Remove MicroAV Security Center. Description and removal instructions

Title: MicroAV Security Center	Also known as: MicroAVSecurityCenter, MicroAV SecurityCenter
Type: Malware	Severity scale: (76 / 100)

MicroAV Security Center is poor copy of two other scams: Micro Antivirus 2009 and MS Antivirus. Neither of those works as anti-virus or anti-spyware; they just urge users to pay for a full version of a program, but if someone actually agrees to buy a license he never receives fully functional application. MicroAV SecurityCenter is a fraud; not only it doesn’t remove viruses, but it also is a computer parasite itself.

MicroAV Security Center infects computers through various trojans. It displays many pop-ups that can make using a system complicated. MicroAVSecurityCenter is also able to slow down computer’s performance.

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Related files: microAV.exe, MicroAV Security Center.exe, MicroAV Security Center.lnk, UninstallMicroAV Security Center.lnk, MSA, MSA.cpl, MSA.exe, msa0.dat, msa1.dat

MicroAV Security Center properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic MicroAV Security Center removal:

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MicroAV Security Center manual removal:

Kill processes:
MicroAV.exe MicroAV Security Center.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntiVirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MSA
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Antivirus”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Antivirus”

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
MicroAV.exe MicroAV Security Center.exe MicroAV Security Center.lnk UninstallMicroAV Security Center.lnk c:\\Program Files\\MSA c:\\Program Files\\MSA\\MSA.cpl c:\\Program Files\\MSA\\MSA.exe c:\\Program Files\\MSA\\msa0.dat c:\\Program Files\\MSA\\msa1.dat c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\MSA.cpl c:\\Documents and Settings\\Administrator\\Desktop\\MicroAV Security Center.lnk

HELP:
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Other programs to remove MicroAV Security Center:

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

Information added: 11/09/08
Information updated: 07/06/09

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