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Malware Cleaner

Posted: April 21, 2009

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 87
First Seen: July 24, 2009
OS(es) Affected: Windows

ScreenshotMalware Cleaner, also known as MalwareCleaner, is a rogue anti-spyware program known to usually infect computers through Trojans bundled in fake video codec downloads. You may also have downloaded Malware Cleaner's 60 day trial version from a malicious website thinking it would get rid of your spyware issues.

Once MalwareCleaner is installed, it will issue fake popups and system notification messages stating that your computer system is flooded with spyware. Malware Cleaner also displays a window that steals the interface from Microsoft's Windows Security Center. All the links from the fake "Windows Security Center" window point to Malware Cleaner's homepage.

In order to remove these imaginary threats, Malware Cleaner will offer its "licensed" version. All links provided by Malware Cleaner will most likely redirect you to Malware Cleaner's website or other corrupt websites that distribute Malware Cleaner as a legitimate software. Moreover, Malware Cleaner is able to emulate a computer system scan and display a list of spyware infections as a result.

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Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



571613.exe File name: 571613.exe
Size: 1.92 MB (1921024 bytes)
MD5: 777a68953b279038397f9a94f3e0164d
Detection count: 99
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
mc_office[1].exe File name: mc_office[1].exe
Size: 1.93 MB (1931264 bytes)
MD5: 2eddc4478d621b84cd7414360932f305
Detection count: 51
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

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