How to Remove Desktop Security 2010
by Frank Jovine on 08/13/2010 in Fake Antivirus, Security, Spyware Removal
Desktop Security 2010 is a rogue Anti-Spyware program. This security risk can be downloaded by clicking on certain Internet advertisements, but it must be manually installed. When a user downloads Desktop Security 2010 and runs a scan, the program reports false scan alerts. The user is then prompted to pay for a full license of the application in order to remove the threats.
Type: Misleading Application
Name: Desktop Security 2010
Website: desktopsecurityorg.com
Risk Impact: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 7
Behavior: Desktop Security 2010 is a misleading application that may give exaggerated reports of threats on the computer.
How to Remove Desktop Security 2010
Automatic Removal
Download and install SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Both security programs come with free versions.
I recommend that you run multiple passes of SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
It’s important that you keep your security programs up to date. I highly recommend downloading the WOT (Web of Trust) add-on for IE and/or Firefox. The WOT add-on warns you about risky sites before you click.
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Aug 15th, 2010
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Aug 16th, 2010
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Aug 16th, 2010
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Aug 18th, 2010
This malware is everywhere at the moment. If you can’t run malwarebytes or SAS try safe mode or looking in the App Data folder for the exe
Mark
Aug 23rd, 2010
Has anyone noticed if one of the ways these particular viruses are getting on the machine is from an Open Yahoo Chat Tab? We have helped several people get these types cleaned up over the last month, and when we watched one machine get ‘re-infected’, it was because a Yahoo Chat Tab was opening up and the PC owner was clicking it. Never seen it before.
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