Security Essentials 2010 (sometimes also known as Securityessentials2010, Securityessentials 2010, Security essentials2010) is the most recent clone from a large group of fake security programs. Its other members include Internet Security 2010, XP Internet Security 2010, Vista Guardian 2010, Antivir 2010, and Vista Internet Security 2010. Security Essentials 2010 is not an update version of Microsoft Security Essentials. It is just look like Microsoft Security Essential. In fact, it was quite often to happen. It is an old tricks used by rogue antivirus products that use a similar name, or similar look and feel to pretend to be a legitimate security software. It hides something behind it.
Aside from this, it modifies the security settings in the registry, and changes the desktop background to display the following rather alarming message: The registry modification tries to prevent this background from being changed again. Furthermore, installing a Trojan to block any traffic to certain domains is another trick of this so-called antivirus program.
Check Security Essentials 2010 carefully before you decide to install it. Bear in mind, Microsoft Security Essentials is a freeware from Microsoft, it won’t ask you to pay money to buy it.
