AntiVirus2010 is a Trojan
Such a shame that clever coders resort to wasting their lives writing malicious software. This trojan (not the Norton product with a similsr name) masquerades as a fine piece of anti-virus software complete with "would you like to update the anti-virus database now?". The giveaway that something is not quite right is that it keeps popping up very often with warnings about viral infections and popups that warn that someone is trying to hack in to your computer!But they got me, and before I had taken the time to analyse what was happening I guess I made a couple of bad choice clicks because it disabled my ability to access the running processes screen and also disabled a lot of key services.
So be warned about this one. The interface is convincingly legitimate. Eventually I had to call on my favourite technician and we opted for a complete operating system re-installation.

