The main interface of Antivirus Pro 2010
When successfully installed on your computer, Antivirus Pro 2010 will continuously display false messages about the security status of the system and offer advice for them to spend money on licensing. With these fake software, security experts have recommended that everyone using Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.
Steps to remove Antivirus Pro 2010
First, turn on Task Manager or Process Explorer and turn off the following main process: AntivirusPro_2010.exe . After disabling the AntivirusPro_2010.exe process, the following dynamic libraries will be 'freed' and we can easily remove them: AVEngn.dll, htmlayout.dll, pthreadVC2.dll, msvcm80.dll , msvcp80.dll and msvcr80.dll.
The next step, find and delete trace files of Antivirus Pro 2010:
AntivirusPro_2010.lnk
Uninstall.lnk
AntivirusPro_2010.cfg
AntivirusPro_2010.exe
msvcm80.dll
msvcp80.dll
msvcr80.dll
pthreadVC2.dll
Uninstall.exe
AVEngn.dll
htmlayout.dll
However, there are some files above that do not normally 'reside' in the root directory in % Program Files% AntivirusPro_2010 . Then, open the Registry, find and delete all the keys generated by Antivirus Pro 2010:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerLinksBarItemCache
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerLowRegistryExtensions
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerRecovery
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSQMPIDs
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearchScopes
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExtSettings {DBC80044-A445-435B-BC74-9C25C1C588A9}
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExtSettings {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREAntivirusPro_2010
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftESENTProcess [ORIGINAL FILE NAME]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallAntivirusPro_2010
Above are the basic steps to remove fake Antivirus Pro 2010 security software from the system. For added security, you should consult the features and use the security programs of the following reputable brands: Spyware Doctor with Antivirus, Norton, Trend Micro, Kaspersky, AVG, MalwareBytes or others The Meta security application is available here.