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How to remove Best Malware Protection virus

Myantispyware team March 16, 2011    

Best Malware Protection is a fake antivirus program from the Virus Doctor rogues family as Internet Security Essentials, Internet Antivirus 2011, My Security Shield, Security Master AV, My Security Engine, etc. The program displays a lot of fake errors messages, prevents softwares execution, hijacks internet browsers in order to trick you into purchasing a license. Remember, the fake antivirus is unable to detect and remove any infections, so do not pay for the bogus software and remove it as soon as it gets to your computer!

Best Malware Protection promoted through the use of advertisement which pretends to be an online malware scanner. This advertisement will state that you computer is infected and all you have to do in order to cure your computer is install the software. Important to know, this online scanner is a fake and cannot detect any viruses or infections on your PC. The results that are displayed are totally fabricated!

Once started, Best Malware Protection will configure itself to run automatically every time when Windows loads. Next, it will add a few entries into the HOSTS file so that when you open Google, Yahoo or Bing, you will be redirected to various misleading websites. The rogue will also create several fake malware files, that absolute harmless but, later during the scan, Best Malware Protection will label them as worms, trojans and viruses. Of course, the scan look realistic and legitimate, you should never trust it! The rogue want to trick you into thinking that your computer in danger and make you believe you must buy the full version of the software. Remember, Best Malware Protection is unable to detect or remove any infections and nor will be protect you from legitimate future threats. So you can safely ignore the false scan results.

While Best Malware Protection is running, the rogue will display a variety of fake security warnings and alerts that attempt to make you think your computer is infected with all sorts of malicious software. Some of the alerts are:

System alert
Best Malware Protection has detected potentially harmful software in
your system. It is strongly recommended that you register
Best Malware Protection to remove all found threats immediately.

System warning
No real-time malware, spyware and virus protection was
found. Click here to activate.

Warning! Identity theft attempt detected
Hidden connection IP: 128.154.26.11
Target: Microsoft Corporation keys

Warning
Warning! Virus detected

As you can see, all of these warnings states the same: the system is infected. In case you want to fix it, Best Malware Protection will prompt you to pay money. However, like false scan results above, all of these security messages are just a fake and has been displayed to trick you into purchasing so-called full version of the fake security program. So, you should ignore all of them.

In addition to the above-described, Best Malware Protection will also block the Windows Task Manager and most antivirus and antispyware tools.

As you can see, the program is a scam that has been created with one purpose – to scare you into thinking that your computer is infected, so you will then purchasing the program. Do not be fooled into buying the program! Instead of doing so, follow the removal guidelines below in order to remove Best Malware Protection and any associated malware from your computer for free.

Automatic removal instructions for Best Malware Protection

Step 1. Reboot your computer in Safe mode with networking

Restart your computer.

After hearing your computer beep once during startup, start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when the Boot Menu appears.

Instead of Windows loading as normal, Windows Advanced Options menu appears similar to the one below.

safe-mode-how-to
Windows Advanced Options menu

When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select Safe mode with networking and then press ENTER.

Step 2. Reset proxy settings of Internet Explorer

Run Internet Explorer, Click Tools -> Internet Options as as shown in the screen below.


Internet Explorer – Tools menu

You will see window similar to the one below.


Internet Explorer – Internet options

Select Connections Tab and click to Lan Settings button. You will see an image similar as shown below.


Internet Explorer – Lan settings

Uncheck “Use a proxy server” box. Click OK to close Lan Settings and Click OK to close Internet Explorer settings.

Step 3. Remove Best Malware Protection and any associated malware

Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM). Once downloaded, close all programs and windows on your computer.

Double-click on the icon on your desktop named mbam-setup.exe. This will start the installation of MalwareBytes Anti-malware onto your computer. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure a checkmark is placed next to “Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware” and Launch “Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware”. Then click Finish.

MalwareBytes Anti-malware will now automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program before performing a scan. If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.

As MalwareBytes Anti-malware will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main menu. You will see window similar to the one below.

malwarebytes-antimalware1
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Window>

Make sure the “Perform quick scan” option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer for Best Malware Protection infection. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.

When the scan is finished a message box will appear that it has completed scanning successfully. Click OK. Now click “Show Results”. You will see a list of infected items similar as shown below.
Note: list of infected items may be different than what is shown in the image below.


Malwarebytes Anti-malware, list of infected items

Make sure all entries have a checkmark at their far left and click “Remove Selected” button to remove Best Malware Protection. MalwareBytes Anti-malware will now remove all of associated Best Malware Protection files and registry keys and add them to the programs’ quarantine. When MalwareBytes Anti-malware has finished removing the infection, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.

Step 4. Reset HOSTS file

Please download OTM by OldTimer from here and save it to desktop. Run OTM, copy, then paste the following text in “Paste Instructions for Items to be Moved” textarea (under the yellow bar):

:Commands
[resethosts]

Click the red Moveit! button. Close OTM.

Best Malware Protection removal notes

Note 1: if you can not download, install, run or update Malwarebytes Anti-malware, then follow the steps: Malwarebytes won`t install, run or update – How to fix it.

Note 2: if you need help with the instructions, then post your questions in our Spyware Removal forum.

Note 3: your current antispyware and antivirus software let the infection through ? Then you may want to consider purchasing the FULL version of MalwareBytes Anti-malware to protect your computer in the future.

Best Malware Protection creates the following files and folders

%UserProfile%\Application Data\Best Malware Protection
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Best Malware Protection\cookies.sqlite
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Best Malware Protection.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Best Malware Protection.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Best Malware Protection\Instructions.ini
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Best Malware Protection.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Best Malware Protection.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\13077d\AB130_287.exe

Best Malware Protection creates the following registry keys and values

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | Best Malware Protection

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17 Comments

  1. Candy
    ― March 20, 2011 - 2:37 am  Reply

    Thank You! I have been pounding my head against the wall for 6+ hours & this finally fixed my problem. Whatever this is was soooo bad that it redirected google pages, locked out my access to the task manager, would not allow me to download AVG or AdAware, stopped the adminitrator from accessing the internet, etc, etc. It even made it impossible to boot a AVG recovery disk from the CD drive!!

    Whew… Thanks!!!

  2. Jamie
    ― March 20, 2011 - 11:31 pm  Reply

    Wow, thank you for publishing this. I did it and it worked. Today seems like a popular day for Best Malware. However, step 4 says file move failed. Is that correct or did step 4 not work?

    Thanks Jamie

  3. Pierre
    ― March 21, 2011 - 12:36 am  Reply

    Thank you!! Worked like a charm!!!

  4. Kate
    ― March 21, 2011 - 3:17 pm  Reply

    thank you! You are the best! your advices seved my PC!

  5. Ben
    ― March 21, 2011 - 7:10 pm  Reply

    THANKS BRA!! 10 hours later i find a link that doesn’t involve software costing £60+ haha u helped me out big time, the computer was speaking all kinds of crazy, can crack on with shogun 2 now! nice one bromigo! manhugs x

  6. TiLt
    ― March 22, 2011 - 12:21 am  Reply

    most impressive – thank you – very happy camper right here! – BMP tried to redirect off your instructions – so folks be careful you are getting the exact target files as shown on THIS page. ka-ching! thanks again

  7. Sandra
    ― March 22, 2011 - 2:23 pm  Reply

    Thanks! It worked very, very well!

  8. elemer
    ― March 22, 2011 - 9:38 pm  Reply

    wow a very good and precise program and instructions. thank u very much for your guidence. worked like a charm, saved alot of money at computer fixing centers. thankx

  9. Nourhane
    ― March 26, 2011 - 5:27 pm  Reply

    Thank you so much for the amazing instrutions! Really helped! The virus was so bad, I couldn’t even use the Internet and following your instructions really helped me.

  10. Irma Morrison
    ― March 30, 2011 - 8:25 pm  Reply

    You made my day! Your instructions are easy to follow and it all worked brilliantly. Many thanks.

  11. Genee
    ― March 31, 2011 - 12:21 pm  Reply

    Thank you, this worked amazingly!!!!!!!

  12. ghanesh
    ― March 31, 2011 - 11:57 pm  Reply

    Thank u so very much! it worked like a charm!!

  13. Tami
    ― April 1, 2011 - 9:53 pm  Reply

    Thank you soooooooooooooo much!!!!

  14. Aiesha
    ― April 13, 2011 - 6:40 pm  Reply

    Thanks alot that saved me alot of time my mom accidently downloaded BMP and call me to fix it if it wasnt for this info i would have had to let her down.

  15. George
    ― April 14, 2011 - 5:04 pm  Reply

    Excellent instructions to remove Best Malware. Successfully removed on Windows 7 and all ok. Many thanks.

  16. David Smith
    ― May 6, 2011 - 12:49 am  Reply

    Thank you so much. it worked and you saved me money. I love you. God bless you and what you did was beautyful. i appreciate it very much. you should feel great about what you did. Bless

  17. Bill
    ― June 28, 2011 - 3:08 pm  Reply

    You fixed an Issue and didnt charge.. there for I’m going to Buy this software. Thank you for Fixing this Virus or an Antivirus with the real deal.

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