Home Antivirus 2010

Home Antivirus 2010 Description

Home Antivirus 2010 is a fake spyware remover that has taken over from its predecessor Home Antivirus 2009. Home Antivirus 2010 uses malicious websites and trojans to spread. Like many rogue spyware removers, Home Antivirus 2010 enlists the aid of fake advertising in order to persuade you to purchase the commercial version of this software.

Upon infiltrating the system, Home Antivirus 2010 bombards your computer with pop-ups and fake security alerts, stating your PC is infected. Home Antivirus 2010 also makes use of fabricated scan results, all in order to scare you into purchasing Home Antivirus 2010 licensed version.

Aliases

Gen:Trojan.Heur.1257A8FD8C [BitDefender]Generic14.JRF [AVG]Adware.HomeAntivirus2010.R.556278 [ViRobot]Gen:Trojan.Heur.Hq1@vTKLpikix [BitDefender]Generic14.LUU [AVG]Gen:Trojan.Heur.Hq1@vrB5n9pix [BitDefender]Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]High Risk Cloaked Malware [Prevx]Artemis!AE66D256D90C [McAfee+Artemis]Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.pwf [F-Secure]

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Technical Details

Visual & GUI Characteristics

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

#	File Name	Detection Count
1	HomeAntivirus2010.exe	696
2	wscui.cpl, _scui.cpl	482
3	AVEngn.dll	468
4	Installer2[1].exe	454
5	%ProgramFiles%\HomeAntivirus2010	255

Registry Modifications

Tutorial: To edit and delete registry entries manually, read the tutorial on how to remove malicious registry entries.

Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.

The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}Home Antivirus 2010HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}HomeAntivirus2010

Posted: July 20, 2009 | By SpywareRemove