How to remove Micro Antivirus?
What is Micro Antivirus?
Micro Antivirus (Or Micro Antivirus 2009) is a rogue anti-spyware by lazy scum that owns MS Antivirus. They haven’t bothered to cover all tracks and MS Antivirus name is still used in some places instead of Micro Antivirus 2009. They are not so lazy with distribution of this malware though: Micro Antivirus 2009 might be downloaded by trojans in fake video codecs on corrupt websites. The scam is quite simple: pretend that user has to download a special codex to see some recent movie or porn flick online. The codex itself is a cocktail of various downloaders and malware, that will make money for the owners of the "movie". To force users pay for Micro Antivirus 2009, this rogue will "scan" your PC and present a list of fake threats that can be removed with paid version only. Ofcouse, you should be concerned, but not about these fake viruses, but about Micro Antivirus itself. Remove this malware as soon as possible and get a real anti-malware protection instead.
Block MicroAntivirus2009.com, Scanner.Microantivirus-2009.com, MicroAntiVir2009.com and MicroAntiVir-2009.com using HOSTS file; these websites are the main distributors of MicroAntivirus 2009 scam.
Micro Antivirus is Extremely dangerous
Micro Antivirus is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program Micro Antivirus may spread via Trojans Micro Antivirus may display fake security messages Micro Antivirus may install additional spyware to your computer Micro Antivirus may repair its files, spread or update by itself Micro Antivirus violates your privacy and compromises your security
Manual Micro Antivirus removal
Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Micro Antivirus, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these Micro Antivirus processes:
Remove these Micro Antivirus Registry Entries:
Remove these Micro Antivirus files:
Micro Antivirus is classified as Rogue Anti-Spyware. After infecting a user’s system, it proceeds to scare its victim into buying the “product” by displaying fake security messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and only Micro Antivirus can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads Micro Antivirus trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, Micro Antivirus offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, Micro Antivirus does not only fix the errors, but it also takes the user’s money and may even install additional spyware into the victim’s computer.
Some Rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Micro Antivirus, may offer users to buy it after the victim clicks on a banner or a pop-up while surfing the internet. Usually, a Trojan is installed to a victim’s computer after clicking on the advertisement. It then proceeds to download or even install Micro Antivirus, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.
Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Micro Antivirus, is nearly impossible to remove manually.
