Should I remove WinZipper?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

75% remove it25% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

What do people think about it?

(click star to rate)

How common is it?

Global Rank #1,484

United States Rank #6,288

Reach 0.4587%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 11.14 days

328.55 days >

Average installed length: 172.63 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.5.139	0.62%
1.5.138	0.18%
1.5.137	0.45%
1.5.135	0.04%
1.5.134	0.19%
1.5.132	0.44%
1.5.130	0.31%
1.5.129	0.85%
1.5.125	0.11%
1.5.123	0.04%
1.5.121	0.17%
1.5.120	0.11%
1.5.119	0.35%
1.5.118	0.10%
1.5.116	0.51%
1.5.115	0.58%
1.5.114	0.06%
1.5.113	0.75%
1.5.112	0.17%
1.5.111	0.91%
1.5.110	0.01%
1.5.108	1.36%
1.5.107	0.06%
1.5.105	0.75%
1.5.104	0.81%
1.5.103	0.15%
1.5.102	0.27%
1.5.101	0.64%
1.5.100	0.52%
1.5.99	0.93%
1.5.98	1.18%
1.5.96	0.62%
1.5.95	4.10%
1.5.94	1.03%
1.5.93	0.02%
1.5.90	1.66%
1.5.86	1.04%
1.5.83	11.25%
1.5.82	0.54%
1.5.81	0.02%
1.5.79	0.59%
1.5.77	1.08%
1.5.73	0.19%
1.5.68	3.31%
1.5.67	0.02%
1.5.66	2.77%
1.5.64	1.18%
1.5.29	19.25%
1.4.8	37.04%
1.4.6	0.02%
1.3.11	0.33%
54 versions

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WinZipper

from Taiwan Shui Mu Chih Ching Technology Limited.

Remove WinZipper by Taiwan Shui Mu Chih Ching T...

What is WinZipper?

The free and trial versions bundle various potentually unwanted toolbars and web browser extensions including the AVG Toolbar which modifies the browser's search and home page settings..

About (from Taiwan Shui Mu Chih Ching Technology Limited)

Compressing large files and folders makes them easier to transfer and saves storage space. Choose files from your PC using simple, drag-and-drop functionality or get files you’ve stored on Box, SkyDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive and CloudMe to zip instantly. Zip files are perfect for sharing because they let you organize ... Read more

Overview

The most used version is 1.4.8, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is winzipper.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 39 files and is usually about 6.94 MB (7,273,280 bytes).

Possible malware installed by this program
Adds a background Windows Service
Bundles additional prorgams in setup
May modify the web browser's home page
Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in WinZipper.

winzipper.exe (a3bd563073759a2d257950b229592e6d) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Symantec	6/15/2013 rev. 7	WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.166	TROJ_GEN.F47V0613
winzipersvc.exe (d4e0fdf5063039965c675cca933f9130) has been flagged by the following 16 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Application.Elex.A
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	Riskware.Agent!
AVG	15.0.0.4321	AdPlugin.HS
AVware	1.5.0.21	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Bitdefender	7.2	Application.Elex.A
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware.CA66
Dr.Web	7.0.12.3050	Adware.Mutabaha.218
ESET-NOD32	11434	a variant of Win32/ELEX.Y potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Riskware/Elex
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Application.Elex.A
G Data	25	Application.Elex.A
McAfee	6.0.5.614	Artemis!D4E0FDF50630
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Application.Elex.A
NANO AntiVirus	0.30.10.952	Riskware.Win32.D365.csnrev
VIPRE Antivirus	39130	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Zillya	2.0.0.2128	Adware.ELEX.Win32.5
eshellctx.dll (3796b7050f05c509a8e69ca9a4f612fb) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Elex.sig
Dr.Web	7.0.10.8210	Adware.Mutabaha.50
Symantec	20141.2.0.56	WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	Suspicious_GEN.F47V1229
Zillya	2.0.0.2044	Adware.ELEX.Win32.4
eshellctx64.dll (b83d91e59bfb428b18cb16baf60afb5d) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W64.HfsAdware.CA66
Dr.Web	7.0.12.3050	Adware.Mutabaha.218
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	PUP/XTab
Symantec	20141.2.0.56	WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0326
_eshellctx64.dll (be23f0fd33e05b67ee499ad7b0cf75fe) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Symantec	20131.1.0.101	WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V0613

View all 30 all detections

WinZipper has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

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Program details

URL: www.winzipper.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\winzipper

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WinZipper\eUninstall.exe

Estimated size: 6.94 MB

Files installed by WinZipper

Program executable:	winzipper.exe (Malware detected)
Name:	WinZipper
	WinZipper application
Path:	C:\Program Files\winzipper\winzipper.exe
MD5:	a3bd563073759a2d257950b229592e6d

Additional files:

winzipersvc.exe - Winzipper Application (Winzipper service)
TrayDownloader.exe - Tray downloader (downloader component)
(Malware detected) _eshellctx64.dll - WinZipper (WinZipper Shell Context Menu)
Copy of eshellctx.dll
eshellctx.dll
(Malware detected) eshellctx64.dll
eUninstall.exe - Winzipper (Winzipper uninstall application)
ebase.dll - EBASE (eBase)
dup.exe - DUP (dupdate)
ouilibnl.dll - OUI (ouilib)
libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
curlpp.dll - libcurl wrapper
libpng.dll - LibPNG (PNG image compression library)
7z.dll (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7z Standalone Plugin)
zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)

Behaviors exhibited

7 Context Menu Handlers

eshellctx64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZipper' with a class of {4F622628-7632-4B28-B184-D7BA0CA3273B}.
eshellctx.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZipper' with a class of {4F622628-7632-4B28-B184-D7BA0CA3273B}.
Copy of eshellctx.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZipper' with a class of {4F622628-7632-4B28-B184-D7BA0CA3273B}.
_eshellctx64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZipper' with a class of {4F622628-7632-4B28-B184-D7BA0CA3273B}.
Copy (2) of eshellctx.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZipper' with a class of {4F622628-7632-4B28-B184-D7BA0CA3273B}.
_eshellctx64 (2).dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZipper' with a class of {4F622628-7632-4B28-B184-D7BA0CA3273B}.

Plus 1 more

2 Scheduled Tasks

eUninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{6FA703F0-6E80-44E7-A6DE-004C74227CCF}' (runs on registration).
WinZipper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C2EBFEAC-F0B8-4F56-941C-B0676E183A21}' (runs on registration).

2 Services

winzipersvc.exe runs as a service named 'WinZiper service' (winzipersvc) "WinZipper service".
winzipersvc(49).exe runs as a service named 'WinZiper service' (winzipersvc) "WinZipper service".

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

winzipersvc.exe
Memory:	3.87 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0031260315%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00223321%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00089283%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	7,400	8,062,084 average

How do I remove WinZipper?

You can uninstall WinZipper from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

When you find the program WinZipper, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove WinZipper.
If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 56%

Win 8.1 0%

HOW IT RUNS

Windows Service? Yes

(Installs a service)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 75%

Keep it 25%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	64.00%
Windows 10	24.83%
Windows XP	6.38%
Windows Vista	4.75%
Windows Server 2003	0.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	27.40%
Windows 7 Ultimate	20.15%
Windows 7 Professional	9.75%
Windows 8.1	8.99%
Microsoft Windows XP	6.32%
Windows Vista Home Premiu...	3.49%

Geography

12.02% of installs come from Germany

Which countries install it?

Germany	12.02%
Brazil	9.35%
United States	8.60%
Italy	7.19%
India	6.22%
France	5.44%
Netherlands	2.87%
Mexico	2.48%
Spain	2.48%
Poland	2.31%
Australia	2.11%
Turkey	1.94%
Sweden	1.73%
Taiwan	1.69%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	26.55%
Acer	22.54%
Dell	14.64%
ASUS	11.23%
Toshiba	6.33%
Samsung	5.70%
GIGABYTE	4.77%
Lenovo	4.40%
Intel	1.63%
American Megatrends	0.84%
Medion	0.77%
Sahara	0.61%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P...	8.12%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	7.58%
Dell Inspiron N5110	3.12%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ...	2.58%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P...	2.31%
ASUS All Series	2.04%

6 comments

f-f•over a year ago

This is pure malware, it installed without any consent along with a *new* adware homepage and 2 google chrome plugins.

pincrete•over a year ago

Also installed without my knowledge .... that alone is enough to make me mistrust it.

Daineco•over a year ago

I also got this on my pc without my knowledge, but i have no problem to remove it, i also recommend anyone to remove this, its a Adware program.

rodrigo•over a year ago

I also got this on my PC without my knowledge and i cant uninstall.

That IT guy•over a year ago

I also got this on my PC without my knowledge. Seeing as it installs a ton of extra .EXE's I recommend anyone to remove it.

Person•over a year ago

This installed on my computer without my consent and it deleted the uninstall file... sneaky bastards!