RegClean 2010 is a rogue security program that masquerades as a legitimate malware removal tool and claims that your computer is infected with worms, dialers, Trojans, spyware and other malicious software.
The main goal of this false software is to deceive you into thinking that your computer is infected with malware.
Once installed, IronDefender will pretend to scan your computer for viruses.
Then it will give false or exaggerated reports of threats on your computer and state that you should pay for a full version of the program to remove these threats and to proetct your computer against viruses and other security threats.
Needless to say, don’t try to buy anything.
The symptoms shown by a pc victim of RegClean 2010 are:
- Slower system
- Modified browser settings
- Continuous pop-ups during browsing
- Impossibility in some cases to connect to internet
How to get rid of the virus.
The tool that has shown to be efficient in removing the RegClean 2010 is:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Clean up with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware onto the desktop, being careful to rename the file with a generic name, for example:
- mbam-setup.com
- iexplore.exe
- explorer.exe
- userinit.exe
- winlogon.exe
Proceed then with installation.
Start up the software, proceed first with the update and then perform a scanning in the system’s modality “Complete scanning”.
Select on each found malware and click on “Remove selected”.
Once you have obtained confirmation that each malware has been removed, you can close the program and restart the system.
If the malware were to inhibit the start up of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, download and run one of the following tools to unblock the start up:
Rkill.com
Rkill.exe
iExplore.exe
rkill.pif
rkill.scr
uSeRiNiT.exe
WiNlOgOn.exe
If you are still not able to run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware with any of the software shown above, proceed like this:
Go to folder C: \Programs\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Here locate and rename the file mbam.exe with one of the following names:
- mbam.com
- iexplore.exe
- explorer.exe
- userinit.exe
- winlogon.exe
If the malware inhibits internet access and therefore updating the software, proceed as follows:
Run Internet Explorer and from the menu click first on Instruments and then on Internet Options
Click on Connections and then on LAN Settings.
Unclick the field “use a proxy server”, and click on ok to confirm.
Click Apply. Click OK.
Now you should be able to reconnect to internet.
