May 07

AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro Adware Removal Instructions

The Emsisoft malware research team has discoverd a new outbreak of the AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro adware. Emsisoft Anti-Malware detects this malware as Adware.Win32.AKMAntivirus2010Pro.

AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro is a rogue security program.  A rogue application tries to trick you by displaying false positive/misleading scan results report, which says that your computer is infected with viruses or trojan, but you will not be able to delete them before you purchase.

Create new files:

  • %ProgramFiles%\skynet.dat
  • %ProgramFiles%\svchost.exe
  • %ProgramFiles%\wp3.dat
  • %ProgramFiles%\wp4.dat
  • %ProgramFiles%\adc32.dll
  • %ProgramFiles%\alggui.exe
  • %ProgramFiles%\nuar.old
  • %ProgramFiles%\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro.exe
  • %UserProfile%\Desktop\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro.lnk
  • %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro.lnk

Create new registry entries:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\CLSID\{77DC0Baa-3235-4ba9-8BE8-aa9EB678FA02}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\CLSID\{77DC0Baa-3235-4ba9-8BE8-aa9EB678FA02}\InprocServer32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{77DC0Baa-3235-4ba9-8BE8-aa9EB678FA02}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AdbUpd
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro\PC_protect
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro\PC_protect\Registration
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro\PC_protect\setdata

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How to remove the infection of AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro (Adware.Win32.AKMAntivirus2010Pro)?

To delete this malware infection, please download and install Emsisoft Anti-Malware. Run a full scan on all drives and move all detected items to the quarantine.

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