Security Essentials 2010 Removal

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Security Essentials 2010, which is a relative of Internet Security 2010, is a rogue anti-spyware that tries to trick users into buying a license for the software. Security Essentials 2010 gets installed on a user’s computer via Trojans that get downloaded with a fake web-video codec. Once installed, this rogue software will perform a large number of fake security scans on the system and claim that the computer is severely infected with malware. It will also show generate fake pop-ups from the Windows taskbar claiming that the system is under threat. At the same time, it repeatedly tries to convince the user that the currently installed ‘trial’ version of Security Essentials 2010 is insufficient to remove the detected false ‘threats’, and asks the user to purchase a license to the ‘full’ version of the software. However, as Security Essentials 2010 is a fake application, neither the ‘trial’ nor the ‘full’ version of the program can effectively scan or clean your computer. Check this website Security Essentials 2010 to get pertinent infos about this threat.

Once you detect that a copy of this rogue software has established itself on your system, you should take immediate steps to remove it. Security Essentials 2010 removal involves the stopping of processes, unregistering of DLLs, deletion of files and folders and removal of registry entries.

File Removal Procedures

The first step in Security Essentials 2010 removal is to stop the following processes:

• SE2010.exe
• 41.exe
• smss32.exe
• winlogon32.exe

Next, it is necessary to unregister the following DLL:

• helpers32.dll

To complete file removal, delete the following files and folders:

• c:\Program Files\Securityessentials2010\
• c:\Program Files\Securityessentials2010\SE2010.exe
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Security essentials 2010.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Security essentials 2010.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Security essentials 2010.lnk
• c:\WINDOWS\system32\41.exe
• c:\WINDOWS\system32\helpers32.dll
• c:\WINDOWS\system32\smss32.exe
• c:\WINDOWS\system32\warnings.html
• c:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon32.exe

Once these steps have been completed, your hard disk is safe from Security Essentials 2010.

Registry Removal Procedures

After file removal has been done, you need to remove the following keys and settings from the Windows Registry to complete the process of Security Essentials 2010 removal:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\buy-security-essentials.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\download-soft-package.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\download-software-package.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\get-key-se10.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\is-software-download.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SE2010
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\buy-security-essentials.com
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\get-key-se10.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop “NoChangingWallpaper” = “1″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer “NoActiveDesktopChanges” = “1″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer “NoSetActiveDesktop” = “1″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = “1″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Security essentials 2010″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “smss32.exe”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\ActiveDesktop “NoChangingWallpaper” = “1″
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer “NoActiveDesktopChanges” = “1″
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer “NoSetActiveDesktop” = “1″
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “smss32.exe”

Now it is prudent to say that your system is completely safe from Security Essentials 2010. Due to the fact that in most cases this type of fake security software is installed with the help of other forms of malware it is recommended to scan the entire PC using genuine antivirus software such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.

Conclusion

Manual Security Essentials 2010 removal is not recommended for inexperienced users, as any wrong move on your part could cause damage to the operating system of the computer. Inexperienced users are advised to use a web-based repair service such as www.onlinecomputerrepair.org or legitimate antivirus software for safe and efficient Security Essentials 2010 removal.