Antivirus Live 2010 is another rogue security software that was created primarily to encourage its victim into purchasing the licensed version of the program. It will display fake security warnings on computer and prompts user to obtain the Antivirus Live 2010 activation or registration key with the assurance of removing detected threats on the computer. To some, this fraudulent activities may not be familiar and easily fall and pay for the registered version of Antivirus Live 2010. In fact, even having the full version will not help it resolving security threats on the computer, it was just a complete waste of money and a revenue for the fake software developer who serves their purpose once again. The only way to remove Antivirus Live 2010 is by scanning a computer with trusted antivirus application. This will not only remove Antivirus Live 2010 but also other malicious files associated with it.
What are the Symptoms of Antivirus Live 2010 Infection?
After installation, this rogue program will scan computer and produces results that were fabricated to convince computer users to acquire the paid Antivirus Live 2010 registration key and activation code.
It will modify Windows Registry and add the following entries:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “Antivirus Live 2010”
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “RunInvalidSignatures” = “1”
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet Settings “ProxyOverride” = “”
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet Settings “ProxyServer” = “http=127.0.0.1:5555”
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Associations “LowRiskFileTypes” = “.exe”
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = “1”
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “[random]”
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “[random]”
The threat will drop the following malicious files:
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random]\
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random]\[random]sysguard.exe
How to Remove Antivirus Live 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 Antivirus Live 2010
1. Download and run Removal Tool to remove Antivirus Live 2010
