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Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Removal Guide

Published by Allen on July 13, 2009 01:07 pm under Spyware Help

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Do you know what Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is?

DESCRIPTION

Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is a fake security application that was designed by hackers to pretend to be the Malicious Software Removal Tool which was created by Microsoft. Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is exploited by a Trojan horse which could redirect you to a malicious website that sells other fake security programs.

The goal of Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is to get computer users to purchase software from malicious sources. Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is able to populate a directory in the program files folder with malicious executables that will load at startup of Windows prompting a system scan that returns fake results.

In non-techie terms:
The Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool should never be confused with Microsoftâ€™s Malicious Software Removal Tool. The two are completely different. Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is not able to detect or remove any type of computer parasite.

Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Screen Shot Image:

Aliases: Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool.

Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool will be removed completely. So read the Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool removal steps carefully and good luck.

Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

Uninstall Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool if found.
To stop Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).
To unregister Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool registry keys:
There are no registry keys.
If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
Remove Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Directories.
To find Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool manual removal instructions!
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