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How to Remove Security Essentials 2010, Security Essentials 2010 Removal Help

By Bryan on February 15, 2010 | Rogue Antispyware How to Remove Security Essentials 2010, Security Essentials 2010 Removal Help

Security Essentials 2010 is not the program one should trust. Although it tries to look and act like a real antivirus, that does not change its purpose – sell you the fake Security Essentials 2010 antivirus software. Yes, the software is fake and the whole thing is nothing but a fraud. Security Essentials 2010 gets into your computer by taking advantage of its security flaws which are the result of not having a reputable security software. Security Essentials 2010 then acts like its a legitimate security tool – performs system scans and displays alerts about your computer being seriously infected. This should make you purchase the Security Essentials 2010 software which is suggested as a solution to the problems that have been found.

Please note that Security Essentials 2010 is a fake security tool and it does not provide actual computer protection. It's a malicious and harmful application which may cause serious system problems. Security Essentials 2010 should be removed upon detection.

New processes created

winlogon32.exe
smss32.exe
41.exe
250904.exe
SE2010.exe Learn how to remove malicious processes

New Security Essentials 2010 registry entries created

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SE2010
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Security essentials 2010"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "smss32.exe" Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan your registry errors
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New files and directories created

c:\System\warnings.html
c:\System\helpers32.dll
c:\System\winlogon32.exe
c:\System\smss32.exe
c:\System\41.exe
c:\Temp\250904.exe
c:\StartMenu\Security essentials 2010.lnk
c:\Desktop\Security essentials 2010.lnk
c:\ProgramFiles\Securityessentials2010\SE2010.exe Learn how to unregister malicious DLL files

Symptoms in a Hijackthis log

F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [smss32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\smss32.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [smss32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\smss32.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Security essentials 2010] C:\Program Files\Securityessentials2010\SE2010.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\RunOnce: [FlashPlayerUpdate] C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil10c.exe
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\helpers32.dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\helpers32.dll
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.buy-security-essentials.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.download-soft-package.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.download-software-package.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.get-key-se10.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.is-software-download.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.buy-security-essentials.com (HKLM)
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.get-key-se10.com (HKLM)

How to remove Security Essentials 2010

To remove Security Essentials 2010 manually you must block rogue Security Essentials 2010 related websites, remove malicious processes and registry entries, unregister dlls and delete all malicious Security Essentials 2010 files from your computer.
Please note: cleaning your computer is a difficult and dangerous task, manually editing registry entries and removing processes and files may cause serious damage to your system. We strongly recommend scanning your computer with one of the legitimate antispyware scanners.

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