Messenger Discovery Live acts as a plug-in for Windows Messenger. It displays advertisement on the computer.
Other Alias: Adware.DiscoveryLive
Threat Level: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows - All
Source: Symantec
How to Remove Messenger Discovery Live:
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1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Uninstall the Adware program
a) Click Start > Settings > Control Panel or Start > Control Panel (this varies with the operating system).
b) In the Control Panel window, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
c) Click the Adware you want to remove.
d) Click Add/Remove, Change/Remove, or Remove (this varies with the operating system). Follow the prompts.
4. Reboot computer in SafeMode [how to]
5. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
6. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]
Navigate to and delete the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
\MessengerDiscovery Live_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Matt Holwood
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Matt Holwood\MessengerDiscovery Live
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Matt Holwood
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Matt Holwood\MessengerDiscovery Live
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Matt Holwood\MessengerDiscovery Live\Settings
7. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.
8. 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.
ok i tried downloading messenger discovery live, it messed up my msn, and thn i followed instruction to uninstall it. but ever since thn ( it has been atleast 8 months now ) everytime i clik to open msn i get a box saying ” Registry error “, i clik ok n thn the window comes up n thn i cn sign in fine. but its getting kinda annoying, is there any way i cn get rid of this?
4 Responses for "Messenger Discovery Live"
1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Uninstall the Adware program
a) Click Start > Settings > Control Panel or Start > Control Panel (this varies with the operating system).
b) In the Control Panel window, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
c) Click the Adware you want to remove.
d) Click Add/Remove, Change/Remove, or Remove (this varies with the operating system). Follow the prompts.
4. Reboot computer in SafeMode [how to]
5. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
6. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]
Navigate to and delete the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
\MessengerDiscovery Live_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Matt Holwood
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Matt Holwood\MessengerDiscovery Live
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Matt Holwood
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Matt Holwood\MessengerDiscovery Live
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Matt Holwood\MessengerDiscovery Live\Settings
7. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.
8. 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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ok i tried downloading messenger discovery live, it messed up my msn, and thn i followed instruction to uninstall it. but ever since thn ( it has been atleast 8 months now ) everytime i clik to open msn i get a box saying ” Registry error “, i clik ok n thn the window comes up n thn i cn sign in fine. but its getting kinda annoying, is there any way i cn get rid of this?
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