Remove Master Utilities

Removal instructions

Severity scale:  (72 / 100)

Master Utilities is fraud software that may display misleading security alerts and Winows errors to trick users into purchasing bogus computer repair program. It's from the same family as PC Repair and System Repair scareware. Such rogue programs are usually promoted throught the use of fake scanners and infected websites that redirect users to fake scanners or exploit software vulnerabilites. As a result, Master Utilities is then downloaded onto the victim's computer and begins to display fake error warnings related to Windows registry, RAM and overall system file structure. The only between rogue antivirus programs and computer repair fraudware is that the following ones usually hide certain files and folders or move them to Temp folder, etc. Everything else is the same, payment scheme, fake system scan and misleading alerts to scare victims. Master Utilities or a Trojan downlaoder drops a rootkit onto the infected computer as well. Usually, rogue repair applications come bundled with TDSS rootit. First of all, you need to run anti-rootkit tool to disable rootkit infection and then scan your computer with anti-malware software. To make the removal procedure a lot easier, you can register the rogue program using the following registration key 1203978628012489708290478989147 and scaning your computer with Spyware Doctor. Or you can remove the infection manually, however, that's not an easy thing to do, keeping in mind that it comes bundled with rootkits. If your PC is infected, use removal instructions below to remove Master Utilities and rookits from the system. We stronlgy recommend you to use Spyware Doctor to remove rogue applications and additional malware. Here are some of the fake alerts an notifications you may encounter while your computer is infected with MasterUtilities malware:

Master Utilities Diagnostics
Windows detected a hard disk error.
A problem with the hard drive sectors has been detected. It is recommended to download the following sertified software to fix the detected hard drive problems. Do you want to download recommended software?

Hard Drive Failure
The system has detected a problem with one or more installed IDE / SATA hard disks. It is recommended that you restart the system.

Automatic Master Utilities removal:

Malwarebytes Anti Malware

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STOPzilla

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Tested and Confirmed! STOPzilla removes Master Utilities (2011-09-02 12:29:55)

Spyware Doctor

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We are testing Spyware Doctor's efficiency at removing Master Utilities (2011-09-02 15:07:10)

XoftSpySE Anti Spyware

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Master Utilities manual removal:

FORUM:
Discuss Master Utilities in
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Kill processes:
[random].exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random].exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "CertificateRevocation" = '0'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnonBadCertRecving" = '0'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop "NoChangingWallPaper" = '1'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes" = '/{hq:/s`s:/ogn:/uyu:/dyd:/c`u:/bnl:/ble:/sdf:/lrh:/iul:/iulm:/fhg:/clq:/kqf:/`wh:/lqf:/lqdf:/lnw:/lq2:/l2t:/v`w:/rbs:'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation" = '1'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = '1'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "DisableTaskMgr" = '1'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "CheckExeSignatures" = 'no'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Use FormSuggest" = 'yes'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced "Hidden" = '0'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced "ShowSuperHidden" = 0'

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
[random].dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
[random].dll
[random].exe
Master Utilities.lnk
Uninstall Master Utilities.lnk

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\[random]
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~[random]
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~[random]r
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Master Utilities\

QR code for Master Utilities removal instructions:

QR is short for Quick Response. They can be read quickly by the mobile phones. QR codes can store more data than standard barcodes, including url links, geo coordinates, and text.

The reason we add QR code to the website is that parasites like Master Utilities are really hard to remove on infected computer. you can quicly scan the QR code with your mobile device and have manual removal instructions to uninstall Master Utilities right in your pocket.

Simply use the QR scanner and read removal instructions from mobile device.

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