Antivirus 2010 Security Centre

20 July 2010 Rogue 1 Comment

Antivirus 2010 Security is a misleading computer security application that adopts the method of propagation of widely-spread rogue antivirus application. Commonly, when visiting a fake antivirus website, a malicious script will be executed on visitors machine that will download and install Antivirus 2010 Security Centre without users knowledge. This can only be noticeable when pop-up alerts and warning messages are beginning to flood the desktop screen. With its presence, it may be complicated for users to browse the Internet particularly when trying to visit a legitimate antivirus website. Internet traffic is blocked to prevent users from updating security applications and avoid a removal of this malware.

Only one sure solution to remove Antivirus 2010 Security Centre is by downloading anti-malware program from a clean PC and execute it on the compromised system. After doing this, there is no guarantee that the program will run since Antivirus 2010 Security Centre virus was designed to block certain application based on their file name. To work around with this issue, better rename the downloaded anti-malware program to another file with executable extension.

Antivirus 2010 Security Centre Screen Shot:

Alias: Antivirus 2010 Security Center

Damage Level: Medium

Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7

Antivirus 2010 Security Centre Removal Procedures

1. Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware(mbam-setup.exe) and save it on your Desktop.
2. After downloading, double-click on the file to install the application.
3. Follow the prompts and install as “default” only
4. If it prompts to update the database after installation, please proceed.

5. Click “Finish.” Program will run automatically and you will be prompt to update the program before doing a scan. Please update.
6. Scan your computer thoroughly.
7. When scanning is finished, click on the “Show Results”
8. Make sure that all detected threats are marked, click on Remove Selected.
9. Restart the computer.

Note: Antivirus 2010 Security Centre may prevent mbam-setup.exe from downloading and running. You can download and rename this program from a different computer before running it on infected system.