Title: Desktop-antivirus.com

Type: Browser Hijackers

Remove Desktop-antivirus.com. Removal instructions

Also known as: Desktop antivirus.microsoft.com

Severity scale:

(85 / 100)

When browsing, make sure you are not entering Desktop-antivirus.com or Desktop-antivirus.microsoft.com websites. These two domains are known to be malicious ones hosting browser hijackers and related to Antivirus Live. Until now, Antivirus Live rogue has infected hundreds of unprotected PCs and enabled almost all its victims to use the services of Internet Explorer, so be attentive what you are visiting!

Desktop-antivirus.com firstly blocks or interrupts all the web searches with a reason to redirect its victims to the website, connected to Antivirus Live. There, misleading advertisements, telling how good and reliable this malware is, completely bombard the user and at the same time ask him to buy its “full” version. What is more, Desktop-antivirus.com and Desktop-antivirus.microsoft.com both modify system parameters to produce all those fake warnings continuously.

The main aim why browser hijackers are used by many cyber criminals is making PC users visit Desktop-antivirus.com or Desktop-antivirus.microsoft.com domains. There, by producing tons of misleading information about Antivirus Live, people are expected to buy this scam. In truth, this corrupt method has become very popular and successfully distributes Antivirus Live until now. Please, keep away from desktop-antivirus.com domain. Get rid of its browser hijacker connected to Antivirus Live using the tips below and prevent any malware installed into your PC.

Related files: [Random4Symbols]sysguard.exe

Desktop-antivirus.com properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts

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Desktop-antivirus.com manual removal:

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Kill processes:
sysguard.exe

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Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script\Settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan

HELP:
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Delete files:
%Documents and Settings%\\[UserName]\\Application Data\\[RandomSymbols]\\[Random4Symbols]sysguard.exe

HELP:
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Information added: 2010-01-15 02:34:12
Information updated: 2010-01-15 02:35:52

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