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How to remove Smart Antivirus 2010 rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
Smart Antivirus 2010 (aka SmartAntivirus 2010) is a brand-new fake spyware remover from the malware gang previously represented by Smart Antivirus 2009 rogueware. Smart Antivirus 2010 can turn even the most naive computer users into incredulous ones because it specializes in swindling people out of their money. Smart Antivirus 2010 encounters no particular trouble when infiltrating one’s system bypassing the security obstacles moulded by the legitimate antivirus software installed on the PC. Having intruded without getting detected, Smart Antivirus 2010 usually configures the challenged system to launch its .exe file each time the computer starts. Consequently, Smart Antivirus 2010 will scan your PC for viruses pretty much each time you commence a new PC session. The scanner will beyond doubt report a great number of parasites which supposedly inhabit your system. After that sort of intense “brainwashing therapy”, the user is likely to get spoofed into following every single recommendation prompted by Smart Antivirus 2010. Well, even though it’s hard to refrain from sticking to the rather convincing Smart Antivirus 2010 advice communicated through its ads, please do not follow them. Instead, you should remove Smart Antivirus 2010 rogueware once it comes uninvited into your system.

Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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How to remove Smart Antivirus 2010 and affiliated threats manually:
Manual removal of Smart Antivirus 2010 is a feasible objective if you have sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The files to be deleted are listed below:

• %System Root%\Samples
• %User Profile%\Local Settings\Temp
• %Program Files%\Smart Antivirus 2010
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Antivirus 2010
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\Smart Antivirus 2010

The registry entries that need to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Smart Antivirus 2010”
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Smart Antivirus 2010
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Smart Antivirus 2010

Please, be aware that manual removal of Smart Antivirus 2010 is a cumbersome process and does not always ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal of Smart Antivirus 2010, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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