MicroAV Security Center Description

MicroAV Security Center is a rogue anti-spyware program. MicroAV Security Center is popularly known to use dubious mechanisms to steal money from computer users. MicroAV Security Center may be installed in the user’s computer system by a Trojan bundled in a fake video codec download or the user may have downloaded it thinking it would remove his/her spyware infections. Once infected, the user may receive numerous popups stating that the user’s computer system is flooded with spyware. In order to remove these imaginary threats, the user will be urged to purchase MicroAV Security Center’s full version. However, MicroAV Security Center is not able to detect nor remove any spyware in the system.

In addition, MicroAV Security Center may run its fake system scanner to “detect” spyware infections in the user’s computer system. Once the fake scan is over, MicroAV Security Center will generate a list of spyware infections as a result. These results are fake. If the user decides to protect him/herself by clicking on any of the links provided by MicroAV Security Center, he/she will be most likely redirected to a malicious website that sells MicroAV Security Center “full” version as a legitimate software.

MicroAV Security Center is clone of Micro Antivirus 2009, MS Antivirus 2008 and MS Antivirus. MicroAV Security Center may cause computer slowdowns and disable some Windows features.

Type: Rogue AntiSpyware Programs

How Can You Detect MicroAV Security Center?

MicroAV Security Center Video Demo

Click on the “How MicroAV Security Center Infects Your Computer” video to see a MicroAV Security Center infection in action! See through the eyes of an unsuspecting Internet user while him/her is being victimized by MicroAV Security Center.

At the end of this video, there’s a link to download SpyHunter’s Free Spyware Scanner. SpyHunter’s Free Spyware Scanner is for detection purposes only. To remove MicroAV Security Center, you must purchase SpyHunter’s full version.

Tip: Turn your sound ON and watch the video in Full Screen mode to fully experience how MicroAV Security Center infects a computer. The video contains clickable buttons.

MicroAV Security Center has typically the following processes in memory:

• c:\Program Files\MSA\MSA.exe
• MicroAV Security Center.exe
• MicroAV.exe

MicroAV Security Center creates the following registry entries:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntiVirus
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MSA
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Antivirus”
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.key
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Antivirus”

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