By Jim
Updated on Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 is a fake antispyware. Yup, what you thought was a friendly, useful antispyware tool is actually a malware.
Don’t pay any attention to those scans, those pop-ups, or even the reported threats, because they’re all part of an elaborate scam. The intention is to scare you into buying a so-called “full version”. If you give in, not only will you be wasting your money, you’ll also be exposing your credit card information to crooks.
Just imagine what those crooks could do with all your credit card information. Does identity theft ring a bell?
Getting Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 into your system is fairly easy. Go ahead and surf the Web – especially on unknown sites with free online games or free online videos. Pretty soon you’ll get requests for either a Flash player update or a video codec download; allegedly to make the game or video run.
The downloadable files (the codec or the update) are almost certainly trojans. These treacherous trojans are the ones that will launch fake antispyware like Vista Antivirus Pro 2010. The first target will be your system registry. That’s because they would want total control of your system starting from your next boot-up.
So would you want something like this in control of your computer?
Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 slow down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 infects your registry and uses it to launch annoying pop up ads out of nowhere.
- Searches are redirected or your homepage and desktop are settings are changed. This is a symptom of a very serious Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 will infect your registry and other important system files. If the infection is not treated it can cause a complete collapse of your system.
Some Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 infections contain spyware and keyloggers which can be used to record sensitive data like passwords, credit card, bank account, and social security numbers. The longer you allow the infection to fester, the greater the chance of identity fraud.
How To Remove Infection Manually
Uninstall Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 Processes
Delete Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 Files
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe
Remove Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 Registry Files
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\av.exe/START-safe-mode
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Warning! If Spyware Doctor is blocked by the virus then run your system in safe mode and try again. To do this reboot your system and tap F8 repeatedly as your computer starts up. Then run Spyware Doctor as normal.
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