Security Essentials 2010
Posted: February 15, 2010
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
| Threat Level: | 10/10 |
|---|---|
| Infected PCs: | 141 |
| First Seen: | February 18, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Last Seen: | March 9, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The rogue anti-malware program Security Essentials 2010 is installed through Trojan infections that pretend to be video updates. Like most rogue anti-malware applications, Security Essentials 2010 steals the appearance of a true anti-malware program for a cover while Security Essentials 2010 attacks your security and delivers false system warning messages as part of a fraudulent payment scam. Removing Security Essentials 2010 should be done hastily since side effects can include serious security risks like disabled system applications and anti-virus scanners.
Security Essentials 2010 is Not the Update You Were Looking For
Security Essentials 2010's true nature as a threat will be obvious to most users, since Security Essentials 2010 will appear soon after interacting with a fake codec or other video update. The threatening nature of Security Essentials 2010's many errors and alerts may take you by surprise if you're not ready for them and fully aware that they're not related to your computer's condition.
Typical Security Essentials 2010 errors include:
ERROR
Application Error.The instruction at 0x009a6f9a referenced memory at 0x00000000. The memory could not be written.Click on OK to terminate the program.
System warning!
Continue working in unprotected mode is very dangerous. Viruses can damage your confidential data and work on your computer. Click here to protect your computer.
Security Warning!
Worm.Win32.NetSky detected on your machine.
This virus is distributed via the Internet through e-mail and Active-x objects.
The worm has its own SMTP engine which means it gathers e-mails from your local computer and re-distributes itself.
In worst cases this worm can allow attackers to access your computer, stealing passwords and personal data.
Viruses can damage your confidential data and work on your computer.
Continue working in unprotected mode is very dangerous.
Critical Warning!
Critical System Warning! Your system is probably infected with a version of Trojan-Spy.HTML.Visafraud.a. This may result in website access passwords being stolen from Interner Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook etc. Click Yes to scan and remove threats. (recommended)
Savvy PC owners will not be taken off-guard by the extreme nature of these meaningless errors, since Security Essentials 2010 and similar rogue security programs deliver these alerts automatically and without attempting to look for infections or other issues.
The primary danger in these fake errors lies in their potential to contain links for Security Essentials 2010's malicious websites. These sites can download other malware onto your PC without your consent and may attempt to procure personal information like your credit card number.
The 'Essential' Nature of Removing Security Essentials 2010
The only security you can acquire from this rogue anti-malware program is by removing Security Essentials 2010 right away, although this can be difficult. Security Essentials 2010 will block many different applications from running, including various Windows tools and popular versions of anti-malware programs.
Resorting to a reboot into Safe Mode may let you stop Security Essentials 2010 from running, which will let you access your other programs without any further hindrances. If you have difficulty removing or detecting Security Essentials 2010, check to be sure your scanners are completely updated for the latest threats. Security Essentials 2010 copies most of its code from other known PC threats like Antivirus Live, Internet Security 2010 and Advanced Virus Remover. However, Security Essentials 2010 remains different enough that being able to detect one is not a surefire sign of being able to detect all possible variations of the Security Essentials 2010 infection.
Aliases
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Technical Details
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:SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.63 MB (1630720 bytes)
MD5: 0eda8b7d6d5b25b7023b2c04530555d0
Detection count: 96
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.5 MB (1506816 bytes)
MD5: 88a7280d82682f5437007dc93fec7d38
Detection count: 95
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.6 MB (1603584 bytes)
MD5: 3332f7820d7e185598106dc52941c902
Detection count: 94
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.52 MB (1526784 bytes)
MD5: c4ebd2b2a1612c7270aaec02bb44a263
Detection count: 94
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 2, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.63 MB (1630720 bytes)
MD5: b3dffa607d61f5c8fdceb8c444619008
Detection count: 93
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.5 MB (1506816 bytes)
MD5: 4b446f7387efcbc6c2f6fa6bd2e548fd
Detection count: 92
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.63 MB (1630720 bytes)
MD5: 428e36c3c913da61290af3de382da346
Detection count: 91
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.41 MB (1415168 bytes)
MD5: 008927b901ca73202dd67707d9295f5e
Detection count: 90
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
%PROGRAMFILES%\Securityessentials2010\SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.29 MB (1296384 bytes)
MD5: 5cb463586c30033bf89618f9c13be2e3
Detection count: 89
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Securityessentials2010
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 18, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.62 MB (1624576 bytes)
MD5: 8b9ee828183f776745f88ea9304fb1db
Detection count: 86
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.5 MB (1506816 bytes)
MD5: 98e738f6c4804accad556ede71196a1d
Detection count: 85
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.5 MB (1506816 bytes)
MD5: 128431880239236564f932118f9ae3c7
Detection count: 84
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.5 MB (1506816 bytes)
MD5: 211b273cb032fa4654ccd86bac1a1fbf
Detection count: 83
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.5 MB (1506816 bytes)
MD5: 40c2459be511830d02c25da9ffc421a6
Detection count: 82
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.49 MB (1496576 bytes)
MD5: bcffb70ca16ce7a17875d5daa4ba167f
Detection count: 81
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.49 MB (1496576 bytes)
MD5: e751e0120b1ef07f48e5552baaf6327d
Detection count: 80
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 19, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.63 MB (1630720 bytes)
MD5: 9936618c92561007f28084e4822c913e
Detection count: 72
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 1, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.49 MB (1496576 bytes)
MD5: 1d0d2b02e037948c1a9c6b15e3b5e3f2
Detection count: 65
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 1, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.5 MB (1506816 bytes)
MD5: 816e01c35c8c7ae4c272f88e3a1e0262
Detection count: 64
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 1, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.62 MB (1624576 bytes)
MD5: 8b6c61381388171658c0f2a5606f608b
Detection count: 54
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.52 MB (1526784 bytes)
MD5: ba907662a0187a074202f0d5f43eccbb
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 23, 2010
%APPDATA%\Security Essensial 2010\SE2010.exe
File name: SE2010.exeSize: 1.55 MB (1556480 bytes)
MD5: b29cb77382dedb6b81854ed0f63e63e0
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\Security Essensial 2010
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 16, 2010
Registry Modifications
File name without pathSecurity essentials 2010.lnkRun keysSecurity essentials 2010
Additional Information
| # | Message |
|---|---|
| 1 | Security Essentials 2010
Proactive system found several active vulnerabilities on your computer. |
| 2 | System warning!
Continue working in unprotected mode is very dangerous. Viruses can damage your confidential data and work on your computer. Click here to protect your computer. |
| 3 | System warning!
Intercepting programs that may compromise your privacy and harm your system have been detected on your PC. It`s highly recommended you scan your PC right now. |
OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you thank you so much this is a great help dumb malware
I can't install new updates or uninstall old version
THANKS FOR HELP, GETTING READY TO TRY FIX. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE, HOW DO i DRAG INTO COURT.
Not being experienced, I made a horrible error. I subscribed to \"Security Essentials, then downloaded Spyware 2010.
I was shocked after reading your web page and you appeared to approve of it. But that web page \"Remove both of the above instantly\" which has me so scared. I went to Control Panel, but could not find my list of change/remove!
I have a bad habit of naivety and get myself in trouble all the time! I saw several listings on how to remove these two issues, but I get upset because I do not have the knowledge of which listing to select.
I hope you can help me get rid of these errors. Thank you.
June Violet
I salute u unknown heroes for ur time and effort to help users with computers infected with malware.
thanks
THANK U THANK U THANK U.
The 1st step is to access the task manager, but I am blocked from the task manager. Can someone please tell me how to get to my task manager without hitting ALT/CNTL/DELETE.
If I can't do step one because I can't access the task manager, is it OK to remove the other files out of sequence?
Worked absolutely flawlessly and fast. Had the Security essentials found a trojan virus which shut down my apps on loading. Ran it from a flash drive and cleaned a slew of ugly stuff. Malware program and rkill could not evade the trojan but the randomly generated program was very fast and evaded the trojan. Excellent work!
help...cant get rid of it....please
i am unable to open links since i downloaded microsoft essentials i have windows security already
Just what the doctor ordered, thkainty you!