XP Internet Security Removal Guide
Do you know what is XP Internet Security?
XP Internet Security is a deceptive rogue antispyware application that will cause you huge amounts of trouble. You need to know that XP Internet Security originates from the same family of rogues as: Antivirus Pro 2010, PC Antispyware 2010 as well as Home Antivirus 2010.You need to know that you will see many computer security notifications, a fake system scan, fake system scan report results as well as pop ups. Everything which is associated to XP Internet Security is actually fake and is just there to convince you that you have threats running on your machine. XP Internet Security is very dangerous as it may change its name to either: Antivirus XP 2010 or XP Guardian.
In non-techie terms:
XP Internet Security is nothing like the name suggests and is guaranteed to cause you all types of problems. You need to know that XP Internet Security runs very high risks of invading your privacy, messing up your computer as well as stealing your money. XP Internet Security is able to cause your entire computer system to completely malfunction and crash. It is seriously within your best interest to try and stay as far away from XP Internet Security as you can.
Aliases: Win 7 Internet Security 2010, Win 7 Antispyware 2010, Antivirus XP 2010, XP Guardian, XPInternet Security.
XP Internet Security Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
XP Internet Security Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. XP Internet Security manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that the infection will be removed completely. So read the 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 Internet Security Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found. - To stop XP Internet Security 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 processes:
av.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister XP Internet Security DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type XP Internet Security and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the 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 Internet Security 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 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 Internet Security Directories.
To find infection directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the named folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the selected folder and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting a folder could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove XP Internet Security icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the manual removal instructions!
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