WinExpand

Posted by Max Lehmann on November 6, 2015

What is WinExpand?

Adware programs are really prevalent these days, so if you do not have a security tool installed, WinExpand might slither onto your computer one day. The bigger chance to encounter WinExpand is for those users who live in Korea or use a Korean IP address because this program is known to be a Korean adware that is aimed at Korean-speaking users primarily. People who tend to download programs from third-party websites might notice the presence of WinExpand too. If this ever happens to you, make sure that you erase this adware from the system as soon as possible. If you ignore our advice, you might soon infect your system with malicious software. WinExpand will not download them on your system itself; however, the ads it generates might initiate redirections to untrustworthy third-party web pages. We will provide all the information about its removal further in this article. test test test

How does WinExpand act?

Of course, the main thing that WinExpand is going to do is to show commercial ads. They will appear on your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Unfortunately, this adware might perform other undesirable activities too. Specialists have noticed that it will track you and then collect information about your hardware and your Internet browsing activities. Specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have noticed that WinExpand will record such details as your IP address, the domain names of the websites, your search queries, and much more. The information on the official website of this adware program (winexpand.kr) claims that it might access only non-personally identifiable information. Of course, nobody can assure you that it is true. If you want to protect your privacy, delete WinExpand without further consideration. You will not miss this program because it does not really act beneficially.

People who live in Korea usually notice that this advertising-supported application enters systems without their consent. It is not surprising for us at all. The recent research has shown that this advertising-supported application is spread through software bundles. It is known that it might come together with other unreliable applications. If you wonder whether or not these applications have been installed on your system, you should definitely scan your PC with an automatic malware remover. It will enlist all untrustworthy programs that exist on your system and you will be able to delete them all yourself or launch the automatic scanner. It does not really matter how you delete those additional programs because the most important thing is that you fully eliminate them from your PC.

How to remove WinExpand

If you want to get rid of all those ads generated by WinExpand, you have to remove this adware program now. Luckily, it has an uninstall in Control Panel, which means that you will remove it manually rather easily. If you do not know much about computers and malware, it would be best if you scan your system with an automatic tool SpyHunter in order to erase adware from your system. This program will remove all other undesirable programs too. Finally, it will not allow other infections to slither onto your computer in the near future.