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How to Remove MaCatte Antivirus 2009, MaCatte Antivirus 2009 Removal

By Gina on November 5, 2009 | Rogue Antispyware How to Remove MaCatte Antivirus 2009, MaCatte Antivirus 2009 Removal

MaCatte Antivirus 2009 is a malware hoping to be mistaken for a real security tool McAfee. Unlike MaCatteAntivirus2009, McAfee is an actual and highly reputable security program. On the other hand, MaCatteAntivirus 2009 is just a fake copy made by some online criminals who just want to take money from people who fall into their trap.

The system is simple, although dangerous: MaCatte Antivirus 2009 is usually installed by trojans at some corrupt websites without the users notice and then appear of the computer just out of nowhere. It displays falsified security warning messages and claims to have found various infections which should be removed by purchasing the MaCatte Antivirus2009 software. The ones to believe this trick tend to regret afterwords as paying money to the scammers does not provide them with any system protection program. It is strongly advised not to buy MaCatte Antivirus 2009 as it is nothing but a waste of money. However, if your computer has already been infected with this parasite, please follow the removal instructions to get rid of it.

MaCatte Antivirus 2009 websites

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New processes created

mcull.exe
msc.exe
msc.exe
mstdl.exe
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New MaCatte Antivirus 2009 registry entries created

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\msca
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{459b6bf8-5320-4c41-8833-85baedf31086}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{A73890FC-177F-4198-AE3D-C64F7D9E69D8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{459b6bf8-5320-4c41-8833-85baedf31086}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{459b6bf8-5320-4c41-8833-85baedf31086}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{459b6bf8-5320-4c41-8833-85baedf31086}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\NetworkNeighborhood\NameSpace\{459b6bf8-5320-4c41-8833-85baedf31086}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce "msca"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "wsc"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "msc"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\msca
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WarnOnPost "0"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WarnOnPostRedirect "0"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WarnonBadCertRecving "0"
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New files and directories created

C:\Program Files\msca\
C:\Program Files\msca\msc.exe
C:\Program Files\msca\msca.ico
C:\Program Files\msca\mstdl.exe
C:\Program Files\msca\Viruses.dat
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\msca
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\msca\msca.ico
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\msca\mcull.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\msca\msc.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\msca\Viruses.dat
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Media\WPtect.dll
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\msca.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\msca
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\msca\msca.lnk
mcull.exe.old
msc.exe.old
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How to remove MaCatte Antivirus 2009

To remove MaCatte Antivirus 2009 manually you must block rogue MaCatte Antivirus 2009 related websites, remove malicious processes and registry entries, unregister dlls and delete all malicious MaCatte Antivirus 2009 files from your computer.
Please note: cleaning your computer is a difficult and dangerous task, manually editing registry entries and removing processes and files may cause serious damage to your system. We strongly recommend scanning your computer with one of the legitimate antispyware scanners.

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