This recorded data is often shared with third party companies and might be misused to generate revenue, potentially leading to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Potentially unwanted programs usually track Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, website URLs visited, search queries entered into search engines, pages viewed, keyboard and mouse inputs, geo-locations, and other similar data that is likely to contain personal details. This application gathers Internet browsing-related information and generates intrusive online advertisements. For this reason, it is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP).
On initial inspection, this application might appear legitimate and useful, however, WinFix Pro is often distributed as a third party app with regular software.
According to the developers, WinFix Pro provides functionality that supposedly repairs damaged operating systems - "WinFix Pro scans, diagnoses, then repairs your damaged PC with powerful technology called Reimage that not only fixes your Windows Operating System - it reverses the damage already done with a full database of replacement files."
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