How to remove Internet Security 2010 (Uninstall instructions)

Internet Security 2010 is a rogue antispyware program, clone of widely spread Advanced Virus Remover, which is also rogue antispyware program. The program distributed with the help of trojans. When Internet Security 2010 is installed, it will configure itself to run automatically when Windows loads.

Once running, Internet Security 2010 will begin to scan your computer and list a variety of infections that will not be fixed unless you first purchase the program. Important to know, all of these infections are fake and do not actually exist on your computer, so you can safely ignore them.

What is more, while Internet Security 2010 is running your computer will display nag screens, warnings and fake security alerts from your Windows taskbar. Some of the alerts:

System warning!
Continue working in unprotected mode is very dangerous.
Viruses can damage your confidential data and work on your
computer. Click here to protect your computer.

System warning!
Intercepting programs that may compromise your privacy and
harm your system have been detected on your PC.
It`s highly recommended you scan your PC right now.

Just like false scan results, all of these warnings are fake and should be ignored! If you find that your computer is infected with this malware, then be quick and take effort to remove it immediately. Use the removal guide below to remove Internet Security 2010 from the system for free.

More screen shoots of Internet Security 2010

Symptoms in a HijackThis Log

O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [Internet Security 2010] C:\Program Files\InternetSecurity2010\IS2010.exe

Use the following instructions to remove Internet Security 2010 (Uninstall instructions)

Step 1

Download HijackThis from here. Once Save dialog opens, please rename HijackThis.exe to iexplore.exe as shown below.

Save Dialog – HijackThis.exe

Save Dialog – iexplore.exe

Click Save button to save it.

Run HijackThis. Click “Do a system scan only” button. Now select the following entries by placing a tick in the left hand check box, if present:

F2 – REG:system.ini: UserInit=C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon32.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [smss32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\smss32.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [smss32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\smss32.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [Internet Security 2010] C:\Program Files\InternetSecurity2010\IS2010.exe

Once you have selected all entries, you will see a screen similar to the one below.

HijackThis

Close all running programs then click once on the “fix checked” button. Close HijackThis.

Step 2

Download LSPFix from here and unzip it to your Desktop.

Run LSPFix. Place a tick in the “I know what i`m doing”.

In the KEEP box select helper32.dll (if the file is not listed in KEEP box, then close LSPFix and go to step 3). Press “>>” button and you will see a window as shown below.

LSPFix

Press Finish>> button. When LSPFix is done removing the LSP you will see a summary box. Press OK. Reboot your computer.

Step 3

Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM). Close all programs and Windows on your computer.

Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, then click Finish.

If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.

Once the program has loaded you will see window similar to the one below.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Window

Select Perform Quick Scan, then click Scan, it will start scanning your computer for Internet Security 2010 infection. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.

When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results. You will see a list of infected items similar as shown below. Note: list of infected items may be different than what is shown in the image below.

Malwarebytes Anti-malware, list of infected items

Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected for start Internet Security 2010 removal process. When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.

Note: if you need help with the instructions, then post your questions in our Spyware Removal forum.

Internet Security 2010 creates the following files and folders

C:\Program Files\InternetSecurity2010
C:\Program Files\InternetSecurity2010\IS2010.exe

Internet Security 2010 creates the following registry keys and values

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\internet security 2010