Home Antivirus 2010 Removal Technique (Spyware)

Are you one of those victimized by Home Antivirus 2010? Well, do you now what it is? To put it straight, Home Antivirus 2010 is a classical rogue anti-spywares that in the disguise of protecting a PC, tricks the unsuspecting user into downloading its registered version. It tricks the users to buy the fake software by using scare tactics: fake privacy alerts and false positives. Once the fake antispyware is installed, rogue sets to start automatically as your computer starts and creates a few files. During the scans these files are detected as infections or virus. On scanning with Home Antivirus 2010 it shows a lot of trojans and spyware that cannot be removed unless you purchase the software. Actually, these infections are fake so you can ignore them without any risk. Let’s see how to remove Home Antivirus completely.

While running on your computer Home Antivirus 2010 would display the nag screens and fake security alerts from your windows taskbar. Take for an example a Home Antivirus 2010 fake security alerts

Privacy Alerts

Your system was found to be infected with intercepting program. These can log your activity and damage your privacy. Click here for Home Antivirus 2010 spyware removal.

The program also shows fake Windows Security Center that would prompt you to register for Home Antivirus 2010. Instead of doing so, use these Home Antivirus 2010 removal instructions below in order to remove this infection and any associated malware from your computer for free.

How to remove Home Antivirus 2010 (Uninstall instructions)

Step 1

Download Avenger and unzip to your desktop. Run Avenger to make sure that it Scans for rootkits.

Now Automatically disable any rootkits found both are checked. Copy and paste the following text in Input script Box

Registry values to delete

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | Home Antivirus 2010

Folders to delete

%ProgramFiles%\HomeAntivirus2010

The Window as shown below appears

Click on Execute.

Now you will be asked Are you sure you want to execute the current script?

Click Yes

Once Avenger has been successfully set up to run on next boot, you are asked to reboot your PC. Click on Yes.

Step 2

Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware MBAM. All programs and Windows on your computer must be closed.

Double click on the mbam-setup.exe to install the application. Once the installation process begins follow the prompts .

Make no changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing. Check the Update Malwarebytes‘ Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, if they are unchecked

Click Finish.

After the program is successfully loaded you will see the following window

Select Perform Quick Scan and then click on Scan. It would start scanning your computer for Home Antivirus 2010 infection.

Step 3

Once the scan is complete, click OK and then Show Result to view the results. See a list of infected items similar as shown below

Note: The items may be different than what is shown in the image below

Make sure that everything is checked and click Remove Selected for start Home Antivirus 2010 removal process. Once the disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you might be prompted to Restart.

Here’s a list of Home Antivirus 2010  files and folders it creates

Home Antivirus 2010 creates the following files and folders

C:\Program Files\HomeAntivirus2010
C:\Program Files\HomeAntivirus2010\HomeAntivirus2010.exe
C:\Program Files\HomeAntivirus2010\htmlayout.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cepapyx.com
C:\WINDOWS\syromeni.bat
C:\Program Files\Common Files\ywukynota.com
C:\Program Files\Common Files\vivifabyx.dll
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ciqudehyri.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\_scui.cpl

Home Antivirus 2010 creates the following registry keys and values

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Home Antivirus 2010
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don’t load\scui.cpl
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don’t load\wscui.cpl
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ForceClassicControlPanel