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XP Antivirus 2008 Removal Guide

Published by Allen on May 3, 2008 10:27 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what XP Antivirus 2008 is?

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XP Antivirus 2008 or XPAntivirus2008, is a rogue anti-spyware program known to use deviating tactics to get computer users to purchase the full XP Antivirus 2008 program. We have found that XP Antivirus 2008 may come from either a Trojan infection such as Trojan.Vundo, Zlob.Trojan or a malicious website. XP Antivirus 2008 may use colors similar to Windows system colors to make computer uses feel at home. This is nothing more than a ploy and you should not fall for it.

XP Antivirus 2008, if installed, may prompt you through popups or system alerts that you are infected with a parasite. This is yet another poor attempt by XP Antivirus 2008 to scare you into spending your money on the worthless XP Antivirus 2008 program. I would much rather buy an expensive tank of gas than spend my money on XP Antivirus 2008 which does you no good.

In non-techie terms: XP Antivirus 2008 is not much different from other fake anti-spyware programs such as XP Antivirus. XP Antivirus 2008 should not be confused with legitimate programs such as Norton Antivirus 2008. XP Antivirus 2008 is the fake and only out to take your money. Do not download or purchase XP Antivirus 2008 under any circumstances.

Aliases: XP Antivirus 2008, XPAntivirus2008, XP Antivirus, XPAntivirus.

XP Antivirus 2008

XP Antivirus 2008 Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

XP Antivirus 2008 Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. XP Antivirus 2008 manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that XP Antivirus 2008 will be removed completely. So read the XP Antivirus 2008 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 Antivirus 2008 Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall XP Antivirus 2008 if found.
To stop XP Antivirus 2008 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 Antivirus 2008 processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister XP Antivirus 2008 DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these XP Antivirus 2008 DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the XP Antivirus 2008 DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type XP Antivirus 2008 and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the XP Antivirus 2008 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 Antivirus 2008 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 Antivirus 2008 registry keys:
There are no registry keys.
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 Antivirus 2008 Directories.
To find XP Antivirus 2008 directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following XP Antivirus 2008 directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the XP Antivirus 2008 folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder XP Antivirus 2008 and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting XP Antivirus 2008 could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove XP Antivirus 2008 icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the XP Antivirus 2008 manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your XP Antivirus 2008 problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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