Overall Risk Level:
MalWarrior is a rogue anti-malware application that displays false reports of threats present on the computer. It will prompt the user to register the program to be able to remove the threat.
Other Alias: MalWarrior 2007
Threat Level: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows – All
Source: Symantec
One Response for "MalWarrior"
1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Reboot computer in SafeMode [how to]
4. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
5. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]
Navigate to and delete the following entries:
HKEY_USERS\[ALL USERS]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”MalWarrior” = “”C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Adsl Software Limited\MalWarrior 2007\MalWarrior.exe” /autorun”
Navigate to and delete the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_USERS\[ALL USERS]\Software\Adsl Software Limited
HKEY_USERS\[ALL USERS]\Software\Adsl Software Limited\MalWarrior 2007
HKEY_USERS\[ALL USERS]\Software\Adsl Software Limited\MalWarrior 2007\4.0
HKEY_USERS\[ALL USERS]\Software\Adsl Software Limited\MalWarrior 2007\4.0\config
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TacOnlyOne
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MalWarrior 2007_is1
6. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.
7. In order to make sure that threat is completely eliminated from your computer, carry out a full scan of your computer using AntiVirus and Antispyware Software. Another way to delete the virus using various Antivirus Program without the need to install can be done with Online Virus Scanner.
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