Microsoft is aware of a rogue security alert that mimics alert Microsoft Security Essentials?

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• Problem: Windows Security Center gives me a "alert" that my anti-virus is turned off, but I am running Windows defender and Microsoft Security Essentials.

  Windows Security Center gives me a "alert" that my anti-virus is disabled.  I have Win XP Professtional and'm running Windows defender and Microsoft Security Essentials times which I recently uninstalled, restarted the computer and reinstalled more updated.  I read related security problems, but I have not found a match.  I have a screenshot of the Win Security Center Alert, but unable to attach.  It is said: ' Windows found multiple antivirus programs on this computer, but they all report that they could be updated or disabled. " Click on the recommendations for suggested actions... [what I did without success, i.e. update.  «[I uninstalled, stop, rebooted and reinstalled and updated]»

  When I shoot to the top of MSE it says, "protection is enabled, and updated definitions.

  Windows Defender said: "Nothing detected" and "computer running normally."

  Before the uninstall and update, I ran System Mechanic from Iolo, who has done wonders for speed.

  Norman

  When it comes to antivirus software, you want one and only one installed and running on your computer.  Two or more may come into conflict with eachother and degrade performance.  I advise you to uninstall Windows defender and use soley mse.

  also I strongly suggest that you avoid using "PC optimization" tools.  They can help a little, but they often do more harm than good.

• Microsoft Security Essentials Alert that I don't trust.

  I got a dialog box pop-up Microsoft Security Essential Alert state detected the following: Trojan.PSW.Win32.launch; HackTool.Win32/Welevate.A; Adware.Win32.Fraud. various levels of danger have been listed with a button to fix everything. I had another box to download this - Setup.exe, a 2 MB binary file with a url of http://remedyservantantivirus.in/fdd91ce20e17d/download. This is as far as I went due to the fact that I DO NOT HAVE MS SECURITY ESSENTIALS on MY PC! I searched on the web and Ms support pages for the url and nothing was found. Is there any help out there?
  Thanks in advance.

  INspiron E1505
  Win XP sp3
  Firefox 13.0.1
  Chrome & IE also

  PS. I ran the Scanner of MS as the support page told me, he would find any virus problem or spyware.  Nothing found.
  Thomas gutzke

  This message is not in MSE. If you have an AV/program installed (AND you can), update the latest definitions, start in safe mode (without network), and then run a full scan. I would hazard a guess that you have downloaded something in this setup.exe which is not really a program AV. It would be likely to send all your personal information, including passwords and account numbers, to someone you definitely don't want it to be.

  If you do not have an AV installed, follow these tips:

  Download, install, execute, update and perform analyses complete system with the two following applications:

  * MalwareBytes (FREE) http://malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php>
  * (FREE) SuperAntiSpyware http://superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE>

  Delete all what they find, reboot when necessary. (You can uninstall one or both when finished.)

  Then perform a scan with the eSet Online Scanner http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanneronline >.

  SC Tom

• PC is infected by JS/FRAMEREF. Product a virus struck on my PC, even when it is turned off. Microsoft Security Essentials is waiting with an alert as soon as my PC starts. Goose bumps!

  I have a virus called TROJAN horse: JS / FRAMEREF DETECTED BY MICROSOFT SEVCURITY ESSENTIALS. He resurfaced at every hour and MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIAL FLAGS THERE AND ASK ASK A REBOOT OF MY SYSTEM. MICROSOFT ESSENTIALS LIST IT AS FILE: C:\Documents and NetworkService Settings\Temporary Internet Files\content. IE5\v8zk6vsy\dsvftg[1].htm
  My security definitions are all to date, but the Microsoft safety scanner, and Microsoft Security essentials can not remove. It is not a Web site, because the alert comes back even if Internet explore is not selected.
   
  Help, please. This is what they call a number of root?
   
  Thank you
   
  James Squirewell

  Suggest that you first spread malware as the cause of the problem by following these steps:

  I. - delete your temporary files

  Click Start > all programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
  Reset

  II. - have your system scanned as a result of security/antivirus installed.

  III. - run this tool from Kaspersky: how to remove malware belonging to the family of Rootkit. Win32.TDSS

  http://support.Kaspersky.com/viruses/solutions?QID=208280684>

  IV.- run Power Eraser

  http://security.Symantec.com/nbrt/NPE.aspx?lcid=1033>

  V.- Stinger

  http://www.McAfee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/how-to-use-Stinger.aspx>

  VI. the free AppRemove r

  http://AppRemover.com/>

  In this sense, there is a great 3rd third party tool which removes a large number of anti-malware applications - you can choose to remove the installed version, or has no traces in the registry of the facilities.

  http://AppRemover.com/>

  It is a tool of good reputation - it will ask you what you want to do before you make changes to your system. Well worth a try if you believe that traces of a previous tool anti-malware are still present on your system.

  VII. - download, install, update and run both of these tools to a-squared free scans:

  MalwareBytes anti-malware (MBAM)

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free>

  SUPERAntiSpyware (SAS)

  http://SUPERAntiSpyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html>

  VIII. - run the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe) tool:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310747>

  IX. - run SFC/scannow Windows 7 & Vista

  File system (CFS) Auditor verifies that all files of Windows 7 are where they should be, and they are not corrupt.

  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/HT/SFC-SCANNOW.htm>

  `~`

  If no malware has been detected, there's a Fixit on this page that will reset Windows components to update:
  Read the article KB971058 via Internet Explorer-(only( )
  How to reset Windows Update http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058components >

  Suggest you download and Save it. Then, close all the open programs and web browsers.
  Run Microsoft Fixit 50202.msi and choose its default mode.
  After that he finished the race, see if the return code is displayed again when looking for updates.

  If not, then run the Fixit once more and choose his Aggressive mode.
  Restart once it is finished and see if the return code always appears when the updates.

  IF malware is detected, then please post if it has been removed and that the specific name of what has been detected.

  UTC/GMT is 00:37 Saturday, April 7, 2012

• How to remove fake, "" Microsoft Security Essentials Alert: unknown win32/trojan '? " __

  How to remove fake, "" Microsoft Security Essentials Alert: unknown win32/trojan '? "
  Windows Vista.

  How to remove fake, "" Microsoft Security Essentials Alert: unknown win32/trojan '? "
  Windows Vista.

  Use this tutorial:

  Remove the fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Trojan and AntiSpySafeguard
  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-fake-Microsoft-Security-Essentials-alert
  Scroll through the automatic removal Instructions... and follow the instructions for the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• How can I prevent Microsoft Security Essentials send alarmist alerts popups on my computer?

  I have an excellent paid with Vipre antivirus.  Does Microsoft Security Essentials that I use them instead.  They are harassing me with continuous pop ups saying my computer requires immediate cleaning. Is not!  It's very annoying and constant.  How can I stop this?

  Your computer is infected with the malware disguised as Microsoft Security Essentials. You can use Vipre support - http://www.vipreantivirus.com/ or you can use some of these malware scanners to remove malware:

  ESET Online Scanner

  http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/

  Trend Micro Housecall

  http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

  Microsoft safety scanner

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Additional malware removal tools:

  McAfee Stinger

  http://www.McAfee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/Stinger.aspx

  TDSS Killer

  http://support.Kaspersky.com/5350?El=88446

  HitmanPro

  http://www.SurfRight.nl/en

  SuperAntiSpyware

  http://www.SUPERAntiSpyware.com/

  Jim

• Microsoft Security Essentials is it a scam?

  Hello

  My computer is a little weird and then all of a sudden I couldn't use internet or Mircrosoft word, which I had used when the computer went funky. When I tried to use them, a red-themed window with Microsoft Security Essentials at the top. It is said that it detects a Trojan horse and I need to remove it then says scanner online. When I do shows like 20 different anti-virus programs, which he has only three which can get rid of the virus.

  I don't remember installing this program, this SCAM or virus? What should I do?

  Hi, muddybudd.

  No, the real Microsoft Security Essentials is a scam. More information on MSE are available athttp://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ .

  In your case, however, I'm afraid you have a rogue installed on your computer. Removal instructions are available in Bleeping Computer toremove the fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Trojan and AntiSpySafeguard .

  If you need assistance after following the guide, please follow the instructions and post the logs required for examination by analysts trained on one of these the malware removal forums:Malware Removal help Sites .

  Corrine, Microsoft MVP (consumer security)
  My Blog: Security garden

  This announcement is in my opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS and is provided without warranty and not an entitlement.

• Impossible to update of Windows Media Player and Microsoft Security Essentials and the error is "access denied error 80070005."

  Apparently an involuntary change of administrative privileges or permissions (Windows XP Pro, SP3) keeps me updated Media Player version 9 to 11 v. and updated virus Security Essentials definitions.
  For Media Player, wmsetup.log reports access denied error 80070005 and UpdSpAPI.log reports access denied for the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Settings\MP3Encoding\LowRate registry key. In regedt32, I'm blocked from display HKLM\...\MediaPlayer\Settings and below, and "are allowed to view the current permission settings, but... can make a change." Except that I can't. I can enter the change but get «...» Access is denied"trying to apply them. So this is the first problem that I need help.
  But of course it's more than a registry key and the subkeys, because MSE too is affected and will download but not install virus definitions. WindowsUpdate.log reports: failed to install with error 80070643.
  My user account (it's the only one!) is part of the Administrators group and all that I tried to verify administrative permissions is positive. This is a new issue. No virus/malware, according to MSE, Lavasoft Ad-Aware, MalWarebytes Anti-Malware.
   
  Original title: cannot update Media Player or Microsoft Security Essentials - access denied Erors

  Hello

  Question: Impossible to update Windows Media Player

  Run the Fixit and see if it helps.

  Difficulty video Windows Media Player and other media or from library (Fixit)

  Problem: cannot install Microsoft Security Essentials

  Perform the steps from the link below and see if it helps.

  I can't install Microsoft Security Essentials

  Hope this information helps.

• Problem with opening files and programs after the attack "rogue security."

  Earlier this year, I met a rogue security program called Windows Security 2011. I had removed it, but I'll still have some serious problems. I found another user here, who had a similar encounter: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_programs/exedirectory-file-association-problems/5dcd9044-8b57-43e0-a3bc-0c966326f0da

  "But since the incident, the PC has struggled to open .exe files. If I open Mozilla Firefox, for example, it will ask me to specify the program to run it with. I can browse the OS and find the firefox.exe and open it with that, but it won't allow me to check the box "always use this option. "
  
  
  It's exactly the same problem that I have now, as well as some sections of the control panel not working not at all, but there is no answer about what to do after the malware has been removed. Is there a way this can be fixed now?

  Hi Lapeul,

  You can create a new user account and check if you can solve the problem.

  How to create and configure user accounts in Windows XP

  If you are able to resolve the problem, you can consult the following article to fix the damaged user account.

  How to recover damaged Windows XP user profile

• Microsoft Security Essentials: Machine state - potentially unprotected

  Microsoft Security Essentials: When I try to update virus and spyware difinitions it seems to work but still reads "your computer does not have the latest updates on potential threats, which could endanger.

  I tried to update several times in recent days and while it does not give me the error messages he always says the Virus and spyware definitions status is "stale" and the following message appears:

  Definitions of created the: 23/10/2011 at 07:44
  Definitions of last checked: 23/10/2011 at 11:44
  Virus definition version: 1.115.358.0
  Spyware definition version: 1.115.358.0

  I tried to download and manually install updates also but still no luck.  Any ideas?

  See that the response by The ball marked as answer in the following thread:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/protect/Forum/protect_scanning/Amber-Alert-and-update/c107bf23-A523-47a3-8E3E-d94429ff3635

  I hope this helps.

• error 0x80072EFE code appears while updating the microsoft security essentials

  0x80072EFE is the error code that keeps popping upn while trying to updaten microsoft security essentials.  My icon mini windown security alert in taskbar background guard read computer state potentially unprotected.  My full scan malwarebytes came without infected files, but my computer has recently been restored due to a trojan virus.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/836941#methodC go here and follow the resolutions, one at a time, starting withC and E these 2 are usually the cause. There could be a conflict with Malwarebytes and MSE. Your choice, but Malwarebytes isn't necessary.

• Microsoft Security Essentials is rediredcting my research

  My other laptop is gone to a screen for Microsoft Security Essentials has detected a virus on your system, now it won't go away and when I restart in safe mode all my research take my completely different pages

  It's probably a rogue security program that pretends to Microsoft Security Essentials.

  If you want to try to remove it yourself, first run a full scan with your antivirus program.  Next, download and run these programs:

  Microsoft Windows malicious software removal tool
     Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

  For more detailed help, go to removal of malware to Aumha forum, see the software and spyware removal guides malware to BleepingComputer.com .

  Using malicious software removal free of charge from Microsoft, go to the Microsoft consumer Security Support Center .

  Boulder computer Maven
  Most Microsoft Valuable Professional

• Network Magic does not recognize Microsoft Security Essentials

  Why doesn't the Network Magic Pro 5.5 recognize Microsoft Security Essentials and how this can be fixed?

  Kind regards

  Johnoni

  Simply apply the button "Ignore that alert" on the alert of the absence of the software Anti-spyware or Antivirus (double click on the alert red see shield in the network on your router image map).

• Microsoft security essentials automatically turned off by Group Policy windows Defender?

  Microsoft security essentials automatically turned off by Group Policy windows Defender? I have win. Vista 32-bit. the only antivirus program I have is microsoft security essentials.  I try to open windows defender and I get a message window... Windows Defender is disabled by group policy.   Windows Defender does not provide protection against harmful or unwanted software and it won't send you alerts because it is off.    To help protect your computer against the harmful or unwanted software please contact your system administrator to enable Windows Defender by group policy.

  Thanks a lot in advance, have a nice day<^~^>
  (0-0)
  (__)

  Yes.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-Security/Windows-Defender-and-Microsoft-Security-Essentials/3b34f29f-c89c-4044-ad42-4587651c0618

• Why Microsoft Security Essentials not detect and prevent installation "Vista Anti-Spyware" Trojan?

  I had the ' Vista Anti-Spyware ' Trojan horse to visit a web site. Why Microsoft Security Essentials does not detect the Trojan horse? He diverted Security Essentials and rendered inoperative.

  Hello

  you will need to ask this question about MSE in the Microsoft Security Essentials Forums the link below

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/protect

  Here's how to remove this Malware

  Read this information

  Vista anti-virus 2011, Vista Total Security 2011, Win 7 Home Security and include some of the names by a rogue new name change randomly to settle on the victim's computer.  When this particular rogue is installed, it will install as a variety of names in different programs, with each having their own graphical user interface according to the version of Windows running on the computer. Whatever the name, however, they are all the same exact program with just a different name and skin on this subject. This rogue goes by many names in different programs, of which I have listed below depending on the version of Windows that is installed on:

  Windows XP rogue names	Names of Windows Vista Rogue	Windows 7 fake names
  XP Antivirus	Vista anti-virus	Win 7 antivirus
  XP Antivirus 2011	Vista anti-virus 2011	Win 7 anti-virus 2011
  XP Anti-Spyware	Vista Anti-Spyware	Win 7 AntiSpyware
  XP Antispyware 2011	Vista Antispyware 2011	Win 7 antispyware 2011
  XP Home Security	Vista Home Security	Win 7 Home Security
  XP Security 2011 Home	Vista Security 2011 Home	Win 7 Security 2011 Home
  XP Total Security	Vista Total Security	Win 7 Security Total
  XP Security 2011 Total	Vista Total Security 2011	Win 7 Security 2011 Total
  XP security	Vista security	Win 7 Security
  XP security 2011	Vista Security 2011	Win 7 Security 2011
  XP Internet Security	Vista Internet Security	Win 7 Internet Security
  XP Internet Security 2011	Vista Internet Security 2011	Win 7 Internet Security 2011

  Follow the EXACT below removal instructions

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-win-7-Internet-Security-2011