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  1. Posts : 51
    Windows 7 Ultimate/ Windows XP Professional
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    real or fake?


    I have Microsoft Security Essentials on my computer. Lately I'm getting a warning popup. Is this actually MSSE or is it malware?
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  2. Posts : 28,845
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    RudeDawg said:
    I have Microsoft Security Essentials on my computer. Lately I'm getting a warning popup. Is this actually MSSE or is it malware?

    Can we get the details of that pop up?
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  3. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
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    Quite possibly fake. Download and scan with MalwareBytes. If it is fake, MBAM will likely remove it. These fakes often add registry keys and turn off MSE. Have a look at this page:

    How to remove Fake Security Essentials Alert (Fake Security Essentials Alert Removal) | Malware Help. Org

    A Guy
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  4. Posts : 51
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    Thread Starter
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    Thanx A Guy.
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  5. Posts : 3,028
    Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1
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    That looks like the real thing. Click "Show details" and post a snip.
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  6. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
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    Agreed, I don't use MSE, so have not seen their alerts, the details would help as well. A Guy
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  7. Posts : 3,028
    Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1
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    I'm pretty sure it's a real alert (like 99.999% sure)
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  8. Posts : 53,363
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    Thanks tw33k, I could find no alert images with that color and the exclamation point. Of course, a MBAM scan is always a good thing :) Hoping we get the details still. A Guy
    Last edited by A Guy; 27 Nov 2011 at 01:37.
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  9. Posts : 3,028
    Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1
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    Absolutely he scan with MBAM. This article might help him. Fake MSE Alert
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  10. Posts : 4,161
    Windows 7 Pro-x64
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    Looks like a fake to me. I've had a warning from MSE and I don't recall it looking like that.

    Don't click on those windows--Not even the X.
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