ZIX file extension

Visitor comments

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Ama	2007-05-03 20:16:48

this zix exstension is used by some scanners. Supposedly compressing file (untrue) when you try to unzix file you'll have some adware embedded (true) in winzix.exe -when you instal this soft.

Johan Frølund

2007-05-17 10:13:34

winzix claims to be a file compressor but, as far as i can se, its a fake!!
Minime.exe (part of winzix) is aparently a trojan!

Paul	2007-06-01 10:44:49

trojan downloader in minime.exe, tries to modify your system, luckily for me mcafee stopped it!!

Brad	2007-06-14 23:52:09

Can i use hex editor to change a zix file so i can open it? and if so how?

Skully

2007-06-16 10:57:38

To totally remove you have to edit your registry and manually find and remove all keys and values...ie - regedit, then in find type winzix and keep finding next to the end
(delete all keys and values) What a pain..don't do this if you are not familiar with the registry

sujit

2007-06-28 15:48:01

not able to open a movie as it is in zix extension plz help

Smokey

2007-07-03 11:38:19

If u downloaded one of those ugly .zix files, my best advice for you would be to NOT download any sort of programs, players etc. u dont know anything about but rather just change the fileending. (.zix >>> .zip/.rar) GL

CountVonCount

2007-07-20 17:51:12

RE: Can i use hex editor to change a zix file so i can open it? and if so how?

Apparently you can. Someone has posted very helpful and easy to follow instructions on editing .zix files with a Hex editor. Just go to wikepedia and look it up, worked for me.

Bob	2007-07-27 19:31:28

Please!
I need help opening my .zix file, but i dont want to download WinZix because I've seen many forums saying that there are several viruses.
Someone please help me, talk to me on email bobzy_da_pimp@hotmail.com Thank You!

Wm S	2007-08-31 21:50:15

WinZix is has the AD-Ware ****,etc. but the 700 MB files are of no use. The responses, if any, are of a Psych based nature. They repeat back the question that you ask, yet make no attempt to answer. In other words, a scam!!!

WS

Fullsoftwares

2007-09-03 23:31:52

Winzix added Trojan.Win32.Obfuscated.en to their setup file.. When I download and scan the file my Kapersky detected it and showed the following information. I recommend NOT to use Winzix.

detected: Trojan program Trojan.Win32.Obfuscated.en

tzany

2007-09-12 03:51:17

hello...i have a trouble with a file...with extension UPA!how open this file?what soft must be use to open this file .UPA?please help.thank's

one	2007-09-18 19:23:43

.ZIX = ****. .DBZ, .FCR .WHATEVER = ****.

Trojan, adware. The "winzix corporation" is fake. Get real.

To rid:

McAfee works well on the trojan.
Spybot takes care of the adware.

Hey nerds go ahead and "hex" away you old-schoolers you.

Oh and BTW. Stop downloading new extensions. It just ****s up the torrent network.

Actually...I am making a .wtf extension that is the best compression ever. Hey dumb newbs, go to ****//****rexswain.com/eicar.com for it! its awsome!!

ownz virus

2007-09-19 19:27:40

the best way around tricky people like this is use vmware and run a virtual machine for suspect/bad software and files. And then all you have to do is close the vmware sesion and restart it :P

Yugoslav

2007-09-25 05:24:46

Except for the "WinZix" thing, recently there is a new: riyocodec ;-) !!! This time it's not packager, but a multimedia codec. The same catch. I don't know if anybody tested it-they say it's brand new-August 2007, but to me the site, the EULA, almost everything reminds me of ZiX Sh... Except for the fact that I tested it with 5 different anti-everything(adware,virus,sh...)programs and it looked OK to them ?! The other interesting thing is that it's never mentioned on the Internet, yet - only few torrent trackers say that you have to have it to watch their movies. I downloaded one, file looks like the fake Zix file. Please investigate it, because this is getting interesting - I think that the same idiots are behin both... Tnx

chuck

2007-12-07 03:45:25

Someone right something that i don't know, i really want solve the problem!!! No keeping losing my time !!!

Jay [ADMIN]

2007-12-07 13:57:42

Hey Chuck,

What exactly is it you want to solve?

Alancio

2008-01-24 11:09:28

There is a Windows program to extract .ZIX files, it is located here:
www.kennethsorling.se/software/unzixwin.htm

If you are not a Windows user, you can use my perl script, located here: www.mizrahi.com.ve/projects/

Nana Yaw

2008-01-30 14:56:36

Thanks a lot for the information about this. Cos i downloaded file with this .zix and decided to research about it cos it was horrible and i thaugt it was a WINZIP mistake. Any way thanx may the gate of hell welcome the developers!!!!!!

Tammy

2008-10-05 17:50:29

I just downloaded an application which was an archive with the .zix file extension, luckily this information saved me from downloading WinZix. Thanks :)