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About FreeScratchAndWin

FreeScratchAndWin is an IE Browser Helper Object that comes with a web-based 'scratchcards' game. (What exactly is available to be won, and whether anybody has ever won it, remains unclear.) It also hijacks your home- and search-page settings to point to xzoomy.com , and complains if you try to change them back. It also connects to its controlling servers and downloads and opens pop-up adverts every few minutes. Sometimes it seems to go crazy and start connecting to its controlling servers every couple of seconds, which generates an annoying amount of traffic.

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How to Remove FreeScratchAndWin? 

There are uninstallers available for v5 and v6 from the manufacturers.

To manually remove the FreeScratchAndWin:

1. Open the registry editor (Start > Run > regedit) and delete the following keys:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\FSW
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown\SetupProgramRan
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20A03A4C-9FAF-45D5-A5C2-B6C49774E03C}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{99B0B113-6F25-49C9-8ECF-2FDDD3EDFF6A}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FSW_beta1.Application
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FSW.Application
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Fswinst.Application

2. Reboot Windows.
3. Delete the 'FSW' folder inside 'Program Files'.
4. Go to Internet Options and reset your home page and search settings (Options->Programs->Reset Web Settings).

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