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winiguard.org website WHOIS information

Below, you will find some information about the winiguard.org that can be found in the official WHOIS database. The provided information includes the IP address, information on the owner of the domain name and some other domain registration information.

What type of content is presented on the winiguard.org?

winiguard.org is a fake scanner website. Once opened in a web browser, fake scanner websites display an imitation of the computer scanning process. After the scanning process is over, an exaggerated list of the detected "problems" is displayed to the user. The website starts displaying pop-up warning windows that force the user to download and install the promoted software. As a rule, such aggressive advertising techniques are used to promote such malware as trojans or rogue software.

You should NEITHER download files from the winiguard.org website, NOR pay for them. Software provided by the winiguard.org website is totally fake and fraudulent.

Is winiguard.org associated with malware?

According to the type of its content, the winiguard.org website can be associated with various kinds of malware. You need to run Exterminate It! malware scanner to make sure that your computer is not infected by any of them.

The following is a list of the known malwares, associated with the winiguard.org website:

• WiniGuard

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How did you get to the winiguard.org website?

If you click on some popup window, you may be redirected to the winiguard.org website. Popup windows, displaying advertisements or fake security warnings, may be generated by trojans or by other malicious websites. It is very important that you use proper malware detection software, such as Exterminate It!, if you've found yourself on the winiguard.org website having clicked on a popup window, your computer may well be infected with some trojan.

You may also find yourself on the winiguard.org website by clicking a link in the search results produced by one of the legitimate search engines. The winiguard.org website may appear in the legitimate search results list due to the use of SEO techniques.

How to block winiguard.org website?

You can manually prevent your web browser from visiting the winiguard.org website. You just have to modify the Windows HOSTS file.

The Windows HOSTS file is a standard text file with a list of web addresses that is used by the computer to find out where to look for a certain website.

If you browsing to the winiguard.org it will be checked in the HOSTS file first. If the winiguard.org web address is found there, the web browser opens winiguard.org from the IP address indicated in the HOSTS file.

127.0.0.1 is your local IP address. Therefore, to block winiguard.org you need to enter the line 127.0.0.1   winiguard.org in the HOSTS file. This way, if you will visit winiguard.org or will be redirected to the winiguard.org, your local IP address will be used.

To block the winiguard.org website, perform the following steps:

• Locate the HOSTS file in your Windows\system32\drivers\etc folder.
• Open it with Notepad (or any other text editor).
• Enter a record that consists of the IP address and web address separated by a blank space.

This should be 127.0.0.1   winiguard.org

Now, if your browser will try to open the winiguard.org website, you will see one of the following:

• a blank page;
• your local default web page;
• "Unable to connect" error page in the FireFox web browser;
• "The page cannot be displayed" error page in the Internet Explorer web browser.

Actual result depends on your system configuration, web browser and installed software, but winiguard.org website will be blocked in any case.

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