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How to remove the imsmain virus


Most antivirus programs identify imsmain.exe as malware, e.g. F-Secure identifies it as Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zlob.btq, and Avast identifies it as Win32:Zlob-UR.
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Imsmain.exe file information

The process belongs to software IExplorer Security Plug-in or Messenger Service or Internet Explorer Secure Bar by unknown.

Description: imsmain.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 27,648 bytes (26% of all occurrences), 29,184 bytes and 7 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/imsmain.exe.html 
There is no description of the program. Imsmain.exe is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. imsmain.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 55% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If problems with IExplorer Security Plug-in or Messenger Service occur, you can also remove the entire program using Windows Control Panel.

Recommended: Identify imsmain.exe related errors

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as imsmain.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the imsmain.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.



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User Comments

Looks like antispyware, but do not trust it ;-) It has to be destroyed
  Fish  
Zlob Infektion
  BataAlexander   (further information)


Summary: Average user rating of imsmain.exe: based on 2 votes with 2 reviews.
2 users think imsmain.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.


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