What is Microsoft Antivirus 2013 Virus?
Microsoft Antivirus 2013 Virus is a browser hijacker that is essential in distributing Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013 and other fake antivirus programs from the same group (including XP Antispyware Pro 2013 and Vista Antispyware Pro 2013). Microsoft Antivirus 2013 Virus fakes an online malware scan that makes it look as though you have such infections as Trojan.Fakealert.355, Trojan-PSW.Win32 or Adware.win32.winad within your system. If you click to remove the threats you will initiate the download of a "powerful" malware removal tool.
Once the tool is downloaded, you will be presented with a Windows Security Center window (obviously fake) that says Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013 (or any other rogue for that matter) is turned off, and so your computer is not protected. To put it simply, if you go through the full process of scanning and downloading the program you will become seriously infected with Fake antivirus application, and you will put your system at risk.
How do I get infected with Microsoft Antivirus 2013 Virus?
First and foremost, you have to be careful about what websites you browse every single day. Sometimes even the most genuine website might get infected with malware that distributes Microsoft Antivirus 2013 Virus. When you land on such a website, you are presented with a message that reads:
Microsoft Antivirus 2013 has found critical process activity on your PC and will perform fast scan of system files!
If you click OK on the message, a fake system scan is launched. In fact, it is not a real scan at all, but an animation that runs on Java engine. Also, if you have Windows 7 installed, you will notice the inconsistencies within the scan, because the scan background looks like Windows XP interface, thus it is obvious that the scan and the results displayed by Microsoft Antivirus 2013 Virus are fake!
How to remove Microsoft Antivirus 2013 Virus?
Since it is a website that is infected with this browser hijacker, you have to close it immediately without clicking any button related to the malware. However, if you went through the entire scan and rogue installation process, then you must acquire a powerful antimalware tool to remove Microsoft Antivirus 2013 Virus and Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013 altogether.
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