Antivirus 2010 Removal Process (remove Antivirus2010)

Protect Yourself from Antivirus 2010

- Remove rogue anti-spyware/anti-virus programs
- Prevent trojans, hijackers & other malware infections
- Use spyware helpdesk to resolve pesky malware

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Antivirus 2010 Explanation

Antivirus 2010 is a fake anti-spyware application that has caused serious issues for thousands of computer users connected to the internet. Antivirus 2010 is can almost be classified as a newer version of Antivirus 2009 which is also a dangerous rogue application. Antivirus 2010 was found to promote the purchase of a full version of Antivirus 2010 through system popups and other bogus methods such as system scans and alert notifications.

Antivirus 2010 was found to be downloaded and installed from malicious websites that exclusively advertise the Antivirus 2010 program. Antivirus 2010 was also found to be automatically installed from either the Zlob or Vundo Trojan horse infections which may come from fake video codec downloads or an infected file. Antivirus 2010, if detected, should be removed from your system immediately without any hesitation or you risk potential damages to your system.

Are you getting popups from Antivirus 2010? Have you identified that you have Antivirus 2010 installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove Antivirus 2010 completely from your computer?

Why should you remove Antivirus 2010?

If Antivirus 2010 resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that Antivirus 2010 may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking Antivirus 2010 removal process.

How can you manually remove Antivirus 2010

Manual removal of Antivirus 2010 may not be for everyone. Each manual Antivirus 2010 removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic Antivirus 2010 removal process.

Antivirus 2010 can be removed manually by following the steps below.

1. With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
2. Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
3. Locate Antivirus 2010 in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Antivirus 2010, you can continue to step 5.
4. Restart your computer.
5. Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
6. Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
7. Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.
   705FD64B-2B7B-4856-9337-44CA1DA86849

   7BC7565C-5062-43CE-8797-DC2C271140A9

   AppID\3C40236D-990B-443C-90E8-B1C07BCD4A68

   AppID\IEDefender.DLL

   FC8A493F-D236-4653-9A03-2BF4FD94F643

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{3C40236D-990B-443C-90E8-B1C07BCD4A68}

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FC8A493F-D236-4653-9A03-2BF4FD94F643}

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7BC7565C-5062-43CE-8797-DC2C271140A9}

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{705FD64B-2B7B-4856-9337-44CA1DA86849}

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AV2010

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{FC8A493F-D236-4653-9A03-2BF4FD94F643}

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Windows Gamma Display"

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}\0012

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}\0013

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}\0014

   IEDefender.IEDefenderBHO

   IEDefender.IEDefenderBHO.1

   Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs\AV2010

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9. Delete all of the following files that are associated with Antivirus 2010 from your computer.

   AV2010.exe

   AV2010.lnk

   AV2010Installer[1].exe

   AV2010[2].exe

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\AV2010.lnk

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AV2010

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AV2010\AV2010.lnk

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AV2010\Uninstall.lnk

   c:\Program Files\AV2010

   c:\Program Files\AV2010\AV2010.exe

   c:\Program Files\AV2010\svchost.exe

   c:\WINDOWS\system32\wingamma.exe

   IEDefender.dll

   QW2010.exe

   Windows Gamma Display

   If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.

   If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with Antivirus 2010, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.

   Image 2. Select "Safe Mode with Networking"

   

10. After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with Antivirus 2010 by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\Antivirus 2010 folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.

11. Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed Antivirus 2010 completely from your computer. If you find that Antivirus 2010 is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic Antivirus 2010 removal process.