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Published by Allen on February 4, 2009 09:27 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what MicrosoftAntivirus is?

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MicrosoftAntivirus or Microsoft Antivirus, is a fake security program that uses the Microsoft name to push itself off as a program that you can trust. This is not the case at all when it comes to installing and running MicrosoftAntivirus on your computer. MicrosoftAntivirus has nothing to do with Microsoft and has nothing in common with any products from Microsoft.

MicrosoftAntivirus is nothing but a fake spyware program that claims that it is able to treat threats on your system. Microsoft Antivirus uses many tactics like those of other rogue anti-spyware programs where it scans your computer and states that it is infected with several parasites. Do not believe this or any other thing that MicrosoftAntivirus tells you.

In non-techie terms:
MicrosoftAntivirus is a wave of programs made by hackers to trick computer users by the use of a popular or well known name such as in this case, Microsoft. We know that MicrosoftAntivirus has nothing to do with Microsoft but many computer users do not know this and end up purchasing the full version of Microsoft Antivirus. DO not fall for this trick and never purchase MicrosoftAntivirus under any circumstances.

Aliases: MicrosoftAntivirus, Microsoft Antivirus.

MicrosoftAntivirus Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

MicrosoftAntivirus Manual Removal Instructions

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

To locate the MicrosoftAntivirus DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type MicrosoftAntivirus and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the MicrosoftAntivirus 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 MicrosoftAntivirus 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 MicrosoftAntivirus 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 MicrosoftAntivirus Directories.
To find MicrosoftAntivirus directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following MicrosoftAntivirus directories:
There are no directories.

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

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

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