Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010

How to manually disinfect your computer using Kaspersky

Virus Removal Tool 2010?
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In order to manually disinfect your computer using Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

2010, perform the following actions: 

 after the software installation is completed open the main application window
of the tool 
 go to the Manual Disinfection tab 
 click the button Gathering system information
 wait until the system information has been collected
 click on the Send report link. The web page of the 911 Antivirus service will
open
 register in the 911 Antivirus service, if you are not registered yet
 create a request
 thoroughly read answers from Kaspersky Lab’s experts and virus analysts
 follow all the instructions from Kaspersky Lab's experts and virus analysts.
Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 (AVPTool 2010): how
it is different from other Kaspersky Lab software?
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Applies to Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 serves for curing computers infected with
viruses and other malware.

AVPTool 2010 is another name for Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 the former
being frequently used on Kaspersky Lab official forum.

The difference between Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 and other Kaspersky
Lab software is:

1. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 is freeware.

2. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 can work together with installed
Kaspersky Lab/ third-party antivirus software.
There is one exception however. Combination of Kaspersky Internet Security
2010 and Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 has a number of features
described here.

3. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 does not have a function allowing to
update its antivirus database. The only way to actualize the tool is to download
it again from Kaspersky Lab servers and install it. It is also necessary to
uninstall older version of Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 before
installing a newer one.
Your computer may crash to BSOD, hang, etc. in the result of simultaneous
execution of more than one version of Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010.

4. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 is unsuitable for providing resident

protection on computers.
After successful disinfection of a computer, it is recommended to uninstall
Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 and install a fully-functional antivirus
application.

5. The only function of the tool is scan-on-demand. It cannot work in real-time

mode.

6. The only technical support rendered for Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010
is Kaspersky Lab forum discussions.
How Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 automatically
removes viruses?
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In order to run automatic scan of your computer by Kaspersky Virus Removal

Tool 2010 click the Start scan button on the Autoscan tab in the main window:

Once the scan task is started, the program will detect and automatically delete all
known viruses, rootkits, Trojan programs and worms.

By default Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 scans for viruses System

memory, Disk boot sectors and Hidden startup objects. In the main window on
the Autoscan tab you can define the scan area by checking the necessary scan areas.

In order to modify the scan settings, on the Autoscan tab in the Security level
area click the Recommended link and then select Settings.

The Scope tab: 

 All files. With this option, all objects will be scanned without exception 
 Files scanned by format - this option scans only potentially infected files –
files which viruses can intrude. Before searching for viruses in an object, its
internal header is analyzed for the file format (txt, doc, exe, etc.). 
 Files scanned by extension. In this case, the program will only scan potentially
infected files, and in doing so, the file format will be determined by extension. 
 Skip files scanned longer than. Check this option and enter the maximum scan
time for an object. Then, if this time is exceeded, this object will be removed
from the scan queue 
 Scan archives – scan .rar, .arj, .zip, .cab, .lha, .jar, and .ice archives.
 Scan installation packages - scan installation packages of programs.
 Scan embedded OLE objects– scan objects embedded in files (for example,
Excel spreadsheets or a macros). 
 Parse e-mail formats – scan e-mail files and e-mail databases. 

 the Additional... button:

o Do not unpack large compound files. Check this option and enter the
maximum size for an object. Then, if this size is exceeded, this object
 will be removed from the scan queue.

The Additional tab:

 Heuristic analysis – a method to detect new malicious programs by the actions

they produce in the operating system. The heuristic analyzer can be set to one
of the following scan levels: Light scan, Medium scan, High scan.
 Signature scan of vulnerabilities - enables scan and detection
of vulnerabilities of your system, based on databases (signatures) created by
Kaspersky Lab's specialists.
 Rootkit scan – enables scan and detection of the utilities which hide actions of
malicious programs in the operating system.
 Deep scan – enables more detailed/extended scan of the utilities which hide
actions of malicious programs in the operating system. 
 Enable Self-Defense - protect the application's files and processes from being
interacted by viruses.