Remove Malware Protection

What is Malware Protection?

Malware Protection is a virus. These type of fake security clients are known as malware. Malware Protection is a clone of several other fake clients including Spyware Protection, Advanced Security Tool 2010, Security Central, Home Personal Antivirus, XP Deluxe Protector and several others. This threat goes back to the year 2009. The makers of this virus just seem to update the file names and GUI.

 How Did I get infected with Malware Protection?

Most users get infected with malware protection from lack or proper security on their computer. In most cases users are running no antivirus client or a free based antivirus client that does not provide enough protection. RemoveVirus.org does recommend Spyware Doctor with Antivirus and or Spyware Doctor with Antivirus to not only remove Malware Protection but also to protect your computer so you do not get infected again.

It's not uncommon for users to get tricked into installing Malware Protection. In our testing's we saw this virus pose as a video update for a video player. In a nutshell when a users went to watch a video they were told they need to install a "Video Update" in order to view the video. Once the user downloads and installs the so called "Video Update" they just infected themselves with Malware Protection.

What is Malware Protection Doing to My Computer Right Now?

Perhaps the best news out of the Malware Protection infection is that it's not stealing your personal information like banking records or trying to steal your identity, at least not at the time of this writing. It appears to be blocking most programs from running including antivirus software. For the most past this virus is simply attempting to trick users into making a purchase of this client.

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What Do I Do To Remove Malware Protection?

Removal of Malware Protection can be hard for the average computer user. However our Malware Protection Removal guide below will go a long ways in helping you remove this threat. Be sure to follow each step and if asked to run a virus scan you need to do so. We will also be recommending other products and services that we know will help you remove Malware Protection.

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Malware Protection Manual Removal Procedures

The first step you must take in order to remove Malware Protection is to stop the following process. Watch the video for guidance.

• [random].exe ( This means there may be a .exe that is unique to your computer
  Malware Protection.exe may be the file name

Know File Path Locations

XP

• C:\Documents and Settings\[Username]\Application Data\[random].exe or SpywareProtection.exe

  C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR USER NAME\ApplicationData\Local\Temp\[random].exe or SpywareProtection.exe

Vista / Windows 7: One of the below

• c:\users\[username]\AppData\local\
• C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Local\Temp\
• C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\

To Stop this process you can

A. Browse to the file location shown below and re-name the file first and then restart your computer. Then browse to that file location again and delete the file. Take note that you can sort the files by date and help rule out most files and folders. Chances are you will only have a few files that appear within the date range you first became infected.

B.  Boot into Safe Mode and delete the file

C:  Use this process explorer tool http://www.removevirus.org/process-killing-software-654  to find the location of the file and re-name it then delete after re-boot.

D:  Log-into another users account and see if you can delete the file.

E:  Start the Task Manager the very second you login and terminate the process that way.

The next step in Malware Protection removal is to delete the following file. You NEED to re-boot your computer first if you re-named the file as you can not remove a file that is running.

XP

• C:\Documents and Settings\[Username]\Application Data\[random].exe or SpywareProtection.exe

  C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR USER NAME\ApplicationData\Local\Temp\[random].exe or SpywareProtection.exe

Vista / Windows 7: One of the below

• c:\users\[username]\AppData\local\
• C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Local\Temp\
• C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\

Once you have deleted the above executable, Malware Protection will no longer be running. At this time you need to run a full virus scan. RUN THE  SCAN!. We recommend Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. You need to ensure no other viruses are on your computer.  So many people skip this very simple step.  Take an extra few min tues and ensure you have all the viruses removed.

If you find this threat too hard to remove yourself and need an expert we recommend this remote computer repair. They charge far less than others and are great at what they do.

Malware Protection Registry Removal Procedures

At this time we do not see the need for any novice to go into the registry to remove the traces there. They will be benign providing you were able to remove the main executable. If you are concerned our just want to clean out your registry we recommend you download and use PC Health Advisor.

Malware Protection Directories:

XP

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\[random]
• New Path C:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\Local Settings\Application Data

Windows 7 / Windows Vista

• C:\ProgramData\[random characters ]\[random characters].exe
• New Path C:\Users\USER NAME\AppData\Local

Conclusion

It is not recommended for inexperienced users to attempt to delete Malware Protection manually, as any mistake made during removal could result in your system getting damaged. Therefore, inexperienced users are advised to use a web-based repair service such as www.pcninja.com or legitimate antivirus software such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.

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