Windows Safe Mode Fixer: Repair Safe Mode

[sujay]

Safe Mode is a special way for Windows to load when there is a system-critical problem that interferes with the normal operation of Windows. The purpose of Safe Mode is to allow you to troubleshoot Windows and try to determine what is causing it to not function correctly. Once you have corrected the problem, then you can reboot and Windows will load normally.

Well, Many viruses corrupt Windows Safe Mode in order to prevent you from removing them. If you cannot boot in safe mode then you are in a very critical situation; you cannot make any repairs and reinstalling the entire system is your only choice.

Fortunately, we have the solution which will fix the corrupted Safe Mode and gives you back the full control over your computer and it is called SMFixer (or Windows Safe Mode Fixer)!

What does this tool do?
This handy tool repairs Windows Safe Mode and gives you back the full control over your computer.

How to use it?
Click FIX button and your computer will restart immediately. Please save any unsaved work before you click FIX button. After restart hit F8 key to boot in Safe Mode.

Homepage
http://www.sergiwa.com/modules/mydow...p?cid=2&lid=26
Download

http://www.sergiwa.com/download/security/SMFixer.exe

Via
http://www.addictivetips.com/windows...fe-mode-fixer/

[leofelix]

Listed here
http://hosts-file.net/?s=sergiwa.com

FSA - sites engaged in the selling or distribution of bogus or fraudulent applications

Hopefully the developer will get in touch with Steven Burn

I downloaded that file and it has been detected as malicious by HitMan Pro (Dr Web and EMSISOFT engines)
I uploaded it to Virustotal and 9 antivirus detected it.
I think it is a false positive though, because of the nature of this software.

Just a thought: some computer brands (ie: IBM) replaced F8 key with F2 or F12 key, other brands (ie: Toshiba) use "fn" key to reboot.
Will this tool work anyway?

[JayCub]

Thank you Sujay and Leo for the additonal information, it woud be in the best interest of the developer to get this sorted as it would be flagged as malicious, and it's easy to see why false positives are shown, looks like a decent tool Sujay and another reason to why backups are important... for a disk image i use a clean and updated Windows 7 and program installers on an external drive.

[Raymond]

leo, booting to safe mode uses the standard F8 key to get in to the Advanced Windows Boot Menu.
This tool is somehow related to this article which should interest some of you.
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/08/15/disable-windows-safe-mode-for-extra-security-to-prevent-tampering/

Sergiwa tools used to be great because it was freeware but now turned into shareware.
Other than that, the GUI uses some kind of code which makes it unable to run on some badly infected computer.
In my opinion, a tool to fix windows problem should be clean without any fancy GUI...