How to remove My Security Wall (Removal guide)

My Security Wall is a rogue antispyware application from the same family of rogues as Security Antivirus and Live PC Care. My Security Wall is installed with the help of trojans that come from fake online malware scanners.

When the trojan is installed, it will download and install My Security Wall onto your computer and register it in the Windows registry to run automatically when Windows loads. The same trojan will also drop several files with random names in %UserProfile%\Recent folder (ANTIGEN.drv, ANTIGEN.exe, cid.dll, CLSV.drv, DBOLE.sys, ddv.dll, ddv.sys, energy.tmp, FS.drv, PE.exe, PE.sys, runddlkey.dll, std.exe, tjd.drv). All of these files can`t harm your computer, but My Security Wall will label them as serious computer infections.

When the rogue is started, it will perform a scan and report above files as dangerous infections that will not be removed unless you first purchase it. Of course, the scan results is fake, because My Security Wall is unable to detect or remove any infections. So you can safely ignore all that the program displays you.

What is more, while My Security Wall is running, it will flood your computer with warnings, fake security alert and notifications from Windows task bar. Some of the alerts:

System alert!
malicious applications, which may contains Trojans, were found
on your computer and are to be removed immediately. Click
here to remove these potentially harmful items using My
Security Wall

System alert!
My Security Wall has detected potentially harmful software in
your system. It is strongly recommended that you register My
Security Wall to remove all found threats immediately.

System alert!
Potentially harmful programs have been detected in your
system and need to be dealt with immediately. Click here to
remove them using My Security Wall.

Warning! Identity theft attempt detected
Hidden connection IP: 128.154.26.11

However, all of these alerts and warnings are fake and like scan false results should be ignored!

Last but not least, My Security Wall may block Task Manager and legitimate antivirus and antispyware programs (Kaspersky Antivirus, DrWeb, AdAware, McAfee, Norton AV, etc). Also the rogue will add several lines into HOSTS file so that when you open Google, Yahoo or Bing, you will be redirected to a malicious website.

As you can see, My Security Wall is a scam which designed with one purpose to scare you into purchasing so-called “full” version of the program. Most important do not purchase it! Please use the removal guide below to remove My Security Wall and any associated malware from your computer for free.

More screen shoots of My Security Wall

Symptoms in a HijackThis Log

O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [My Security Wall] “C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\15a2f\MS176.exe” /s /d

Use the following instructions to remove My Security Wall (Uninstall instructions)

Step 1. Remove My Security Wall 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 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 My Security Wall 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 My Security Wall. MalwareBytes Anti-malware will now remove all of associated My Security Wall 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 2. Reset HOSTS file.

Run Malwarebytes Anti-malware. Open Tools tab. Under FileASSASSIN label click to Run Tool button. In the open window navigate to C->Windows->System32->Drivers->etc and select HOSTS file. Click Open button. Click YES to confirm. Close Malwarebytes Anti-malware.

Click Start, Run. Type notepad and press Enter. Notepad opens. Copy all the text below into Notepad.

127.0.0.1 localhost

Save this as HOSTS to your C->Windows->System32->Drivers->etc. (Remember to select Save as file type: All files in Notepad). Close Notepad.

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.

My Security Wall creates the following files and folders

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\MSWXW
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\15a2f
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\15a2f\MS176.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\15a2f\MSW.ico
%UserProfile%\Application Data\My Security Wall
%UserProfile%\Desktop\My Security Wall.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\My Security Wall.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\My Security Wall.lnk

My Security Wall creates the following registry keys and values

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | My Security Wall
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes | URL = “http://findgala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes | URL = “http://findgala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download | RunInvalidSignatures = “1”
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes | URL = “http://findgala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}”