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MS Antivirus 2009

Posted: December 16, 2008

Threat Metric

Ranking: 16,779
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 7
First Seen: July 26, 2012
Last Seen: August 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

MS Antivirus 2009 is a rogue security program, which pretends to be a genuine anti-spyware tool. MS Antivirus 2009 lures PC users into purchasing the so-called full version of the bogus security application. MS Antivirus 2009 invades the targeted workstation stealthily with the free trial version and starts allegedly scanning the affected PC. MS Antivirus 2009 returns false system scan results by listing numerous imaginary PC threats detected on your computer. MS Antivirus 2009 will display annoying pop-up security notifications reporting specific security issues. It is not safe to keep MS Antivirus 2009 on your computer; therefore, you need to find a way to remove MS Antivirus 2009 from your PC immediately after detection. A legitimate anti-malware tool would help you to get rid of MS Antivirus 2009 as early as possible. MS Antivirus 2009 is a PC threat itself, which can harm your computer and steal money. The main purpose of MS Antivirus 2009 is to persuade you to register for the so-called paid licensed version. SpywareRemove.com security researchers strongly recommend you to use a recognized malware removal program to delete MS Antivirus 2009 from the affected PC.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MS Antivirus 2009

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:
.seekdept.com/?q=
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