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Published by Scott on April 21, 2009 06:11 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what Malware Cleaner is?

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Malware Cleaner or MalwareCleaner, is a fake anti-spyware program that uses dishonest strategies to pursued purchase of the Malware Cleaner application. Malware Cleaner offers a free 60 day trial period which may confuse computer users into thinking that Malware Cleaner is a legitimate malware cleaning program. Only thing is, the trial period is just another deceiving tactic used by the creators of Malware Cleaner to get you to waste your money.

Malware Cleaner will actually remove parasites but the parasites actually came from Malware Cleaner during installation. This means Malware Cleaner drops fake malware files onto your system and then removes them pretending to be able to detect and remove malware. Also, Malware Cleaner may alert you through popup messages of other computer infections. Do not fall for these tricks.

In non-techie terms:
Malware Cleaner should never be trusted or used as a program that will detect and remove any type of computer parasite. Do not install, download or purchase Malware Cleaner for any reason. Malware Cleaner must be removed so it does not cause damage to your system.

Aliases: Malware Cleaner, MalwareCleaner.

Malware Cleaner Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

Malware Cleaner Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Malware Cleaner manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Malware Cleaner will be removed completely. So read the Malware Cleaner 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 Malware Cleaner Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Malware Cleaner if found.
To stop Malware Cleaner 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 Malware Cleaner processes:
571613.exe
mc_office[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister Malware Cleaner DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Malware Cleaner DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the Malware Cleaner DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Malware Cleaner and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Malware Cleaner 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 Malware Cleaner 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 Malware Cleaner registry keys:
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs\Malware Cleaner Malware Cleaner
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 Malware Cleaner Directories.
To find Malware Cleaner directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Malware Cleaner directories:
There are no directories.

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

You’ve completed the Malware Cleaner manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Malware Cleaner problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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