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Data.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Disk.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\DotLine.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Error.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Frame.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Good_24×24.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Good_32×32.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Home\green.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Home\orange.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Home\Red.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Home\Thumbs.db
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Home\yellow.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Icon\block_activeX.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Icon\evidence_clean.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Icon\junk_file_clean.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Icon\registry_clean.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Icon\startup_optimize.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Icon\system_optimize.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Icon\Thumbs.db
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Info.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_EC_Image_BG.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_FSR_Image_BG.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_FSS_Image_BG.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_FST_Image_BG.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_Home_Image_BG.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_MO_Image_BG.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_RSO_Image_BG.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_RSO_Image_Info.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_RSR_Image_BG.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_RSS_Image_BG.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_RST_Image_BG.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\SEM_Top.jpg
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Jpg\Thumbs.db
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_BackGround.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_BackGround.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Backup_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Backup_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Backup_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Clean_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Clean_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Clean_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_DriveBackup_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_DriveBackup_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_DriveBackup_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_EvidenceClean_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_EvidenceClean_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_EvidenceClean_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_FavoritesBackup_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_FavoritesBackup_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_FavoritesBackup_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Home_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Home_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Home_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_IERepair_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_IERepair_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_IERepair_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_JunkFileClean_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_JunkFileClean_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_JunkFileClean_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_MomeryOptimizer_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_MomeryOptimizer_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_MomeryOptimizer_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_OneClick_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_OneClick_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_OneClick_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Optimize_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Optimize_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Optimize_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Options_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Options_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Options_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_RegistryClean_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_RegistryClean_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_RegistryClean_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_RegsitryBackup_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_RegsitryBackup_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_RegsitryBackup_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Repair_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Repair_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Repair_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Results_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Results_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Results_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_Small_BackGround.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SpyClean_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SpyClean_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SpyClean_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_StartupManager_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_StartupManager_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_StartupManager_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SystemOptimizer_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SystemOptimizer_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SystemOptimizer_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SystemRepair_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SystemRepair_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SystemRepair_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SystemRestore_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SystemRestore_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_SystemRestore_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_UninstallManager_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_UninstallManager_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_UninstallManager_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_WindowsRepair_Down.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_WindowsRepair_Normal.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\SEM_Button_WindowsRepair_Over.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Menu\Thumbs.db
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Progrss.bmp
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Safe.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Sys.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Thumbs.db
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Res\Uncheck.png
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Temp\__clean_disk.bat
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Temp\__repair_components.bat
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Temp\__repair_errors.bat
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Temp\__start_schedule.bat
• %Windìr%\Tasks\Fix_Tool_OneClick.job
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Fix-Tool.exe
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\uninst.exe
• %ProgramFiles%\Fix Tool\Update.exe
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Fix-Tool.exe

The associated registry entries to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”Fix Tool” = “C:\Program Files\Fix Tool\Fix-Tool.exe”
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pox
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pofile
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Fix-Tool.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Fix Tool
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Miracle

Please, be informed that manual removal of Fix Tool is a cumbersome procedure and does not always ensure complete deletion of the malware, since some files might be hidden or may automatically reanimate themselves afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal of Fix Tool, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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