Antivirus Suite 2010
Antivirus Suite 2010 was maliciously created to scam computer users and earn money from this fraudulent online activities. Antivirus Suite 2010 virus was developed by the same person who influenced the Internet with other rogue programs such as Antivirus Soft and Antivir Solution Pro. These mentioned fake AV software shares the same graphical user interface and methods to spread and infects target computers. A Trojan will be used to find any vulnerabilities on the PC and will exploit it to gather a spot on the system. Once inside, a modifications will be made on Internet browser that will redirect it to a predefined fake online virus scanner web page. This web page will present itself as security web site that will automatically launch a virus scan on visitors computer. Furthermore, a bunch of fabricated threats will be displayed in front of the visitors and prompting them to remove these threats by downloading the trial version of Antivirus Suite 2010.
On some instances, Antivirus Suite 2010 virus can be installed on the computer without users knowledge when a web site is equipped with script that performs a drive-by-download method. Unwanted programs will be downloaded and installed on computers secretly bypassing any installed antivirus or security programs. It can also camouflage itself as a required application when viewing online videos. As you can see, there are several opportunity how this fake anti-virus can contracted a computer, it now your choice how you can guard yourself from this counterfeit security applications.
Damage Level: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Antivirus Suite 2010 Removal Procedures
Manual Removal:
1. Stop Antivirus Suite 2010 process by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. Windows Task Manager will open. Look for the following process:
(random characters).exe
2. Update your installed anti-virus program.
3. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all detected infected file(s). A manual removal of virus-related files should also be performed.
4. Edit Windows registry and delete Antivirus Suite 2010 entries. [how to edit registry]
5. Exit registry editor.
6. Remove Antivirus Suite 2010 start-up entry by going to Start > Run, type msconfig on the “Open” dialog box. System Configuration Utility will open. Go to Startup tab and uncheck the following Start-up item(s):
(random characters).exe
7. Click Apply and restart Windows.
Antivirus Suite 2010 Removal Tool:
In order to completely remove the threat, click here to download and run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Sometimes, Trojans will block the downloading and installation of MBAM. If this happens, download it from a clean computer and rename the executable file before executing on the infected machine.
Technical Details and Additional Information:
Malicious Files Added by Antivirus Suite 2010:
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivirus Suite 2010.lnk
C:\Program Files\Antivirus Suite 2010
AntivirusSuite2010.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random]\[random].exe
Antivirus Suite 2010 Registry Entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antivirus Suite 2010
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Antivirus Suite 2010
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus Suite 2010
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