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How to remove XP Defense 2010 rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
XP Defense 2010 (also referred to as XP Defense or XP Defence 2010) is not nearly as harmless and helpful as it may appear. It is a counterfeit application. It means XP Defense 2010 only pretends to protect your computer from all sorts of computer parasites but when it comes to real virus detection/removal, the program turns out a scam. XP Defense 2010 usually spreads with the help of blackhat SEO and malicious social engineering methods. Actually, it is enough to get a small-sized trojan horse dropped on to your machine to trigger the nasty scareware campaign. When XP Defense 2010 is executed on your workstation, it usually begins acting with a fake scan that suddenly pops up in spite of the fact that you never initiated it. The scanner is designed to look like it’s checking multiple files on your PC for infections and potential security issues. When through with the alleged virus monitoring procedure, XP Defense 2010 displays a report that always lists dozens of detected items. It’s important to realize though that XP Defense 2010 scanner means absolutely nothing in terms of the true security status of your system. It deliberately forges the interception of malignant software in order to make you think your computer is in danger. But in fact, the listed harmful files and processes are imaginary ones or some dummy files created by XP Defense 2010 right after it intruded on you. The rogueware will not stop at this point. It will continue brainwashing you with the help of the popup alerts telling you that some critical system errors have occurred. Additionally, when you try to open your browser you will keep receiving exaggerated warning notifications about some weird trojan purportedly preventing you from going online. So the scope of XP Defense 2010 activity on one’s PC includes the following symptoms: browser hijack, phony scanners, fabricated security alerts and notable system productivity deterioration. The above side effects are not accidental; they all aim to convince you that you can barely do without XP Defense 2010 commercial version when resisting this non-existent malware invasion. XP Defense 2010 will keep rerouting your Internet sessions to its fraudulent payment processors, i.e. websites that recommend you to make a payment for this program’s license via a ‘secure’ channel. Instead of handing over your credit card details to computer swindlers, you’d better take measures to get rid of XP Defense 2010 rogue anti-spyware. The following tips should help.

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 Defense 2010 manually:
Manual removal of XP Defense 2010 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:

• %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\ave.exe

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe” /START “%1″ %*
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe” /START “%Program Files%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe” /START “%Program Files%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe” -safe-mode
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe” /START “%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 Defense 2010 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 Defense 2010, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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