Title: Secure Veteran

Type: Rogue Antispyware

Remove Secure Veteran. Removal instructions

Also known as: SecureVeteran

Severity scale:

(72 / 100)

SecureVeteran is classified as a misleading anti-virus application because it uses false scan results and fake security alerts to convince you that your computer is infected with malware. Please note that the only real infection is Secure Veteran itself. The rogue program is installed through the use of Trojans, fake online anti-spyware scanners and various misleading websites that supposedly provide free online videos of well known TV shows. Most of the time, the user is prompted to install video codec to watch requested video. Then an executable file pop ups, for example vstream_udate.104.exe or similar. Usually such file contains a Trojan virus or it is a setup file of a certain rogue security program.

Once installed, Secure Veteran will be automatically configured to start each time you log on into Windows. It will imitate system scan and list a variety if infections that can't be removed unless you purchase the program. However, the scan results are false. The bogus program detects harmless files that were created during installation process. You may safely ignore all scan results. Furthermore, SecureVeteran will impersonate Windows Security Center and display fake notifications about various system security threats and infections. It will also claim that your anti-virus software is disabled and that your PC is under attack by an Internet virus.

What is more, Secure Veteran will block antivirus software and certain security related websites. It will redirect you to various misleading websites full of advertisements and fake software reviews. As you can see, this program is a scam. Do not purchase it! Please use the removal guide below to remove Secure Veteran from your computer manually for free.

Related files: license.txt, secureveteran.exe, Uninstall.exe, 102z6w59m3c4.cpl, 1044zhackt9ol5b2.dll, 10683v9rzs656.cpl, 10915hief309z.cpl, SecureVeteran.lnk, 1 SecureVeteran.lnk, 2 Homepage.lnk, 3 Uninstall.lnk, ucw2.tmp, 1049zha5k9ool76a.dll, 111089ot-a-v5ruz7f2.exe, 111539zoj627.bin, 11607spy359z.exe, 1f9fdownzo5der1271.dll, 1z0fs9yware21825.cpl, 1z5245pambot52d9.dll

Secure Veteran properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Stays resident in background

Secure Veteran snapshot:

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Secure Veteran manual removal:

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Kill processes:
SecureVeteran.exe uninstall.exe 111089ot-a-v5ruz7f2.exe 11607spy359z.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SecureVeteran
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SecureVeteran
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SecureVeteran
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_SECUREVETERANSVC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecureVeteranSvc
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SecureVeteran"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "ucw2.tmp"

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
1049zha5k9ool76a.dll 1f9fdownzo5der1271.dll 1z5245pambot52d9.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
SecureVeteran.exe uninstall.exe SecureVeteran.lnk 1 SecureVeteran.lnk 2 Homepage.lnk 3 Uninstall.lnk ucw2.tmp 1049zha5k9ool76a.dll 111089ot-a-v5ruz7f2.exe 111539zoj627.bin 11607spy359z.exe 1f9fdownzo5der1271.dll 1z0fs9yware21825.cpl 1z5245pambot52d9.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
c:\Program Files\SecureVeteran Software
c:\Program Files\SecureVeteran Software\SecureVeteran
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SecureVeteran

Information added: 2009-09-29 01:14:01
Information updated: 2009-09-30 05:09:05

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<Guest>

I just got this yesterday, and did all the things that this said to do. I am pretty sure that it is gone now. What would happen if I were to purchase the program.

The people who made this are very tricky, it looks like a Microsoft anti-virus program.

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2009 09 30

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