XLG Security Center, a.k.a XLGSecurityCenter, Removal Guide

Published by Valentino on July 25, 2008 08:25 am under Spyware Help

Do you know what XLG Security Center is?

DESCRIPTION

XLG Security Center was discovered to be a clone of XLGuarder which is a rogue anti-spyware program causing issues for computer users all over the world. XLG Security Center pretends to be a full security software suit that helps you remove or prevent spyware and other infections. XLG Security Center is far from doing any of this.

XLG Security Center tries it’s best to get you to purchase the full version of the XLG Security Center program through popus, system alerts and fake scan reports. XLG Security Center may also spread the XLGuarder program onto your system which is no better than having XLG Security Center installed. XLG Security Center has a silhouette of a woman which we think is part of the voice that you hear when XLG Security Center is run. This most deceptive thing about XLG Security Center is that you cannot close the program unless you end process or completely remove it.

Aliases: XLG Security Center, XLG SecurityCenter, XLGSecurityCenter.

In non-techie terms: XLG Security Center is not much different from many other rogue anti-spyware programs that are infecting computer users today. The web site xlguarder.com is known to offer a download of XLG Security Center. Do not voluntarily download, install or purchase XLG Security Center under any circumstances.

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XLG Security Center Automatic Removal Instructions

This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.
Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.

Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.
Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop.
After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu. Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
press Enter to delete infect files.
SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk Cleanup program.
Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the message ‘Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes) and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.
SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter.
Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:).
Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.

XLG Security Center Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. XLG Security Center manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that XLG Security Center will be removed completely. So read the XLG Security Center removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

Uninstall XLG Security Center Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall XLG Security Center if found.
To stop XLG Security Center processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these XLG Security Center processes:
winsystip.exe
sysutil.exe
uninstall.exe
sysutil_s.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister XLG Security Center DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these XLG Security Center DLLs:
iebho.dll

To locate the XLG Security Center DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type XLG Security Center and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the XLG Security Center DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).

To unregister XLG Security Center registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these XLG Security Center registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\sysutils
HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\"Shell" = "%Windir%\sysutils\sysutil.exe"
HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\sysutils
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D032570A-5F63-4812-A094-87D007C23012}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D032570A-5F63-4812-A094-87D007C23012}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iebho.TIEAdvBHO

If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
Remove XLG Security Center Directories.
To find XLG Security Center directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following XLG Security Center directories:
C:\ProgramFiles\XLG Security Center
C:\ProgramFiles\XLGSecurityCenter

Right-click on the XLG Security Center folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder XLG Security Center and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting XLG Security Center could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove XLG Security Center icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the XLG Security Center manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your XLG Security Center problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that XLG Security Center will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.

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