Home Spyware Database "Remove MalwareScanner"

MalwareScanner  

MalwareScanner Description

How can I get rid of MalwareScanner?

The most common spyware removal tactic is to uninstall MalwareScanner by using the "Add/Remove Programs" utility. However, as there may still be hidden MalwareScanner files, it's possible that MalwareScanner will reappear after reboot. Follow the MalwareScanner detection and removal methods below.

MalwareScanner Automatic Detection (Recommended)

Is your PC infected with MalwareScanner? To safely & quickly detect MalwareScanner, we highly recommend you...

Download SpyHunter's FREE MalwareScanner Scanner.

SpyHunter's free version is only for spyware detection. If SpyHunter's spyware scanner detects MalwareScanner on your PC, you have the option of purchasing SpyHunter's spyware removal tool to remove MalwareScanner and other spyware threats.

MalwareScanner Manual Removal Instructions

Below is a list of MalwareScanner manual removal instructions and MalwareScanner components listed to help you remove SpyCrush from your PC. Backup Reminder: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

Note: This manual removal process may be difficult and you run the risk of destroying your computer. We recommend that you use SpyHunter's spyware detection tool to check for MalwareScanner.

Step 1 : Use Windows File Search Tool to Find MalwareScanner Path

1. Go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders.
2. In the "All or part of the the file name" section, type in "MalwareScanner" file name(s).
3. To get better results, select "Look in: Local Hard Drives" or "Look in: My Computer" and then click "Search" button.
4. When Windows finishes your search, hover over the "In Folder" of "MalwareScanner", highlight the file and copy/paste the path into the address bar. Save the file's path on your clipboard because you'll need the file path to delete MalwareScanner in the following manual removal steps.
5. "MalwareScanner" files can be found in the directory path(s):
6. %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com
   Read more about How to Find MalwareScanner with File Search Tool

Step 2 : Use Windows Task Manager to Remove MalwareScanner Processes

1. To open the Windows Task Manager, use the combination of CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC.
2. Click on the "Image Name" button to search for "MalwareScanner" process by name.
3. Select the "MalwareScanner" process and click on the "End Process" button to kill it.
4. Remove the "MalwareScanner" processes files:
5. update.exe unins000.exe MalScr.exe
   Read more about How to kill MalwareScanner Processes

Step 3 : Use Registry Editor to Remove MalwareScanner Registry Values

1. To open the Registry Editor, go to Start > Run > type regedit and then press the "OK" button.
2. Locate and delete the entry or entries whose data value (in the rightmost column) is the spyware file(s) detected earlier.
3. To delete "MalwareScanner" value, right-click on it and select the "Delete" option.
4. Locate and delete "MalwareScanner" registry entries:
5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Malware Scanner_is1 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5C6289F4-C822-45D0-9BBE-06BCE8A7A8EB} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Backup2 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{FB3AF05A-AB26-48E7-BE5A-CFFAA5980A97} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{EEDD46CD-3900-426F-838F-E543A0D69584} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{EC058846-AE55-4BDF-B379-9D2BE64D7D3A} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{E09C0C3D-3C14-4F65-B4D1-CF7DD53F7AF3} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{D3B810A9-7B1C-47F0-9B72-F1A24568B8A6} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{C0F24FD7-D91A-4858-BE9B-FCF1DA5B2A31} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{B5745800-DA7C-4B4B-B775-D56AE8984D82} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A8999341-7238-4AEE-806F-2D2FEA37C255} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{9F2D645B-C067-4001-9212-F5DC813415FE} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{99102376-125C-4A3B-B236-B5F2A94C4259} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{8573FCF1-941E-4D3A-880B-3F34B380104B} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D4D72717-D96A-4BA1-A136-EADB379BE963} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D1B5603A-54B5-4C23-BA4B-DEAA204AF07C} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C9F99872-310A-4F9D-9E36-ED5C8FD6A5B0} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{51B5287B-1776-4DD7-8EC2-9EF1BEAF4102} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{46D36DC4-1F37-11D3-9DD0-AE1592195F1B} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.8 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Worker2 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.ThreadLaunch2 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.ThreadControl2 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Shield2 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6A0CC99A-3471-4FC3-9BF9-E9DFD9CF7A05} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6241AF3F-2B41-41AD-A268-68CD710D34C2} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A6C9D669-AE01-411F-B0FF-64E23352E140} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{84FD864B-8B6B-41AC-8CE3-15F3BBBAE904} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1ED66E9B-5A1B-4354-9A00-8CE8C809F0A0} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{11B75807-E720-460B-99C5-D750581D9F3A} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2FA44B26-F9A8-469C-AF7E-C5D301E1BF4B} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D88797FA-4784-4B40-8C5A-C4626297EC0E} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{268580D5-B20E-4B2B-9C4A-09F56AA00CC3} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{09C38747-4633-4AEE-9C9A-EFA67F08AB13} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{25B5C75A-CC13-443C-AA0F-D92A2A8ECE7E} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{6F7C160F-ECE1-4DFC-A4C1-AE0D0AA5CD20} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4E0E6D86-082D-4D60-A733-29A66909BDC8} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4CA2CA27-2031-405C-86E5-84637FB595C5} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{3F6FC238-3D6C-455F-B1AD-203F3F9DE391} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1FD72A8C-E2CE-41EB-9AA4-3D2E18DCA49F} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Scan2 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Remove2 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Loading2 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Scanner.Error2 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sor HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sol HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfp HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ActiveSplash.Splash HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ActiveSplash.Splash.1 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
   Read more about How to Remove MalwareScanner Registry Entries

Step 4 : Use Windows Command Prompt to Unregister MalwareScanner DLL Files

1. To open the Windows Command Prompt, go to Start > Run > type cmd and then click the "OK" button.
2. Type "cd" in order to change the current directory, press the "space" button, enter the full path to where you believe the MalwareScanner DLL file is located and press the "Enter" button on your keyboard. If you don't know where MalwareScanner DLL file is located, use the "dir" command to display the directory's contents.
3. To unregister "MalwareScanner" DLL file, type in the exact directory path + "regsvr32 /u" + [DLL_NAME] (for example, :C\Spyware-folder\> regsvr32 /u MalwareScanner.dll) and press the "Enter" button. A message will pop up that says you successfully unregistered the file.
4. Search and unregister "MalwareScanner" DLL files:
5. %System%\md5.dll %System%\XceedCry.dll %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Core.dll %System%\XceedBkp.dll
   Read more about How to Remove MalwareScanner DLL Files

Step 5 : Detect and Delete Other MalwareScanner Files

1. To open the Windows Command Prompt, go to Start > Run > type cmd and then press the "OK" button.
2. Type in "dir /A name_of_the_folder" (for example, C:\Spyware-folder), which will display the folder's content even the hidden files.
3. To change directory, type in "cd name_of_the_folder".
4. Once you have the file you're looking for type in "del name_of_the_file".
5. To delete a file in folder, type in "del name_of_the_file".
6. To delete the entire folder, type in "rmdir /S name_of_the_folder".
7. Select the "MalwareScanner" process and click on the "End Process" button to kill it.
8. Remove the "MalwareScanner" processes files:
9. Malware Scanner.lnk Malware Scanner %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\English.jpg %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\English.inf %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\MsgBox.ms %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\hosts %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Help.chm %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Fire.ms %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Errors.txt %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM NAME].tmp %UserProfile%\Desktop\Malware Scanner.lnk %System%\threadapi.tlb %System%\systray.ocx %System%\ProgressBar4.ocx %System%\md5.dll %System%\IGUltraGrid20.ocx %System%\Flash.ocx %System%\ACTSKN43.OCX %System%\AS-Exp2.ocx %System%\actsplash.ocx %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\update.cli %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\unins000.dat %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DB4.ms %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DB3.ms %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DB5.ms %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Purchase.ms %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DB2.ms %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DB1.ms %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\DataBase.ini %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Splash.spl %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\scanning.ms %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Scanner.ms %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Scan Session.txt %System%\XceedCry.dll %ProgramFiles%\MalwareRemover.com\Malware Scanner\Core.dll %System%\XceedBkp.dll update.exe unins000.exe MalScr.exe
   Read more about How to Delete Harmful Files

MalwareScanner Recommendation

RECOMMENDED: To avoid the unnecessary risk of damaging your computer, we highly recommend you use a good spyware cleaner/remover to track MalwareScanner and automatically remove MalwareScanner as well as other spyware, adware, trojans, and virus threats in your PC.

If you believe you have MalwareScanner installed on your computer, check for MalwareScanner with SpyHunter's Free Spyware Scanner.

SpyHunter's free version is only for spyware detection. To remove MalwareScanner and other spyware threats you can purchase SpyHunter's spyware removal tool. Since new MalwareScanner files are constantly being released, it is normally advised to run SpyHunter's scanner weekly to get the latest updates on MalwareScanner and other spyware threats.

To learn more on MalwareScanner, see our MalwareScanner resource section below.

More MalwareScanner Resources

What is Rogue AntiSpyware Programs?

MalwareScanner is a type of Rogue AntiSpyware Programs.

Rogue anti-spyware programs are fake applications that are cleverly disguised to behave like legitimate spyware removal programs. Rogue anti-spyware programs are usually created by hackers with the sole purpose of rendering a sale for the rogue application. Many rogue anti-spyware programs use deceiving tactics to entice computer users to purchase the rogue anti-spyware program. In many cases computer users do not realize that they have downloaded or installed a fake anti-spyware program until after the sale has taken place. Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs are bogus applications that usually require an extra effort to completely uninstall or remove from your system. Computer infections such as Trojans are known to install rogue anti-spyware programs which do not remove parasites or justify the abnormally high cost of the full version.

Think you have MalwareScanner? Run SpyHunter's FREE MalwareScanner scan and automatically detect MalwareScanner on your PC.

Back to Top

MalwareScanner Prevention Rules

Protect your computer from MalwareScanner and other spyware by following these four easy prevention rules.

Rule #1: Keep your Windows Security up-to-date

Microsoft provides updates weekly and can always be downloaded manually from the Microsoft website.
Tip: Regularly visit Windows Update and set your computer to receive security & critical updates automatically.

To get Microsoft Update, go to IE > Tools > Windows Update > Product Updates, and select "ALL High-Priority Security Updates" from the list.

Then open IE and go to Internet Options > Security > Internet, then press "Default Level", then OK. Now press "Custom Level."

Rule #2: Download and install a reliable anti-spyware software

A good anti-spyware software that recognizes current MalwareScanner spyware as well as other forms of spyware can can be the answer to all your security issues. Listed below is an anti-spyware program that can effectively reverse the damage of your computer and detect MalwareScanner automatically.

Download SpyHunter's Free MalwareScanner Scanner

SpyHunter's free version is only for spyware detection. To remove MalwareScanner and other spyware threats, you can purchase SpyHunter's spyware removal tool.

Rule #3: Install and keep your firewall turned on

A firewall is essential for a complete protection of your PC. Make sure that your firewall is always turned on. A firewall can prevent unwanted software like MalwareScanner from infecting your computer.

Rule #4: Keep your anti-spyware definitions up-to-date

Since new MalwareScanner files can be created every day, it is important to keep your anti-spyware program up-to-date. Your anti-spyware scanner should have an update feature where with a click of a button you can get new spyware definitions instantly. Often, an anti-spyware software will open an update window reminding you that there are new updates available.

Back to Top

MalwareScanner Screenshots

View MalwareScanner screenshots below and see for yourself how MalwareScanner looks like. Learn how to recognize MalwareScanner when it infects your machine.

(click on MalwareScanner image to enlarge)

Back to Top

Publication Date

User Comments

Back to Top