Windows Functionality Checker

Windows Functionality Checker is a virus. Malware to be more accurate. This program gives off false scan results to make you think your computer is infected with a virus as well as false system warnings about how it can make your computer faster. It's all a scam. People normally become infected with software programs like this due to not having a decent antivirus client installed. Many free antivirus clients on the market let threats like Windows Functionality Checker in because those free AV clients are not really kept up to date. It's free for a reason.

Do not be taken in by this product. Purchasing it will only make the creators of this malware money.

Windows Functionality Checker

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If infected by Windows Functionality Checker then you should take necessary steps as soon as possible to remove Windows Functionality Checker. There are both automatic and manual Windows Functionality Checker removal procedures available which should help you out with this.

How to remove Windows Functionality Checker: Automatic Removal

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Windows Functionality Checker: Manual Removal procedure

In case of the manual removal procedure, at first you need to stop the following process(s):

• random.exe ( Every file is named different.)

You may find only one of these processes running in your machine. To stop the above mentioned process, you need to go to the file location and then have to re-name the file. After that, the computer has to be restarted and then you will have to browse to the file location and delete the file.

Once that is done, you will have to get rid of these files:

For Windows XP

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Unique File Trace\
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\

For Windows Vista / Windows 7

• C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Unique File Trace\
• C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\

The above folders is where this threat seems to normally hide. A great way to help locate the threat is to browse to one of the above folders for your operating system. (Keep in mind the Application Data and App Data Folders are hidden. See Show Hidden Files and Folders for more info on this). Now sort the files by date. You should only see a few files from the day you were infected. From this information you should be able to determine which file is the virus one and re-name that file.

If you run into issues you should download and install Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. You May need to be in safe mode with networking to install it. (See how to boot into safe mode)

After the traces are removed, Windows Functionality Checker should no longer be running in the machine. So now it is time to run a complete virus scan for your machine for which you can use Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. This should find out if you have cleaned all the Windows Functionality Checker traces and whether any other threat is still available in the computer.Now in case the removal procedure looks too complicated for you, we recommend you to go to www.pcninja.com, to get expert help. They take care of things like these professionally and will cost you very little.

Windows Functionality Checker Registry Removal Proedures

We do not recommend you go into the registry to attempt to remove any traces of this threat. There is really not a need once you kill off the main executable. If you are concerned about any registry entries we recommend you either download a registry cleaner like PC Health Advisor to clean up the Windows registry or just run a full virus scan using Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.

Conclusion

This virus is not all that bad. From our testings we did not see it stealing personal information or attempting to steal things like passwords for your online banking or social profiles. To be on the safe side you will want to run a full virus scan. One of the better Antivirus clients on the market is Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. We recommend you do a full scan using the free trial. www.pcninja.com is an online virus removal service that offers expert service to clean infected computers. They are great at what they do and based in the United Sates.

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