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MS Antivirus 2009

3 September 2008

MS Antivirus 2009 is the successor to the previous 2008 version of bogus antivirus application that was created to mislead users into purchasing the said program. MS Antivirus 2009 will detect non-existent threat to show users about its importance.

Aliases:
MicroSoft Antivirus 2009, MS-AntiV 09, MSAV09

Risk Level: Medium

File Size: Varies

Affected System: Windows

Common Symptoms:
1. Displays a fake scanner of MS Antivirus 2009 with false reports of infections it detects.
2. Redirect web browser to scanner.ms-scanner.com

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2 Comments »

  • 1 }
    webmaster (author) said:

    1. Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (mbam-setup.exe) and save it on your Desktop.
    2. After downloading, double-click on mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
    3. Follow the prompts and install as “default” only
    4. Before the installation completes, check on the following prompts:
    - Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
    - Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
    5. Click “Finish.” Program will run automatically and you will be prompt to update the program before doing a scan. Please update.
    6. Scan your computer thoroughly.
    7. When scanning is finished click on the “Show Results”
    8. Make sure that all detected threats are marked, click on Remove Selected.
    9. Restart your computer.

    Note: MS Antivirus 2009 may prevent mbam-setup.exe from downloading and running. You can download and rename this program from a different computer before running it on infected system.

  • 2 }
    msa.exe | Spyware-Virus Files and Process said:

    [...] Related to: Trojan Horse Generic13.BLMW MS Antivirus [...]

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