Desktop Security 2010 is a fake anti-spyware program designed to trick computer users to accept it as a legitimate safety application. Using false virus detection during its scan and lots of pop-up alerts, Desktop Security 2010 can easily encourage people to spend for the registered version of this program. Little did they know that Desktop Security 2010 will do nothing except from scamming them and computer protection is none of their business. By using a Trojan, Desktop Security 2010 will be dropped and installed on computers bypassing antivirus programs installed. The malicious files were encrypted to make this happen and invade computers easily without the intervention of security tools installed locally. Desktop Security 2010 will alter various system settings on the affected computer to make itself run each time Windows operating system is started. It will also make itself hidden on the system so that users may find it hard to remove Desktop Security 2010.
What are the Symptoms of Desktop Security 2010 Infection?
Desktop Security 2010 Agent
Desktop Security 2010 will be in tray and will protect your PC from threats. Right click Desktop Security 2010 icon to restore program.
Show in the image above is Desktop Security 2010 fake virus scanner. If severely infected, this threat can remove icons from the desktop.
It will modify Windows Registry and add the following entries:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “Desktop Security 2010”
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Desktop Security 2010
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Uninstall\Desktop Security 2010
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon “Shell” = “C:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\Desktop Security 2010.exe”
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet Settings\User Agent\Post Platform “Desktop Security 2010”
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “[random]”
Desktop Security 2010 threat will drop the following malicious files:
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Desktop Security 2010.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\gedx_ae09.exe
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\jk-js.exe
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\kgn.exe
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\kilslmd.exex
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\kn.a.exe
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Desktop Security 2010
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Desktop Security 2010.lnk
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Desktop Security 2010\Activate Desktop Security 2010.lnk
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Desktop Security 2010\Desktop Security 2010.lnk
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Desktop Security 2010\Help Desktop Security 2010.lnk
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Desktop Security 2010\How to Activate Desktop Security 2010.lnk
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\daily.cvd
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\Desktop Security 2010.exe
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\guide.chm
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\hjengine.dll
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\mfc71.dll
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\MFC71ENU.DLL
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\msvcp71.dll
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\msvcr71.dll
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\pthreadVC2.dll
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\(desktop) securitycenter.exe
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\taskmgr.dll
- c:\Program Files\Desktop Security 2010\uninstall.exe
- c:\WINDOWS\system32\[random].exe
How to Remove Desktop 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 Desktop Security 2010
1. Download and run Removal Tool to remove this threat
