What is ntuser_mssec.exeStartup?

ntuser_mssec.exeStartup is usually located in the 'c:\WINDOWS\pss\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ntuser_mssec.exeStartup.

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VirusTotal report

35 of the 41 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ntuser_mssec.exeStartup file. That's a 85% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
a-squared	Trojan.Peed!IK
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/Bredolab.54784.B
AntiVir	TR/Peed.54784
Antiy-AVL	Packed/Win32.Katusha.gen
Authentium	W32/Trojan2.MMUI
Avast	Win32:MalOb-AL
Avast5	Win32:MalOb-AL
AVG	Generic17.BBQC
BitDefender	Trojan.Peed.Gen
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Katusha.j
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Agent.Gen
eSafe	Win32.Peed
eTrust-Vet	Win32/Katusha.B!packed
F-Prot	W32/Trojan2.MMUI
F-Secure	Trojan.Peed.Gen
GData	Trojan.Peed.Gen
Ikarus	Trojan.Peed
Jiangmin	Packed.Katusha.hyq
Kaspersky	Packed.Win32.Katusha.j
McAfee	FakeAlert-MY.gen
McAfee-GW-Edition	FakeAlert-MY.gen
Microsoft	TrojanDownloader:Win32/Carberp.A
NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.DQB
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Agent.54784.FQ
Panda	Generic Malware
PCTools	Trojan.Gen
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Generic.51FE862D
Sophos	Mal/FakeAV-BT
Sunbelt	VirTool.Win32.Obfuscator.hg!a (v)
Symantec	Trojan.Gen
TrendMicro	TROJ_KRAP.SMEP
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_KRAP.SMEP
VBA32	OScope.Trojan.0216
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Obfuscator.54784.B
VirusBuster	Trojan.Kryptik.OQQ

ntuser_mssec.exeStartup removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ntuser_mssec.exeStartup with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ntuser_mssec.exeStartup file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ntuser_mssec.exeStartup has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate ntuser_mssec.exeStartup in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ntuser_mssec.exeStartup file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate ntuser_mssec.exeStartup in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\WINDOWS\pss\ntuser_mssec.exeStartup

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ntuser_mssec.exeStartup file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ntuser_mssec.exeStartup still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ntuser_mssec.exeStartup is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If ntuser_mssec.exeStartup still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ntuser_mssec.exeStartup no longer appear in the scan result.

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