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Hi there,. XP Antivirus is actually a malicious software with a misleading name. It's main purpose is to steal money from the user's credit card accounts. It is spread all over infected websites, shows fake security scans saying your computer is infected and offering you the XP Antivirus as the perfect tool to remove the viruses.
Once you realize that the software is not actually an antivirus and you try to remove it, it will ask you to buy the full version. There is no point in that except throwing your money.
Malware Intrusion Sensitive areas of your system were found to be under attack. Spy software attack or virus infection possible. Prevent further damage or your private data will get stolen. Run an anti-spyware scan now. Click here to start. System danger! Your system security is in danger. Privacy threats detected. Spyware, keyloggers, or Trojans may be working the background right now.
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Prevent infection and data loss or stealing by running a free security scan. Privacy threat! Spyware intrusion detected. Your system is infected. System integrity is at risk. Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords. Click here to perform a security repair. The version of this fake antivirus is considerably more of a problem than the and older versions of it. I'm surprised that many of the well-known antivirus programs still don't catch and prevent this.
Anyhow, removal will be time consuming and if you don't know what you're doing on a computer, it's probably not a good idea to attempt it yourself. You can attempt to use a system restore, but most viruses save themselves where they won't be erased and then reappear weeks or even months down the road, so it's better to really remove it instead of doing a system restore. But it does take work. One thing about this virus is that you don't need safe mode at all to remove it.
Start your computer. Once you are on the desktop, right click on the taskbar and choose Start Task Manager. Go to the Processes tab and look for a 3 letter filename like dyx. You will have some legitimate ones mdm. Take note of the filename because you will need it. Click on that filename and then choose End Process and say OK. The fake antivirus popup will be closed if it was open. Leave Task Manager open in case it comes back. Next, you want to fix the EXE files. To do so, copy the following into Notepad on a different computer and save it as fix.
Copy it to your infected computer and double click on it. If you named it correctly, it will ask if you want to import it to the registry. Choose Yes. Now all your EXE files will work again and so will your web browsers. Copy what is between the lines, without copying the lines : Windows Registry Editor Version 5. Before continuing, verify that the fake antivirus is still closed in Task Manager. If it opened again, End Process on it again. Do a search for the filename you found in Task Manager.
Press Ctrl-F and type in the filename, for example dyx. You're probably going to find it a lot. On the left side of regedit is a list of "folders" and the right side is what is in the folders. When it finds the file, look on the left side. If the folders appear something like this:. The AHX will be a random set of 2 or 3 letters without a. Press F3 to continue your search. Repeat this for everything you find. Keep pressing F3 until it says it's done searching the registry. Note that there could be things you will have to delete.
Next, go to the Start menu and click on Search. Choose All Files. Don't enter a filename, but click on the When Was It Modified and then select the date range of the current date.
Press Search and wait. It will take awhile to search. Once the search finishes, start by looking for the filename for the virus such as dyx. Look for anything that includes macrovision. Delete any that are listed there. Look through the filenames for anything that looks like a web address especially to what sounds like a porn site. Delete all of those. If you know what you're doing, you can also check for other files that may be related to the virus.
These vary, so it's not possible to just list everything you have to delete. Finally, go to the Start Menu and click on Control Panel. Double click on Java. Under Temporary Internet Files, click Settings.
Then click Delete Files. This is important because you could be reinfected by not removing these files. You should not be free of the virus. Just be careful with it as it can list legitimate items in its results. You can expand each item it finds to see the path.
If the path is for something legitimate such as your antivirus software or some other program you use, then uncheck it before clicking Fix. You should also delete all temporary files. Delete everything in there. If it says it can't delete something, just skip that item and continue deleting the rest. Again, if something can't be deleted, just skip it.
In most cases, this will fix your problems. But keep a very close eye on your computer for awhile to make sure it doesn't come back. This virus varies and can hide itself to a limited extent.
Following instructions to remove it will work in most cases, but it is possible that you'll need someone who knows what they are doing to sit there and remove it directly. I hope this helps people. One thing you might also want to do is to get an ad blocker addon for your browser such as Ad Block Plus for Firefox. Many of these kinds of viruses come from ads on legitimate websites. By blocking the ads, you have a lower chance of getting these kinds of viruses.
Good luck everyone.
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