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This guide contains three parts
Symptom of Vista Smart Security 2010
Vista Smart Security 2010 is a rogue antispyware program. It belongs to a rogue program family, all variants of this rogue program family is listed below: they use the same method to infect your computer.
- Total XP Security 2010
- XP Internet Security 2010
- XP Smart Security 2010
- XP Antimalware 2010
- Antivirus 2010
- Total Vista Security 2010
- Vista Antispyware 2010
- Vista Antimalware 2010
- Vista Smart Security 2010
- Total Win7 Security 2010
- Win7 Antimalware 2010
- Win7 Smart Security 2010
Once infected by one of above variant, a process (ave.exe)will appear in task manager:
This "ave.exe" file is located in "Application Data" folder, the "Application Data" folder is :
For Windows XP : C:\Documents and Settings\%User Name%\Local Settings\Application Data
For Windows Vista/7 : C:\Users\%User Name%\AppData\Local
Note : %User Name% is the name you login.
This malware will modify several registry entries to configure the "ave.exe" to be running whenever an exe file ( a file with "exe" extension ) is run. The modified registry entries look like :
NOTE: If you just delete the "ave.exe" file without restoring the modified registry entries, you will not be able to run any exe file.
How to remove Vista Smart Security 2010 rogue program
Manual removal instructions
Step 1. Repairing damaged registry entries.
Copy all the text below in bold into a notepad:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"
Step 2. Save this file as fix.reg on your desktop (remember to choose "Save as" and file type:All when saving it in notepad.)
Step 3. Double click on the fix.reg, then click 'Yes' to emerge it to registry.
Step 4. Launch TaskManager and terminate the process "ave.exe"
Step 5. Find the "ave.exe" file in this location and delete it :
For Windows XP : C:\Documents and Settings\%User Name%\Local Settings\Application Data
For Windows Vista/7 : C:\Users\%User Name%\AppData\Local
Automatical Removal instructions
Several antispyware programs can completely remove this malware:
MalwareBytes:
MalwareBytes is an excellent antispyware program, The company of MalwareBytes provides a free version for personal user.
Download and install MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM).
Main interface of MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware
AVG Antivirus:
AVG Antivirus is another well-known antivirus protection tool. The AVG Free Edition is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product.
Download and install AVG Free Edition
Main interface of AVG
Solution for infection by a new variant
If you followed the steps above but still get this malware or some objects are denied to delete, your computer possibly gets infected by a new variant or there is some hidden objects that have not been detected. We provide a free diagnostic scan tool ("TheStubware") to scan your computer and generate a scan log file for analysis. This tool is especially used to find those stubborn malware. You can submit your log file to support@TheStubware.com, we will analyze it and send you back a removal script file to remove the new variant or hidden objects found in your log file.
Download and install TheStubware
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