Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Description
Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is a fake security application that pretends to be the MSRT or Malicious Software Removal Tool which is a legitimate security program offered by Microsoft. Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is designed by hackers to trick computer users into purchasing a fake security application. Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is exploited through a Trojan infection which is known to populate the program files directory with a malicious executable named "MalwareRemoval.exe" and install a "MalwareRemoval" directory with the "Security Center.exe" file.
Upon starting up of Windows, MalwareRemoval.exe will load and then display a screen that resembles the legitimate MSRT application in hopes that a computer user will click on a function to remove certain infections that it supposedly found. If clicked on, Fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool may redirect you to a malicious site that sells other security applications.
Technical Information
File System Details
| # | File Name | Detection Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C:\Program Files\MalwareRemoval\Security Center.exe | N/A |
| 2 | C:\Program Files\MalwareRemoval\MalwareRemoval.exe | N/A |
| 3 | %UserProfile%\Application Data\MalwareRemoval | N/A |
| 4 | %UserProfile%\Application Data\SetupMalwareRemoval\spl.ini | N/A |
| 5 | C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\MalwareRemoval | N/A |
| 6 | %UserProfile%\Application Data\SetupMalwareRemoval | N/A |
| 7 | C:\Program Files\MalwareRemoval | N/A |
| 8 | %UserProfile%\Application Data\MalwareRemoval\MalwareRemoval.ini | N/A |