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XP Antispyware 2009 Removal Guide

Published by Scott on October 6, 2008 04:40 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what XP Antispyware 2009 is?

DESCRIPTION

XP Antispyware 2009 is a malicious program similar to XP Antivirus, XP Antivirus 2008 and XP Antivrus 2009 which are all rogue anti-spyware programs. XP Antispyware 2009 or XPAntispyware 2009 is known to load at startup where it will start displaying numerous popups and alert messages that were all found to be bogus. XP Antispyware 2009 is not a trusted program and should be removed to prevent loss of important data.

XP Antispyware 2009 may come from a malicious website such as www.xp-antispyware-2009.com that advertises the full XPAntispyware 2009 which you are forced to purchase to eliminate parasites that it found on your system. XP Antispyware 2009 conducts these system scans displaying legitimate infections but the reality is that they are not present on your computer, they are made up.

In non-techie terms: XP Antispyware 2009 is no different than other rogue anti-spyware program in that it has a goal to get you to spend your hard earned money on a full version of XP Antispyware 2009. Do not fall for this trick. Do not purchase or install XP Antispyware 2009 under any circumstances.

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Aliases: XP Antispyware 2009, XPAntispyware 2009, www.XP-Antispyware-2009.com, XPAntispyware2009.

XP Antispyware 2009 Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

XP Antispyware 2009 Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. XP Antispyware 2009 manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that XP Antispyware 2009 will be removed completely. So read the XP Antispyware 2009 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 XP Antispyware 2009 Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall XP Antispyware 2009 if found.
To stop XP Antispyware 2009 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 XP Antispyware 2009 processes:
XP_AntiSpyware.lnk
XP_AntiSpyware.exe
Install[1].exe
proas2009.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister XP Antispyware 2009 DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these XP Antispyware 2009 DLLs:
AVEngn.dll

To locate the XP Antispyware 2009 DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type XP Antispyware 2009 and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the XP Antispyware 2009 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 XP Antispyware 2009 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 XP Antispyware 2009 registry keys:
XP_Antispyware XP Antispyware 2009
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 XP Antispyware 2009 Directories.
To find XP Antispyware 2009 directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following XP Antispyware 2009 directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the XP Antispyware 2009 folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder XP Antispyware 2009 and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting XP Antispyware 2009 could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove XP Antispyware 2009 icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the XP Antispyware 2009 manual removal instructions!
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