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How to remove XP Anti-Spyware 2011 rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
XP Anti-Spyware 2011 will never do what you expect from it. No virus protection, no malware removal and absolutely no usability – that is what XP Anti-Spyware 2011 is about. This nefarious computer program wants you to take it for a legitimate security client. It runs some scanners to show you the ‘true’ condition of your machine and displays many alerts to alarm you about the multiple instabilities and trojans. This is the tactic usually implemented by scareware applications that aim to frighten and confuse their victims. Not only does XP Anti-Spyware 2011 fail to remove any resident PC infections, it also puts your cyber life at risk for the following reasons. It makes your machine weaker than ever before because it exhausts the system due to the consumption of way too many resources. In addition to that, XP Anti-Spyware 2011 makes your PC vulnerable to the onset of many more malware applications as it opens some barely noticeable gateways for spyware, keyloggers and other nasty inhabitants of the present-day Internet to literally stream into your computer. Another aspect to touch upon is the disgusting business plan that gets put into practice by XP Anti-Spyware 2011. This disastrous utility gets tricky enough to provide you with a solution of its own for resolving the purported infestation of malware. It tells you to pay for its commercial version. That’s pseudo problem solving though. XP Anti-Spyware 2011 will neither meet your expectations nor do anything good for your PC. If you are after actual computer defense, be sure to mercilessly eliminate XP Anti-Spyware 2011 from your PC and never let it come back.

Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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How to remove XP Anti-Spyware 2011 manually:
Manual removal of XP Anti-Spyware 2011 is a feasible objective if you have sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The files to be deleted are listed below:

• %Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\opRSK
• %Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe
• %Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\MSASCui.exe

The registry entries that need to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\pezfile
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pezfile
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\pezfile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pezfile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command “(Default)” = “%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe” -safe-mode
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe” /START “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center “AntiVirusOverride” = “1″
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center “FirewallOverride” = “1″

Please be aware that manual removal of XP Anti-Spyware 2011 is a cumbersome process and does not always ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal XP Anti-Spyware 2011, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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