How To Remove Internet Security 2010 - (Uninstall Guide)
It is true that the internet can be a dangerous place; there are viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware and other malware types out there. To safely browse the web the user has to get a security software application that will keep all the nasties mentioned earlier at bay. Internet Security 2010 is not a piece of software that will do this job. Internet Security 2010 is a rogue that couldn’t care less about protecting your computer from security threats.
Here is what you need to know about Internet Security 2010:
Automatic removal guide
Step 1. If you have a printer, make sure to print out this tutorial. If you do not have a printer, save this tutorial, go out to a copy center and print it out there. If you do not have a printer and do not want to go out, then use the pen and paper method: grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down the instruction presented in the steps below. In the process of eliminating Internet Security 2010 from your machine you will need to shut down the browser. And since this will also shut down the tutorial, you need to know what you should do next.
Step 2. You will have to install Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. In this regard you need to download the software’s setup executable. Just click this link and save the .exe file on your computer (preferably on your desktop).
Step 3. Double click the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware setup executable. It should be on the desktop under the name mbam-setup. This will launch the installation process. If you already know how to install a piece of software, proceed to step 4. If you do not know how to do this, we’ll walk you though it all:
- The Select Setup Language window should have popped up. By default, the language in which the software will be installed is set to English, but you can change this. The software provides support for 30+ languages. After selecting the language of your choice, click OK. It would be best to just leave it set to English though.
- The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Setup Wizard will now popup. Just click Next.
- You will be presented with the License Agreement. Click I accept the agreement and then click Next. If you do not accept the agreement you will not be able to continue.
- Keep clicking Next until you get to the Ready to install window. Now click Install. After the installation process completes click Finish. Do not uncheck the boxes next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware or Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.
Step 4. The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware application will launch automatically. The Perform quick scan option should be checked by default – if it isn’t then check it and then click Scan. You are well advised to close all running apps before clicking scan. This will ensure the scan for Internet Security 2010 will complete swiftly.
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of Internet Security 2010. This may take a while, so be patient. It all depends on how powerful your computer is and how many files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has to scan.
When the scan for Internet Security 2010 is complete you will be presented with a notification box. Click OK to close the notification box and go to the main Scanner screen. Click Show Results and you will be presented with a list of all the infected files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected.
Step 5. Click Remove Selected and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will remove all the infected files it has detected. It may be necessary to restart your computer in order to remove some of these files. After Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is done removing all the infected files, it will open Notepad and present the scan log to you. You can review the log at your leisure – save it If you want.
Step 6. Close Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and you’re done. No traces of Internet Security 2010 should be left on your computer.
Manual removal guide
Stop and remove the processes:
Access the Windows Registry Editor and delete the following registry keys:
Locate and delete the following files:
Disable the following DLL libraries:
Delete the following folders:
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Here is what you need to know about Internet Security 2010:
- It is distributed by Trojans. The Trojan will compromise the user’s computer, will display fake security alerts that state the computer is infected, then advise the user to get Internet Security 2010.
- The rogue will perform fake system scans and will detect numerous phony infected files. Then it will ask the user to purchase a license to remove the infection.
- The Internet Security 2010 rogue and the Trojan will cause software applications installed on the user’s computer to stop working properly. When the user tries to launch an application, an error message appears informing him that application is infected and that he needs to activate Internet Security 2010. When the user tries to access media files, he is informed that a codec needs to be downloaded to view that media – the codec is actually another Trojan.
- Because Internet Security 2010 constantly runs in the background it will cause the user’s computer to act sluggish.
- Here is the most important thing you need to know about Internet Security 2010: if it is installed on your system, you need to remove it immediately!
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Automatic removal guide
Step 1. If you have a printer, make sure to print out this tutorial. If you do not have a printer, save this tutorial, go out to a copy center and print it out there. If you do not have a printer and do not want to go out, then use the pen and paper method: grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down the instruction presented in the steps below. In the process of eliminating Internet Security 2010 from your machine you will need to shut down the browser. And since this will also shut down the tutorial, you need to know what you should do next.
Step 2. You will have to install Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. In this regard you need to download the software’s setup executable. Just click this link and save the .exe file on your computer (preferably on your desktop).
Step 3. Double click the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware setup executable. It should be on the desktop under the name mbam-setup. This will launch the installation process. If you already know how to install a piece of software, proceed to step 4. If you do not know how to do this, we’ll walk you though it all:
- The Select Setup Language window should have popped up. By default, the language in which the software will be installed is set to English, but you can change this. The software provides support for 30+ languages. After selecting the language of your choice, click OK. It would be best to just leave it set to English though.
- The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Setup Wizard will now popup. Just click Next.
- You will be presented with the License Agreement. Click I accept the agreement and then click Next. If you do not accept the agreement you will not be able to continue.
- Keep clicking Next until you get to the Ready to install window. Now click Install. After the installation process completes click Finish. Do not uncheck the boxes next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware or Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.
Step 4. The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware application will launch automatically. The Perform quick scan option should be checked by default – if it isn’t then check it and then click Scan. You are well advised to close all running apps before clicking scan. This will ensure the scan for Internet Security 2010 will complete swiftly.
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of Internet Security 2010. This may take a while, so be patient. It all depends on how powerful your computer is and how many files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has to scan.
When the scan for Internet Security 2010 is complete you will be presented with a notification box. Click OK to close the notification box and go to the main Scanner screen. Click Show Results and you will be presented with a list of all the infected files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected.
Step 5. Click Remove Selected and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will remove all the infected files it has detected. It may be necessary to restart your computer in order to remove some of these files. After Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is done removing all the infected files, it will open Notepad and present the scan log to you. You can review the log at your leisure – save it If you want.
Step 6. Close Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and you’re done. No traces of Internet Security 2010 should be left on your computer.
Manual removal guide
Stop and remove the processes:
IS2010.exe
41.exe
winlogon86.exe
winupdate86.exe
41.exe
winlogon86.exe
winupdate86.exe
Access the Windows Registry Editor and delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/IS2010
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run "Internet Security 2010"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run "winupdate86.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run "Internet Security 2010"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run "winupdate86.exe"
Locate and delete the following files:
c:/Program Files/InternetSecurity2010
c:/Program Files/InternetSecurity2010/IS2010.exe
c:/WINDOWS/system32/41.exe
c:/WINDOWS/system32/winhelper86.dll
c:/WINDOWS/system32/winlogon86.exe
c:/WINDOWS/system32/winupdate86.exe
%UserProfile%/Application Data/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Quick Launch/Internet Security 2010.lnk
%UserProfile%/Desktop/Internet Security 2010.lnk
%UserProfile%/Start Menu/Internet Security 2010.lnk
c:/Program Files/InternetSecurity2010/IS2010.exe
c:/WINDOWS/system32/41.exe
c:/WINDOWS/system32/winhelper86.dll
c:/WINDOWS/system32/winlogon86.exe
c:/WINDOWS/system32/winupdate86.exe
%UserProfile%/Application Data/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Quick Launch/Internet Security 2010.lnk
%UserProfile%/Desktop/Internet Security 2010.lnk
%UserProfile%/Start Menu/Internet Security 2010.lnk
Disable the following DLL libraries:
c:/WINDOWS/system32/winhelper86.dll
Delete the following folders:
c:/s
c:/Program Files/InternetSecurity2010
c:/Program Files/InternetSecurity2010
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