I wrote this article to help you remove WinSAPSvc. This WinSAPSvc removal guide works for all Windows versions.

WinSAPSvc is a risky application. The tool has been categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) by security experts. The reason for this classification is that WinSAPSvc exposes the user to threats. The PUP can be the reason for you contacting another, more dangerous infection. This can happen if you follow the advertisements the rogue tool generates. Displaying ads is one of the main functions of WinSAPSvc. The advertisements are a source of income for the owners of the PUP. The developers get paid to promote third party content. This kind of practice it legal, but there are certain regulations. The promoters have to guarantee that the websites they link to are safe to visit. There are no such guarantees with this program.

The creators of WinSAPSvc are focused on one thing only – profit. The PUP churns out an influx of annoying ads which the user has no control over. There are no settings for mending the ad flow. You will have to work through constant interruptions as long as the intrusive program is present on your system. WinSAPSvc produces various kinds of ad formats, including banners, in-text links, coupon boxes, freebies, interstitial, contextual, inline, transitional, and floating windows. The final two from the list are the most disruptive, as they follow the user across the web page. When you scroll up and down, navigate to the left and the right, the window will move in parallel. By doing so, it will cover part of the content on the page.

WinSAPSvc uses marketing tricks to make the ads appealing. This gives the PUP a better chance at garnering users’ interest. The techniques used include pricing, strategic product selection, and visual effects. You will be offered bargain deals for high quality items. The shady tool will show you offers for products you have recently purchased or looked up online. As you may have guessed, this means that the PUP has access to your browsing history. This is not the only information the rogue program can extract from your web browser. We will cover the topic of monitoring later on. As for the visual tricks, it can be noted that WinSAPSvc uses classic special effects. The application decorates the ad windows with bright colors, flash animations, and large fonts to stimulate people’s senses.

WinSAPSvc does not have an official website. Its authors are undisclosed. This is a red flag, as there should be information about the developers behind the program. The anonymity allows the coders to get away with not taking responsibility for the software. Following the ads WinSAPSvc displays is at your own discretion. If a pop-up window redirects you to a compromised domain, you would have to deal with the subsequent issues on your own. As we alluded to earlier, the range of threats extends to personal security. The PUP has the ability to record different kinds of details from the web browser, including keystrokes, tracking cookies, IP address, geographic location, area code, email, telephone number, and login credentials. The gathered data is sold on darknet markets without permission. The people who obtain your private input can use it to access your private accounts and steal from them.

There are a couple of ways to get infected with WinSAPSvc. Since the PUP does not have an official website, it gets spread through alternative sources. The main distribution technique is bundling. This method sees the secluded tool get attached to another program. The download client can be a pirated utility, a freeware or shareware application. WinSAPSvc will be offered as a bonus tool. This option will be listed in the terms and conditions. If you go through the steps in haste and accept the defaults, you will allow the PUP into your computer. Our advice to users is to get acquainted with the end user license agreement (EULA).

The other way for WinSAPSvc to gain access to your machine is through a spam email. The furtive program can be hidden inside a bogus letter. The sender will conceal it behind an attachment and tell you that the file is an important document of some kind. Spam letters are often written on behalf of existing organizations, like the national post, courier firms, e-commerce platforms, social networks, banks, and government institutions. To confirm that a given message from your inbox is legitimate, check the available contacts. If the email is written on behalf of a certain company or entity, you can refer to its official website.

WinSAPSvc Uninstall

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.