How to remove the My Security Engine Virus (Uninstall / Removal Guide) – Free PC Guides (blog)
My Security Engine is a virus (rogue anti-spyware) that gets installed on your computer via fake online antivirus scanners and Trojans. In this article we will teach you how to remove the My Security Engine virus from your computer, not before talking a little about what My Security Engine is and what it does.
When the Trojans install the My Security Engine rogue, it will be automatically programmed to start when Windows loads. In addition, it will also create a bunch of files on your computer. When My Security Engine will start its fake scan of your computer, it will report the files it created as being malware and that you will need to buy the full version if you want to remove them. Obviously, you shouldn’t buy My Security Engine as it is a scam/virus.
Just like other rogues out there (such as the Digital Protection virus), the My Security Engine virus (odd name for a rogue, probably they were aiming for a confusion with the legitimate MSE) will also display other security warnings (you’re computer is under attack, your data is at risk, your cat is on fire, you know… the usual stuff), all of them being fake. In addition, it My Security Engine will also make findgala.com your default search engine (this is because it also changes your hosts file, so when you try to visit Google, you will be redirected to other websites).
How to remove the My Security Engine Virus (Uninstall / Removal Guide)
How to remove the My Security Engine virus
First of all, you might have to use a “clean” computer to download the tools you need to remove the My Security Engine virus, as the infection might prevent any download. If that’s the case, use an USB stick (flash drive) to transfer the files.
1. First of all, download rkill.com on your desktop. We’ll use this tool a little later to end the My Security Engine process (if we don’t we cannot remove it). To do this, run rkill.com multiple times until it gets the job done. Note: if you get an error message, try running rkill again without closing that message. Just run it until the malware process is terminated.
2. Now download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware for free using the link here and place it on your desktop too.
3. Now it’s time to close everything (and I mean everything) so that you are at the desktop.
4. Run the MBAM setup and proceed with the standard setup settings.
5. Once MBAM has finished installing and updating itself, go to the “Scanner” tab, select “Perform Full Scan” and then hit the “Scan button”. Now please wait as MBAM scans your computer for any traces of the My Security Engine virus, as well as any other malware it can recognize.
6. When the scan is complete, go back to the scanner screen, select everything MBAM detected and then click “remove selected”. When the removal process is complete, you should have successfully removed My Security Engine from your computer. Unfortunately, our work is not done, as we’ll need to fix the hosts file changes.
7. Download this file from bleepingcomputer's Grinler, then run it. This file will make sure you are granted the permission to change the hosts file. Now delete the “C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\HOSTS” file.
8. The only thing we need to do now is get a clean hosts file. Download the file you need, depending on the Windows version you're using. Then place it in "C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\"
Default hosts file for Windows XP
Default hosts file for Windows Vista
Default hosts file for Windows 7
Default hosts file for Windows 2003
This should get everything back to normal. However, the My Security Engine virus might make your life harder than this. If that's the case, leave a comment and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
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