{"id":4528,"date":"2012-10-30T02:21:45","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T02:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=4528"},"modified":"2012-12-04T09:15:22","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T09:15:22","slug":"micorsoft-essential-security-pro-2013-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/micorsoft-essential-security-pro-2013-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 (Removal Instructions)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013<\/strong> is a computer virus,which will report that malware was detected on your machine however if you try to remove this infections, it will state that you need to buy this product before being able to do so.<br \/>\nApart from the bogus alerts,as part of its self-defense mechanism,Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 has disabled the Windows system utilities, including the Windows Task Manager and Registry Editor,and will block you from running certain programs that could lead to its removal.<br \/>\nMicorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 has modified your Windows files associations,and now whenever you are trying to run a program with a .exe extension ,Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 will display a bogus notification in which will report a hard river error,in an attempt to scare you.<br \/>\nIf your computer is infected with <strong>Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013<\/strong>,then you are seeing this screens:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Micorsoft-Essential-Security-Pro-2013.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4529\" title=\"Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 \" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Micorsoft-Essential-Security-Pro-2013.png\" alt=\"Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 Virus\" width=\"838\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Micorsoft-Essential-Security-Pro-2013.png 838w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Micorsoft-Essential-Security-Pro-2013-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe strongly advise you to ignore any alerts that Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 might generate and proceed with this removal guide as soon as possible.<br \/>\nUnder no circumstance should you buy Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 as this could lead to identity theft,and if you have, you should contact your credit card company and dispute the charge stating that the program is a scam and a computer virus.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2828896285\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mwtad184650615\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 Removal Guide<\/h2>\n<h3>STEP 1 : Start your computer in Safe Mode with Networking<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Remove all floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs from your computer, and then <strong>restart your computer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts<\/strong>.Please keep in mind that you need to press the F8 key <strong>before the Windows start-up logo appears<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<em>Note<\/em>: With some computers, if you press and hold a key as the computer is booting you will get a stuck key message. If this occurs, instead of pressing and holding the &#8220;F8 key&#8221;, <strong>tap the &#8220;F8 key&#8221; continuously<\/strong> until you get the Advanced Boot Options screen.<\/li>\n<li>On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to <strong>highlight Safe Mode with Networking<\/strong> , and then <strong>press ENTER<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Safe Mode with Networking screen\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/safemode.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Safemode.jpg]\" width=\"539\" height=\"292\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 2: Run <strong>RKill<\/strong> to terminate known malware processes associated with Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013.<\/h3>\n<p>RKill is a program that will attempt to terminate all malicious processes associated with Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013,so that we will be able to perform the next step without being interrupted by this malicious software.<br \/>\nBecause this utility will only stop Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 running process, and does not delete any files, after running it you should not reboot your computer as any malware processes that are configured to start automatically will just be started again.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>While your computer is in <em>Safe Mode with Networking<\/em> ,please <strong>download the latest official version of RKill.<\/strong>Please note that we will use a renamed version of RKILL so that Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 won\u2019t block this utility from running.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/download.bleepingcomputer.com\/grinler\/iExplore.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RKILL DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will automatically download RKILL renamed as iExplore.exe)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Double-click on the iExplore.exe icon <\/strong>in order to automatically attempt to stop any processes associated with Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"RKILL ICON\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/rkill1.png\" alt=\"[Image: run-rkill-1.png]\" width=\"81\" height=\"88\" \/><\/li>\n<li>RKill will now start working in the background, please be patient while the program looks for various malware programs and tries to terminate them.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"RKILL Command prompt\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/rkill2.png\" alt=\"[Image: run-rkill-2.png]\" width=\"507\" height=\"256\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>IF<\/strong> you are having problems starting or running RKill, you can download any other renamed versions of RKill from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/download\/anti-virus\/rkill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>When Rkill has completed its task, it will <strong>generate a log<\/strong>. You can then <strong>proceed with the rest of the guide<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"RKILL LOG\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/rkill3.png\" alt=\"[Image: Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 rkill3.jpg]\" width=\"414\" height=\"187\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>WARNING: Do not reboot your computer after running RKill as the malware process will start again , preventing you from properly performing the next step.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"mwtad93049537\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 3: Remove Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 malicious files with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware FREE<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Download the latest official version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware FREE<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.malwarebytes.org\/342\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.malwarebytes.org%2fproducts%2fmalwarebytes_free\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Start the Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware installation process by <strong>double clicking on mbam-setup<\/strong> file.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Installer\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/malwarebytes-setup.png\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Installer]\" width=\"74\" height=\"72\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, <strong>keep following the prompts<\/strong> in order to continue with the setup process. <strong>Do not make any changes to default settings<\/strong> and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the <strong>Update Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> and <strong>Launch Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> checked. Then click on the <strong>Finish <\/strong>button. If Malwarebytes&#8217; prompts you to reboot, please do not do so.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Malwarebytes last setup screen\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/update-malwarebytes.png\" alt=\"[Image: Finishing Malwarebytes installation]\" width=\"405\" height=\"313\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start and you&#8217;ll be prompted to start a trial period , please select &#8216;<strong>Decline<\/strong>&#8216; as we just want to use the on-demand scanner.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Decline trial period in Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/malwarebytes-trial.png\" alt=\"[Image: Decline Malwarebytes trial]\" width=\"516\" height=\"392\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Scanner<\/strong> tab,select <strong>Perform quick scan<\/strong> and then click on the <strong>Scan\u00a0<\/strong>button to start scanning your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Perform a Full System Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/start-scan-malwarebytes.png\" alt=\"[Image: Starting a full system sca]\" width=\"516\" height=\"393\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 malicious files as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/scan-malwarebytes.png\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes scanning for malicious files]\" width=\"516\" height=\"393\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the scan is finished a message box will appear, click <strong>OK <\/strong>to continue.<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Malwarebytes when the system scan has finished\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/results-malwarebytes.png\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes scan results]\" width=\"516\" height=\"393\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.Make sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong> and click on the <strong>Remove Selected <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Removing the infections found by Malwarebytes\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/detection-malwarebytes.png\" alt=\"[Image: Infections found by Malwarebytes]\" width=\"516\" height=\"393\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start removing the malicious files.After completing this task it will display a message stating that it needs to reboot,please allow this request and then let your machine boot in Normal mode.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 4: Remove Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 rootkit with HitmanPro<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>This step can be performed in <strong>Normal Mode<\/strong> ,so please <strong>download the latest official version of HitmanPro<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverbridge.com\/747\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http:\/\/www.surfright.com\/downloads\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download HitmanPro)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Double click on the previously downloaded file<\/strong>to start the HitmanPro installation.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"HitmanPro Installer\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hpro1.png\" alt=\"[Image: HitmanPro Icon]\" width=\"54\" height=\"58\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>IF<\/strong> you are experiencing problems while trying to start HitmanPro, you can use the <em>Force Breach<\/em> mode.To start HitmanPro in Force Breach mode,<strong> hold down the left CTRL-key when you start HitmanPro<\/strong> and all non-essential processes are terminated, including the malware process. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=m6eRWTv2STk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to start HitmanPro in Force Breach mode &#8211; Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Next <\/strong>to install HitmanPro on your system.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"HitmanPro installation process\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hitmanpro36-start.png\" alt=\"[Image: Starting HitmanPro]\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The setup screen is displayed, from which you can decide whether you wish to install HitmanPro on your machine or just perform a one-time scan, select a option then click on <strong>Next <\/strong>to start a system scan.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"HitmanPro setup options\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hitmanpro36-installation.png\" alt=\"[Image: HitmanPro installation screen]\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start scanning your system for malicious files as seen in the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"HitmanPro while scanning for Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hitmanpro36-scan.png\" alt=\"[Image: HitmanPron scanning for Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013]\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the scan is complete,you&#8217;ll see a screen which will display all the malicious files that the program has found.Click on <strong>Next<\/strong> to remove this malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"HitmanPro displaying scan results\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hitmanpro36-results.png\" alt=\"[Image: HitmanPro scan results]\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Activate free license <\/strong>to start the free 30 days trial and remove the malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Activate the HitmanPro free 30 days trial to remove any detected infections\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hitmanpro36-activation.png\" alt=\"[Image: Activate HitmanPro license]\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will now start removing the infected objects.If this program will ask you to restart your computer,please allow this request.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>STEP 5: Double check for any left over infections with Emsisoft Emergency Kit<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download the latest official version of Emsisoft Emergency Kit from the below link.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.emsisoft.com\/34\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.emsisoft.com%2fen%2fsoftware%2feek%2f&amp;product=2414\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>EMSISOFT EMERGENCY KIT DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Emsisoft Emergency Kit)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>After the download process will finish , you&#8217;ll need to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">unpack EmsisoftEmergencyKit.zip<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Unpack EmsisoftEmergencyKit.zip\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/ekk-zip-image.png\" alt=\"Unpack Emsisoft Emergency Kit\" width=\"319\" height=\"109\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Open the Emsisoft Emergency Kit folder and double click <strong>EmergencyKitScanner.bat<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Double click on EmergencyKitScanner.bat\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/ekk-batfile.png\" alt=\"Click on EmergencyKitScanner.bat\" width=\"396\" height=\"141\" \/><\/li>\n<li>A pop-up will prompt you to update Emsisoft Emergency Kit,and you&#8217;ll need to click the <strong>Yes<\/strong>\u00a0button to allow this request.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Update Emsisoft Emergency Kit definitions\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/eek-update.png\" alt=\"Update Emsisoft Emergency Kit\" width=\"360\" height=\"139\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After the Update process has completed,click on the <strong>Menu<\/strong>\u00a0tab and then select <strong>Scan PC<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Go to the Scan tab to start a system scan\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/ekk-scan.png\" alt=\"Scan tab on Emsisoft Emergency Kit\" width=\"479\" height=\"346\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Smart scan<\/strong> and click on the <strong>SCAN<\/strong> button to search for Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Start a Emsisoft Emergency Kit Smart scan\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/ekk-smart-scan.png\" alt=\"Emsisoft Emergency Kit smart scan\" width=\"480\" height=\"345\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Emsisoft will now start scanning your computer for malicious files.When the scan will be completed,you will be presented with a screen showing you the infections that Emsisoft has detected.<br \/>\nMake sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong> and then click on\u00a0<strong>Quarantine selected objects<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Emsisoft Scan results\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/eek-scan-results.png\" alt=\"Emsisoft smart scan results\" width=\"480\" height=\"345\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Emsisoft Emergency Kit will now start removing the malicious files.If during the removal process Emsisoft will display a message stating that it needs to reboot, please allow this request.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 from your machine, please start a new thread in our <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a> forum.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micorsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 is a computer virus,which will report that malware was detected on your machine however if you try to remove this 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