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.
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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