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Vista Antivirus 2010 Removal Guide

Published by on August 31, 2009 07:06 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what Vista Antivirus 2010 is?

DESCRIPTION

Vista Antivirus 2010 is a counterfeit anti-spyware program that is designed to slip into a computer through a Trojan or backdoor to only mislead unsuspecting computers into purchasing a full version of Vista Antivirus 2010. Vista Antivirus 2010, after installed, is able to display many deceiving messages and initiate system scans that return fake results.

In non-techie terms:
Vista Antivirus 2010 can be compared to other rogue anti-spyware programs such as Antivirus 2009 and XP Antivirus in the way it uses countless tactics for the purpose of extorting money from you. Vista Antivirus 2010 is not an effective program for the detection and removal of spyware parasites. Vista Antivirus 2010 should never be purchased or used under any circumstances.

Aliases: Vista Antivirus 2010, VistaAntivirus 2010, VistaAntivirus2010.

Vista Antivirus 2010 Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

Vista Antivirus 2010 Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Vista Antivirus 2010 manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Vista Antivirus 2010 will be removed completely. So read the Vista Antivirus 2010 removal steps carefully and good luck.

Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

Uninstall Vista Antivirus 2010 Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Vista Antivirus 2010 if found.
To stop Vista Antivirus 2010 processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these Vista Antivirus 2010 processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister Vista Antivirus 2010 DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Vista Antivirus 2010 DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the Vista Antivirus 2010 DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Vista Antivirus 2010 and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Vista Antivirus 2010 DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).
To unregister Vista Antivirus 2010 registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these Vista Antivirus 2010 registry keys:
There are no registry keys.
If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
Remove Vista Antivirus 2010 Directories.
To find Vista Antivirus 2010 directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Vista Antivirus 2010 directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the Vista Antivirus 2010 folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Vista Antivirus 2010 and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Vista Antivirus 2010 could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove Vista Antivirus 2010 icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the Vista Antivirus 2010 manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Vista Antivirus 2010 problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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