Description: Antivir 2010 is a rogue anti-spyware closely related to Antivir and Alpha Antivirus. It acts in a similar way to its relatives by trying to convince users to purchase its license. Antivir 2010 reaches the user’s system via online Trojans and through social engineering tactics used by online scammers. Once installed, Antivir 2010 disables any active virus scanners and loads at startup. It also performs fake system scans and generates a large number of false virus reports stating that the user’s system is under serious threat. This rogue software also generates countless fake pop-ups from the Windows taskbar warning the user that the system is under threat. Antivir 2010 then claims that the user should purchase the ‘full’ version of the software, as apparently the ‘trial’ version is incapable of removing the detected false ‘threats’. The GUI also features a ‘Get full time protection’ button to try and trick users into paying for the ‘full’ version. However, as Antivir 2010 is a fake program, there is no way that it could perform any scans on your system.
Antivir 2010
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As soon as you find a copy of Antivir 2010 on your system, you should take steps to remove it. This involves stopping its processes, unregistering its DLLs, deleting its files and folders and removing its registry entries.
Antivir 2010 File Removal Procedures
In order to remove Antivir 2010, first you must stop the following process: ( Learn how to terminate a running process )
- antivir2010.exe
Next, unregister the following DLL file:
- UpdateCheck.dll
The next step is to remove the following files and folders:
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV\Antivir 2010.lnk
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV\Uninstall.lnk
- %Program Files%\AV
- %Program Files%\AV\antivir2010.exe
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Uninstall
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Uninstall\AV
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Uninstall\AV\Uninstall.lnk
- %WINDOWS%\system32\UpdateCheck.dll
- %UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivir 2010.lnk
Once these steps have been completed, your file system is safe from Antivir 2010. However, in order to make sure that no additional malicious files are left behind it is recommended to scan the entire computer using genuine antivirus software such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.
Antivir 2010 Registry Removal Procedures
The final step you must take to remove Antivir 2010 is to remove the following keys and settings from the Windows Registry: (How to Edit Registry Here)
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\EVAACD
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antivir 2010
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{35A5B43B-CB8A-49CA-A9F4-D3B308D2E3CC}
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “AV”
Once these steps have been completed, you have successfully removed Antivir 2010 from your computer.
Outside Resources:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivir
http://www.myantispyware.com/2010/01/29/how-to-remove-antivir-2010-uninstall-instructions/
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