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How to remove Pc-inspector.microsoft.com hijacker

Malware Description:
In this post, we would like to share some of our ‘impressions’ from having Antivirus Soft rogue anti-spyware on board. Using our lab workstation, we caught a Trojan virus distributing this scareware the other day. Some of the major symptoms were: browser hijack and constant redirects to Pc-inspector.microsoft.com which appears to be some sort of Internet Explorer warning that kept notifying us about the purported fact that we were encountering some unsafe browser activity. Antivirus Soft was also preventing us from running most of the processes on our system. It’s quite interesting that Pc-inspector.microsoft.com does not really exist, it’s a mythical domain name invented by computer crooks to make their deeds as persuasive and trustworthy as possible. Pc-inspector.microsoft.com is nothing but a result of URL swapping activity implemented by Antivirus Soft. It means the malware changes HOSTS file and assigns Pc-inspector.microsoft.com URL to its malicious IP address. That alert page recommends you to fix your system and secure your web sessions by clicking a link provided on it. Pc-inspector.microsoft.com links to another website at Info-protector.com which suggests you to purchase Antivirus Soft in one of its variants, the price ranging from $49.95 (3 months’ license) to $69.95 (lifetime updates and warranty). Of course, Antivirus Soft will not help you repair anything, being the initial reason of this unwanted and annoying PC behavior. All Antivirus Soft can do is jack up your PC and then demand a payment for getting things fixed. So to prevent Pc-inspector.microsoft.com hijacker from blocking your browser, you should remove Antivirus Soft whose demo version is definitely on your computer by now. Please follow the instructions below to get rid of Pc-inspector.microsoft.com problem and AV Soft rogue. If you can’t download our removal tool, please click the link above which leads to Antivirus Soft advanced removal guide.

Malware Type: Browser Hijackers

Malware Author: Antivirus Soft, Inc.

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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Pc-inspector.microsoft.com Fake Warning Screenshot:

Pc-inspector.microsoft.com Linked-To Site Screenshot:

How to remove Pc-inspector.microsoft.com hijacker and affiliated threats manually:
Manual removal of Pc-inspector.microsoft.com hijacker is a feasible objective if you have sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The files to be deleted are listed below:

• %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\[random string]\[random string]sftav.exe
• %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\[random string]\[random string]sysguard.exe

The registry entries that need to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “RunInvalidSignatures” = “1″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyOverride” = “”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyServer” = “http=127.0.0.1:5555″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random string]“
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random string]“

Please, be aware that manual removal of Pc-inspector.microsoft.com hijacker is a cumbersome process and does not always ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal of Pc-inspector.microsoft.com hijacker, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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