Remove Micro AV. Description and removal instructions

Title: Micro AV	Also known as: MicroAV
Type: Malware	Severity scale: (85 / 100)

Micro AV is another duplicate rogue program of MSAntivirus, MS Antivirus, and Internet Antivirus. Parasite gets to the system through Trojan applications like spam emails or many others "free" downloads bundled with spyware and trojans. MicroAV, like other similar rogue applications, presents itself as a powerful spyware catcher. But truth is that this application generates misleading pop-up’s with falsified information multiply, as a scare tactics to force user purchase “fully licensed” program. These online scans and notifications try’s to redirects users to the web site of Micro AV to make sure that user purchases it. Trial version of parasite is able to run fake system scans and display non existent system risks. All websites of this parasite family uses same template, only colors and pictures are different but all the rest content is the same. And large amount of falsified pop-up’s and slowdown of a system is the first sign that your system is infected with Micro AV or similar spyware. Also it may be a reason of limited internet connection. We insistently recommend you NOT TO TRUST Micro AV.

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Related files: install_511_MHwzNHwwfHx8fHx8fHw_[1].exe, microAV.exe, MSA.cpl, msa1.dat, msa0.dat, MSA.exe, MicroAntivirus.exe, microAV.cpl, microAV0.dat, microAV1.dat

Micro AV properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Micro AV removal:

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Micro AV manual removal:

Kill processes:
MicroAV.exe MicroAntivirus.exe install_511_MHwzNHwwfHx8fHx8fHw_[1].exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Micro Antivirus 2009
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “ANTIVIRUS”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MicroAV
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntiVirus
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “ANTIVIRUS”

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
MicroAV.exe MicroAntivirus.exe MSA.exe msa0.dat msa1.dat MSA.cpl microAV.exe install_511_MHwzNHwwfHx8fHx8fHw_[1].exe microAV.cpl microAV0.dat microAV1.dat

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\MicroAntivirus

Other programs to remove Micro AV:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 29/09/08
Information updated: 13/10/08

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