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Antivirus Pro 2010 is a rogue security application designed to scam PC users into purchasing the licensed version of the software, a license that does not exist and that is only used to steal private data. When preparing to remove Antivirus Pro 2010 it is recommended to keep in mind that this application is from the same family as PC Antispyware 2010, Home Antivirus 2010 and PC Security 2009 due the fact that there are various similarities between these rogue security applications.

Once installed, Antivirus Pro 2010 will start displaying various exaggerated security warnings and notifications in an attempt to trick the user into purchasing it. It is of course not recommended to buy this rogue application. On the contrary, once detected, it is advisable to do everything required to properly remove Antivirus Pro 2010 from the PC. However, due to the fact that Antivirus Pro 2010 is promoted with the use of Trojans and other malicious software it is possible to remove Antivirus Pro 2010 manually but it will not guarantee that the PC is clean or infection free. For this reason, a full computer scan using Spyware Doctor with Antivirus will insure the fact that no further operating system damage can be caused by this rogue application.

When attempting to remove Antivirus Pro 2010, the first thing that should be done is to end all tasks related to this fake security product. “AntivirusPro_2010.exe” as well as all auxiliary processes such as “yxine.exe”, “Uninstall.exe” and “mifiryvele.exe” should be stopped in order to make it possible to remove the same files from disk. Immediately after these processes have been closed it is recommended to delete all contents of the folder “c:\Program Files\AntivirusPro_2010” in order to make sure that the rogue application cannot run again.

Once all malicious processes have been stopped and files removed, it is recommended to unregister the following DLL files: “AVEngn.dll”, “htmlayout.dll” and “pthreadVC2.dll” in order to insure the fact that the browser hijack feature of Antivirus Pro 2010 will be disabled. Additionally, in order to insure the fact that all operating system modifications are undone and that complete functionality is restored it is advisable to ask for expert technical support by filling out the form on the home page of the website www.onlinecomputerrepair.org for the reason that the task to remove Antivirus Pro 2010 is never an easy one.