MSAntivirus

Alias: MS Antivirus, MS Antivirus 2008, M-S AV, MSAntivirus 2008

Description: MSAntivirus is a rogue anti-spyware program, which is a clone of well known Antivirus XP 2008. You may have downloaded MSAntivirus from msantivirusxp.com website, or it may have infected your computer through Zlob trojan or Vundo trojan usually found bundled with fake video codecs.

Once your computer is infected with Zlob, it will display fake warning alert popups and system notification messages in the windows tray. The links on the fake warning messages lead to a rogue website where the user will be convinced to download trial version of MSAntivirus.

MSAntivirus emulates a system scan and reports a list of supposed infections to scare the user and to push it into buying the full version of the software:





Threat type:

Adware - Adware is a software application which displays advertisements on your computer. Advertisements can be displayed through pop-up / pop-under windows, additional bars or toolbars, underlined links or buttons that appear on a computer screen. Adware applications include additional code that delivers the ads. Adware authors earn money when users click on those ads. Occasionally, adware includes code that tracks user's site visits and passes it to third parties without the user's permission or knowledge.

Hijacker - A Hijacker is a software application that takes control of your browser's settings. Usually it changes your home page and redirects it to some unknown site or modifies your search settings. It prevents you from changing back your browser's settings. An infected browser usually operates much slower.

Ransomware - Ransomware is a software application that infects a computer and asks for money to have the infection removed.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer or your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore detects MSAntivirus: Yes

Threat risk: Very High Risk

Extremely dangerous malware. Uses stealth installation, randomly named entries and has the capability to self update or resurrect after incomplete removal. Almost impossible to remove manually. Category mostly consists of trojans and spyware.

Symptoms:

Popup messages claiming that your computer is infected.

Installation of MSAntivirus without your concent.

Popup windows with fake scan results.

MSAntivirus Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with MSAntivirus, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
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File Signatures:
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Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
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Folder Signatures:
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Registry Signatures:
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SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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See Also:
MS Antivirus
RealSpyMonitor
homesecuresite.com
AvPro2008
AndromedaAv
homepageroze.com
homepageonweb.com
ahomepagepark.com
safesurfingpage.com
startpagepreview.com