Antivirus Solution 2010
Antivirus Solution 2010 is a counterfeit security application that was endorsed as an “online guard.” Antivirus Solution 2010 was developed to be sold in a fraudulent manner just like its predecessor Antivirus Studio 2010. This unwanted program will be planted on to computers even without user’s intervention. It can be accomplished by exploiting system and security vulnerabilities. Infected computers will experience a continuous pop-up and warning alerts mostly from Windows task bar. A prompt to obtain the licensed version of Antivirus Solution 2010 and activate the product is repeatedly presented.
To remove Antivirus Solution 2010, one can simply restore Windows to its previous clean restore points. But this solution is not applicable to computers that were heavily infected. In fact, Windows System Restore function will be rendered unusable so as task manager and registry editor that will make manual removal impossible. In this case, a trusted anti-malware application is definitely a key to remove Antivirus Solution 2010 and all of its components hidden on the system.
| Type | Rogue |
| Sub-Type | FakeAV |
| Aliases | |
| OS Affected | Windows |
| Detected By | MalwareBytes |
What are the Symptoms of Antivirus Solution 2010 Infection?
It will modify Windows Registry and add the following entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “AntiVirus Studio 2010″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AntiVirus Studio 2010
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntiVirus Studio 2010
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “(random)”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “SecurityCenter”
The threat will drop the following malicious files:
%UserProfile%\Application Data\AntiVirus Studio 2010\
%UserProfile%\Application Data\AntiVirus Studio 2010\AntiVirus Studio 2010.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\AntiVirus Studio 2010\securitycenter.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\AntiVirus Studio 2010\securityhelper.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\AntiVirus Studio 2010\taskmgr.dll
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\AntiVirus Studio 2010.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirus Studio 2010\
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirus Studio 2010.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirus Studio 2010\Activate AntiVirus Studio 2010.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirus Studio 2010\AntiVirus Studio 2010.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirus Studio 2010\Help AntiVirus Studio 2010.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\AntiVirus Studio 2010\How to Activate AntiVirus Studio 2010.lnk
%Temp%\(random).exe
%Temp%\backd-efq.exe
%Temp%\cunifuc.exe
%Temp%\dc_3.exe
%Temp%\dd10x10.exe
%Temp%\ddhelp.exe
%Temp%\destroyer.exe
%Temp%\fadz43.exe
%Temp%\fe.exe
%Temp%\format.exe
%Temp%\hardwh.exe
%Temp%\kock.exe
%Temp%\safe.exe
%Temp%\snowif.exe
%Temp%\sycre.exe
%Temp%\test.exe
%Temp%\timem.exe
%Temp%\w32-reno-c.exe
%Temp%\wined.exe
%Temp%\winlogoff.exe
How to Remove Antivirus Solution 2010 Manually
1. Restart your computer in SafeMode
- After Power-On the computer, just before Windows start, press F8
- From the selections, Select SafeMode
2. Remove Registry entries that the threat added. You MUST BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST.
- Click Start > Run
- Type in the field, regedit
- Navigate and look for the registry entries mentioned above and delete if necessary
3. Delete malicious files that the threat added:
- Base on the given location above, browse and delete the file
- If no location is given, click Start>Search> and search for the files.
- If cannot be deleted, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to access Task Manager, see if the file is running in the process. If it is, select the file and click End Process. Perform file delete again.
4. Scan computer with Antivirus Program
- Update antivirus program
- Scan computer and delete all detected threats.
How to Easily Remove Antivirus Solution 2010
1. Download and run Removal Tool to remove this computer threat.
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