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Win 7 Security Tool 2010 comes from the same family of XP Security Tool 2010 and Vista Security Tool 2010, which is a rogue antispyware program specifically designed for Microsoft Windows 7 users. Hackers make Win 7 Security Tool 2010 sound like legitimate program to misguide users to purchase the  nonexistent full version of Win 7 Security Tool 2010. Once installed, Win 7 Security Tool 2010 will perform fake system scan and show fake infection results.



This step-by-step guide completely remove Win 7 Security Tool 2010. If you  have any problem during the removal process, please contact Tee Support agent 24/7 online for more detailed  instructions.







Solution 1:



1) stop process: press Alt+Ctrl+Del>choose process  in the pop-up window, locate the process:   ave.exe>click them one-by-one and then press End Process. (If this method doesn’t work, download a professioanl process tool to kill it.)



2)  click Start>Run>enter regedit in the box, click ok; Click the pluses (+) next to the following items>right-click and delete them one-by-one.



HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command | IsolatedCommand = “”%1? %*”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command | @ = “”%AppData%\ave.exe” /START “%1? %*”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe | Content Type = “application/x-msdownload”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe | @ = “secfile”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command | IsolatedCommand = “”%1? %*”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command | @ = “”%AppData%\ave.exe” /START “%1? %*”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\start\command

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\start

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\runas\command

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\runas

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\DefaultIcon

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\start\command

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\start

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\runas\command

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\runas

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\DefaultIcon

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe



3) Delete file: %AppData%\ave.exe



Solution 2:



Download a removal like Spyware Doctor or Malwarebytes’ Anti-malware to automatically remove Win 7 Security Tool 2010. Of course, download the anti-virus software need to be done from another computer, since the internet browser doesn’t work under the infection.