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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?
I have Microsoft Security Essentials on my computer. Lately I'm getting a warning popup. Is this actually MSSE or is it malware?
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
Agreed, I don't use MSE, so have not seen their alerts, the details would help as well. A Guy
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.
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.