Vista Internet Security 2010


Vista Internet Security 2010 comes from a big family of fake security programs that designed their software to rename itself based on the operating system of the victims computer. This tactics will make it easy to deceive users that the program is part of the system. Warnings and alerts will also show that it comes as a legitimate system pop-ups. Vista Internet Security 2010 may cause infected computer a reduce in system performance while the malware users part of it on its own activities. 

What are the Symptoms of Vista Internet Security 2010 Infection?

It will modify Windows Registry and add the following entries:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “Vista Internet Security 2010 ”
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe” /START “%1” %*
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe” /START “%1” %*
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe” /START “%1” %*
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe” /START “%1” %*
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe” /START “C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe”
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe” /START “C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe” -safe-mode
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe” /START “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe”
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center “AntiVirusOverride” = “1”
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center “FirewallOverride” = “1”

The threat will drop the following malicious files:

  • %Program Files\Vista Internet Security 2010\av.exe
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random]
  • %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\av.exe
  • %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\[random]

How to Remove Vista Internet Security 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 Vista Internet Security 2010

1. Download and run Removal Tool to remove Vista Internet Security 2010

2 thoughts on “Vista Internet Security 2010”

  1. A friend just disinfected my computer from this for me, but now I’m getting an error message every time I try to open a program saying ‘This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel.’ The title bar is specific to the program, and it doesn’t affect locations like ‘My Computer’ or ‘Recycle Bin’ – i.e. it only affects programs. Is this to do with the virus or unrelated? What can I do to fix it?

  2. Hi Claire, this problem has something to do with the files just removed but the registry value that is calling it remains on your computer. See what file and edit your registry that calls to it. Usually it was in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

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