How to remove Ebates (ads, banners, deals)
Threat's profile 
Name of the threat:Ebates
Command or file name:winis.exe
Threat type:Adware
Affected OS:Win32/Win64 (Windows XP, Vista/7, 8/8.1, Windows 10)
Affected browsers:Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari
Some Ebates is also shareware products, so you may not observe its appearance until it will ask you to pay for it. Slight;y all commercial anti badware currently detect Ebates and spyware, but dominantly it's required to have express - orientated removal tools as regular complete removal can not be executed by anti trojan. Nowadays when wide-area net is widespread Ebates is very efficient to lower the costs of products development but it doesn't compel users appreciate the efforts and they still want to remove it. If you don't have Ebates removal tool installed on your computer, you may meet some boring commercial proposals promising you some programs for free or with subdued price, so, you see that it is better to remove it or at the least endeavour to perform other protective actions. If Ebates came from shareware applications it's often damaged and while acting displays unnecessary, periodic pop-ups, so, remove it as quickly as possible. There are no omens of Ebates presence on PC since it does not tack anything to the system tray nor the software menu giving it harder to detect it and execute its elimination.
Ebates intrusion method
Ebates installs on your PC along with free software. This method is called "bundled installation". Freeware offers you to install additional module (Ebates). Then if you fail to decline the offer it starts hidden installation. Ebates copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is winis.exe. Then it creates new startup key with name Ebates and value winis.exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name winis.exe or Ebates. Also, it can create folder with name Ebates under C:\Program Files\ or C:\ProgramData. If you have further questions about Ebates, please ask below. You can use programs to remove Ebates from your browsers below.
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Threat's description and solution are developed by
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How to remove Ebates manually
This problem can be solved manually by deleting all registry keys and files connected with Ebates, removing it from startup list and unregistering all corresponding DLLs. Additionally missing DLL's should be restored from distribution in case they are corrupted by Ebates.
To get rid of Ebates, you should:
Warning: you should delete only those files which checksums are listed as malicious. There may be valid files with the same names in your system. We recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool for safe problem solution.
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Warning: if value is listed for some registry entries, you should only clear these values and leave keys with such values untouched. We recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool for safe problem solution.
Uninstall Ebates related programs from Control Panel
We recommend you to check list of installed programs and search for Ebates entry or other unknown and suspicious programs. Below are instructions for different version if Windows. In some cases adware programs are protected by malicious service or process and it will not allow you to uninstall it. If Ebates won't uninstall or gives you error message that you do not have sufficient rights to do this perform below instructions in Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking or use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool.
Windows 10
- Click on the Start menu and choose Settings
- Then click on System and choose Apps & Features in the left column
- Find Ebates under in the list and click Uninstall button near it.
- Confirm by clicking Uninstall button in opened window if necessary.
Windows 8/8.1
- Right click on the bottom left corner of the screen (while on your desktop)
- In the menu choose Control Panel
- Click Uninstall a program under Programs and Features.
- Locate programs that can be connected with Ebates or other related suspicious program.
- Click Uninstall button.
- Wait until uninstall process is complete.
Windows 7/Vista
- Click Start and choose Control Panel.
- Choose Programs and Features and Uninstall a program.
- In the list of installed programs find entries related to Ebates
- Click Uninstall button.
Windows XP
- Click Start
- In the menu choose Control Panel
- Choose Add / Remove Programs.
- Find Ebates related entries.
- Click Remove button.
Remove Ebates related extensions from your browsers
Ebates in some cases can be accompanied with browsers extension. We recommend you to use free option Toolbar Remover under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool to remove unwanted browser extensions related to Ebates. We recommend you to perform scan your PC with Removal Tool or Spyhunter Remediation Tool. To remove extenions from your browsers manually do the following:
- While in Internet Explorer click cogwheel icon in the top right corner
- In the menu choose the Manage Add-ons
- Select Toolbar and Extension tab.
- Choose add-on possibly related to Ebates or other related adware BHO.
- Click Disable button.
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- Start Google Chrome.
- In the address bar type chrome://extensions/
- In the list of add-ons find related to Ebates and click recycle bin icon.
- Confirm Ebates removal.
- Open Firefox
- In the address bar type about:addons
- Click Extensions tab.
- In the list of extension locate ones related to Ebates.
- Click Remove button near it.
Protect computer and browsers from infection
Adware threats like Ebates are very widespread and, unfortunately, many anti-virus programs fail to detect it. To protect your computer from future infection we recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool, it has active protection module and browser settings guard. It does not conflict with any anti-virus programs and creates additional shield against threats like Ebates.
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