How to remove the livemessenger virus

Most antivirus programs identify livemessenger.com as malware, e.g. Symantec identifies it as Suspicious.MH690.A or W32.Spybot.Worm, and Microsoft identifies it as Worm:Win32/Pushbot.DG or Worm:Win32/Neeris.gen!C.
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Livemessenger.com file information

The livemessenger.com process itself does not provide any dependable information about its developer or its associated software.

Description: livemessenger.com is located in the folder C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 39,424 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 72,192 bytes, 39,936 bytes, 74,752 bytes or 109,568 bytes.
It is a file without information about the developer of this file. File livemessenger.com is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. The file is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce). livemessenger.com is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 69% dangerous.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as livemessenger.com, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the livemessenger.com 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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