XPAntivirus2008 ( or XP Antivirus 2008 ) is a rogue anti-spyware application that is promoted and installed by trojan. Once inside, XPAntivirus2008 will display fake security alerts or notifications to trick user to buy the paid version of XPAntivirus2008.
Risk Level : High ( Dangerous )
Note :- To safely & quickly detect XPAntivirus2008, We highly recommend you to use the Removal Tool for XPAntivirus2008.
Download – Removal Tool for XPAntivirus2008
Screenshots:
XPAntivirus2008
Symptoms of XPAntivirus2008
Pop up balloon warning messages claiming that your PC is infected.
- "Critical System Error",
- "Your computer is infected",
- Hijacked homepage to obscure webpage.
- Flashing icons appear on your system tray (Near of your system clock).
Manual Removal Process: ( How to get rid of XPAntivirus2008 )
Search and kill the following processes (Learn Here)
XPAntivirus.exe, xpa.exe, xpa2008.exe, XPAntivirusUpdate.exe
Remove XPAntivirus2008 files & dlls files (Learn Here)
xpa.exe
xpa2008.exe
XPAntivirus.exe
XPAntivirusUpdate.exe
shlwapi.dll
wininet.dll
XP antivirus
XPAntivirus.lnk
Uninstall XPAntivirus.lnk
XPAntivirus on the Web.lnk
XPAntivirus.url
XPAntivirus2008.lnk
Uninstall XPAntivirus2008.lnk
Remove/Modify corrupt Registry Entries (Learn Here)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\XPAntivirusFilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XP antivirus_is1
HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”XP antivirus” = “C:\Program Files\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.exe”
XP antivirus
HKEY_USERS\Software\XP antivirus
July 12th, 2008 at 1:11 am
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