Title: XP Security

Type: Rogue Antispyware

Remove XP Security. Removal instructions

Also known as: XPSecurity

Severity scale:

(89 / 100)

Eliminate XP Security (also can be called as XPSecurity) because it is a rogue anti-spyware application that was noticed to be actively infecting computers in the middle of March. Being a typical rogueware, XPSecurity is designed to seek commercial goals and swindle the money from users by promising them to remove “detected” malware. However, in truth it has no spyware detection or removal engine, so the program is useless and must be removed from the PC in the shortest period of time. Because of its executable ave.exe, XP Security’s removal can be complicated, so get a reputable anti-spyware if you want to stop it.

Trying to mislead people into thinking their computers are infected, XP Security typically starts with fake security notifications and pop-up ads reporting infections. Its presence is manifested through fabricated system scanners as well that imitate scanning of the system actions and are programmed to announce the same dangerous virus “detected”. However, the only truth is that these cyber threats do not really exist on the infected PC or are simply invented by the same rogueware, so it is highly recommended ignoring them.

All this trickery of XP Security is done with one reason which is to get people scared into purchasing its commercial software. It’s a common money swindling strategy for all fake anti-spywares, so if you have already been infected with one of them, you will know how such scams must be threatened. Do not trust alerts and scanners and delete XP Security from your computer.

According to these who have been already infected by this malware, XP Security is caught through Trojans viruses that use security vulnerabilities found and this intrusion usually stays unnoticed. So, please, keep your security software updated and avoid XP Security. If you have XP Security’s nasty trialware on board, don’t waste your time and remove the scamware ASAP:

1. Click Start->Run (or WinKey+R). Input: “command”. Press Enter or click OK.
2. Type “notepad” as shown in the image below and press Enter. Notepad will open.
3. Copy and past the following text into Notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[-HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exe]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfile]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTsecfile]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.exeshellopencommand][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTexefileshellopencommand]
@=””%1″ %*”[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.exe]
@=”exefile”
“Content Type”=”application/x-msdownload”

4. Save file as “exefix.reg” (without quotation-marks) to your Desktop.
NOTE: choose Save as type: All files
5. Double-click to open exefix.reg. Click “Yes” for Registry Editor prompt window.
6. Download Spyware Doctor or an automatic removal tool below. Update Spyware Doctor and run a full system scan.

XP Security properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Automatic XP Security removal:

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SpyHunter is recommended remover to uninstall XP Security. You should confirm using free trial that it detects current version of parasite.

Note: Tested and Confirmed means that we have tested spyware remover with multiple versions of XP Security and got the best results. There might be updated or modified version of particular parasite that require manual killing of parasite process or an update. In such case try other removers in the line.

Manual assistance required means that one or all of removers were unable to remove parasite without some manual intervention, please read manul removal instructions below.

If you failed to remove XP Security using SpyHunter please report this to us.

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STOPzilla

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Tested and Confirmed! STOPzilla removes XP Security (2010-03-20 04:29:44)

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Tested and Confirmed! Malwarebytes Anti Malware removes XP Security (2010-03-20 04:29:44)

Spyware Doctor

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We are testing Spyware Doctor's efficiency at removing XP Security (2011-11-30 10:59:48)

XoftSpySE Anti Spyware

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Information added: 2010-03-20 04:29:44
Information updated: 2011-11-30 08:22:33

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<Guest>

I downloaded and ran malwarebytes...it did not remove xp security. Malwarebytes restarted my computer and now all of my desktop icons, start menu, etc are not even visible. I cannot access the internet or any folders within my computer.

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2010 03 24

<Guest>

I could register the file. BUt I can't open explore to download Spyware Doctor.

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2010 03 31

<Guest>

Malwarebytes - we already had it, it wont run and neither will Microsoft security essentials. I've tried running both from command prompt and flash drives. help!

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2010 04 09

010545jackson@willowspark.co.uk

xp security would not let me open any search engine to download.

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2011 03 25

Ivalene

Youre on top of the game. Thanks for shairng.

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2011 10 26

Kat1004

Download on a seperate comp., and burn to a disk. Start the infected comp. in Safe Mode, if possible, and run the programs off the disk. @earliest , Sounds like your comp. is worse off, and its because you ran MalwareBytes out of Safe Mode, didnt you? MSE *will* run, it just will only run in Safe Mode. I know, because I had this exact same problem. The comp. that was infected can no longer access the internet, but at least it works. Heh, I have an ancient PC with XP SP2, which suppposedly blocked XP Security, but that was the PC that got infected. Whoever made this virus was pretty darn smart, but I outsmarted them...

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2011 11 30

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