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Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Removal Instructions

Fake Microsoft Security Essentials invites to equip computer systems with five programs (for choice). The alert is popped up by trojan. Title of the alert is used to name the infection.
Neither the trojan nor programs it promotes in the alert are safe for your PC, while the programs mentioned in the popups provide misleading information on viruses allegedly harming your PC. Of course, by ignoring the invitation expressed in the alert users prevent introduction of the programs.
Removal of Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert trojan is the only way to terminate the popup appearances without detriment to your computer.
Get rid of Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert popup and related infections upon performing free scan available here.

Automatic removal of Fake Microsoft Security Essentials:

Malware is likely to be accomponied by a group of numerous relatives and assisting programs. That is why we recomend to scan computer for malware and viruses if Fake Microsoft Security Essentials is your computer resident. The scan is 100% free. After the scan, you can remove Fake Microsoft Security Essentials in a safe mode as fast as your PC perfomance permits. Click here to scan your computer for free and get rid of Fake Microsoft Security Essentials .

If Fake Microsoft Security Essentials blocks remover download:

Where Fake Microsoft Security Essentials attempts to evade its removal and terminates or disallows true antispyware downloading, the problem is usually resolved when you run your OS in safe mode. To start Safe Mode session, please restart your computer and before Windows starts loading press F8 and hold it until you enter Windows Advanced Options Menu; by using your keyboard choose the following option: Safe Mode with Networking, and let Windows start in Safe Mode. Try to download the antispyware of your choice again. If Fake Microsoft Security Essentials still blocks remover download – act as follows:

Step 1: click Start at the left bottom corner of your monitor

Step 2: choose Run in its menu

Step 3: type “command” in the line and click OK or press Enter

Step 4: in the window that is to appear type “notepad”

Step 5: once notepad is open, insert the following text into Notepad by copy and paste:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]

@=”exefile”

“Content Type”=”application/x-msdownload”

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile]

Step 6: save the resulted file as “exefix.reg” (no quotes) at the Desktop. When saving, please choose All Files at the “Save As” drop-down list. Open “exefix.reg” file (on your Desktop) and press “Yes”. After that you can download Spyware Doctor and other legitimate anti-spyware applications or remove Fake Microsoft Security Essentials files and registry entries manually.

Step 7: To fix .exe files running download and run this for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Download Spyware Doctor to remove Fake Microsoft Security Essentials malware

Manual removal of Fake Microsoft Security Essentials:

Fake Microsoft Security Essentials manual removal means that you have relevant skills for managing .dll files and PC registry. After you remove Fake Microsoft Security Essentials manually, we still highly recommend you due to the reasons explained above to perform free scan for malware. Follow the relevant link above to start free scan (click on “Download Spyware Doctor to remove Fake Microsoft Security Essentials malware”).

Delete Fake Microsoft Security Essentials files and folders:

%UserProfile%\Application Data\PAV\

%UserProfile%\Application Data\antispy.exe

%UserProfile%\Application Data\defender.exe

%UserProfile%\Application Data\tmp.exe

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\kjkkklklj.bat

Delete Fake Microsoft Security Essentials registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PAV

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnonBadCertRecving” = “0″

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnOnPostRedirect” = “0″

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “tmp”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce “SelfdelNT”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon “Shell” = “%UserProfile%\Application Data\antispy.exe”

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