Anti-Virus-XP.com

Anti-Virus-XP.com Description


ScreenshotAnti-Virus-XP.com is a dangerous website that is set up to promote Antivirus XP 2008 which is a well known rogue anti-spyware program. Anti-Virus-XP.com is somewhat convincing to be part of a security tool because of the fake security scan that it performs.

Usually Antivirus XP 2008 redirects you to Anti-Virus-XP.com in hopes that you purchase the full version of Antivirus XP 2008. It would be best to block Anti-Virus-XP.com so that you are not prompted to purchase Antivirus XP 2008 which happens to be a useless program for your computer. Manual remove of Antivirus XP 2008 may be possible but is difficult for most computer users. It may be best to use an up-to-date spyware scan tool to locate the Antivirus XP 2008 on your system.
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Visual & GUI Characteristics


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File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\rhccv9j0e1b1.exe
    2 %ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\Uninstall.exe
    3 %ProgramFiles%\antivirusxp2008
    4 %System%\[RANDOM NAME].exe
    5 mfc71.dll
    6 mfc71enu.dll
    7 msvcp71.dll
    8 msvcr71.dll

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Post Platform\”AntivirXP08″ = “AntivirXP08″HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\[RANDOM NAME]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\[RANDOM NAME]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”[RANDOM NAME]” = “C:\Program Files\[RANDOM NAME]\[RANDOM NAME].exe”HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}[RANDOM NAME]
Posted: September 24, 2008 | By
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4 Comments

  • windows XP Home Security Remove Trojan says:
    March 28, 2012 at 7:30 am

    thanks, very well written post, found it through a random google search and i shared it on my digg account

  • w32 blaster worm removal tool says:
    March 27, 2012 at 11:59 am

    I am unable to locate the above noted files & I’m still infected by XP Security 2012

  • Rosemarie Dibenedetti says:
    February 15, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    I’m having regular problem with my prowser freezing up on me so often i cant work properly on my computer. I will appreciate any help i can get to get rid of this problem

  • emad merzek says:
    March 25, 2010 at 2:04 pm

    RSTART MY COMPEUTR

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