Title: MalwareScanner
Type: Malware

Remove MalwareScanner. Removal instructions


 
Also known as: Malware Scanner
Severity scale:MalwareScanner severity is 70  (70 / 100)
 
MalwareScanner is a fake spyware remover, commonly known as a rogue anti-spyware program. This parasite uses malicious methods to lure the user into purchasing it's "licensed version".

Unlike most rogues, MalwareScanner has to be downloaded and installed manually, rather than brought in by trojans. Once active, MalwareScanner allows the user to perform a scan, which generates false possitives. These falsely identified threats can supposedly only be removed using the full version of the program, which is, in reality, no more functional than the trial.

MalwareScanner is a scam and should be treated as such: do NOT download or buy it and block it's homepage using your HOSTS file for maximum protection.

Related files: %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DataBase.ini, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DB1.ms, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DB2.ms, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Purchase.ms, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Scan Session.txt, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Scanner.ms, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\scanning.ms, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Splash.spl, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\unins000.dat, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\update.cli, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DB5.ms, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DB3.ms, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DB4.ms, %System%\ACTSKN43.OCX, %System%\actsplash.ocx, %System%\AS-Exp2.ocx, %UserProfile%\Desktop\Malware Scanner.lnk, %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM NAME].tmp, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Help.lnk, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Malware S, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Uninstall, %System%\Flash.ocx, %System%\IGUltraGrid20.ocx, %System%\md5.dll, %System%\ProgressBar4.ocx, %System%\systray.ocx, %System%\threadapi.tlb, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\MsgBox.ms, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\English.inf, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\English.jpg, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Errors.txt, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Fire.ms, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Help.chm, %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\hosts

Automatic MalwareScanner removal:

SpyHunter is recommended remover to uninstall MalwareScanner. You should confirm using free trial that it detects current version of parasite.

Note: Manual assistance required means that one or all of removers were unable to remove parasite without some manual intervention, please read manul removal instructions below.

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MalwareScanner manual removal:

Kill processes:
unins000.exe update.exe MalScr.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\?€?Malware Scanner?€? = ?€?C:\Program Files\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\MalScr.exe?€?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Malware Scanner
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfp
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sol
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sor
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ActiveSplash.Splash.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ActiveSplash.Splash
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{09C38747-4633-4AEE-9C9A-EFA67F08AB13}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Error2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Loading2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Remove2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Scan2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1FD72A8C-E2CE-41EB-9AA4-3D2E18DCA49F}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{25B5C75A-CC13-443C-AA0F-D92A2A8ECE7E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{3F6FC238-3D6C-455F-B1AD-203F3F9DE391}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4CA2CA27-2031-405C-86E5-84637FB595C5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4E0E6D86-082D-4D60-A733-29A66909BDC8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{6F7C160F-ECE1-4DFC-A4C1-AE0D0AA5CD20}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2FA44B26-F9A8-469C-AF7E-C5D301E1BF4B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{11B75807-E720-460B-99C5-D750581D9F3A}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{268580D5-B20E-4B2B-9C4A-09F56AA00CC3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D88797FA-4784-4B40-8C5A-C4626297EC0E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1ED66E9B-5A1B-4354-9A00-8CE8C809F0A0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6241AF3F-2B41-41AD-A268-68CD710D34C2}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6A0CC99A-3471-4FC3-9BF9-E9DFD9CF7A05}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{84FD864B-8B6B-41AC-8CE3-15F3BBBAE904}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A6C9D669-AE01-411F-B0FF-64E23352E140}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Shield2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.ThreadControl2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.ThreadLaunch2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Worker2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.8
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{46D36DC4-1F37-11D3-9DD0-AE1592195F1B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{51B5287B-1776-4DD7-8EC2-9EF1BEAF4102}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C9F99872-310A-4F9D-9E36-ED5C8FD6A5B0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D1B5603A-54B5-4C23-BA4B-DEAA204AF07C}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D4D72717-D96A-4BA1-A136-EADB379BE963}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{8573FCF1-941E-4D3A-880B-3F34B380104B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{99102376-125C-4A3B-B236-B5F2A94C4259}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{9F2D645B-C067-4001-9212-F5DC813415FE}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A8999341-7238-4AEE-806F-2D2FEA37C255}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{B5745800-DA7C-4B4B-B775-D56AE8984D82}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{C0F24FD7-D91A-4858-BE9B-FCF1DA5B2A31}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{D3B810A9-7B1C-47F0-9B72-F1A24568B8A6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{E09C0C3D-3C14-4F65-B4D1-CF7DD53F7AF3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{EC058846-AE55-4BDF-B379-9D2BE64D7D3A}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{EEDD46CD-3900-426F-838F-E543A0D69584}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{FB3AF05A-AB26-48E7-BE5A-CFFAA5980A97}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Backup2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5C6289F4-C822-45D0-9BBE-06BCE8A7A8EB}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Malware Scanner_is1
Unregister DLLs:
%System%\\XceedBkp.dll %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Core.dll %System%\\XceedCry.dll

Delete files:
%ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\DataBase.ini %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\DB1.ms %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\DB2.ms %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Purchase.ms %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Scan Session.txt %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Scanner.ms %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\scanning.ms %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Splash.spl %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\unins000.dat %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\update.cli %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\DB5.ms %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\DB3.ms %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\DB4.ms %System%\\ACTSKN43.OCX %System%\\actsplash.ocx %System%\\AS-Exp2.ocx %UserProfile%\\Desktop\\Malware Scanner.lnk %UserProfile%\\Local Settings\\Temp\\[RANDOM NAME].tmp C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Help.lnk C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Malware Scanner.lnk C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Uninstall.lnk %System%\\Flash.ocx %System%\\IGUltraGrid20.ocx %System%\\md5.dll %System%\\ProgressBar4.ocx %System%\\systray.ocx %System%\\threadapi.tlb %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\MsgBox.ms %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\English.inf %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\English.jpg %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Errors.txt %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Fire.ms %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\Help.chm %ProgramFiles%\\MalwareRemover.com\\Malware Scanner\\hosts
Information added: 2008-05-14 02:48:46
Information updated: 2008-05-14 02:48:46

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