How to remove XP Antivirus 2008

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XP Antivirus 2008 description

XP Antivirus 2008 rogue anti-spyware software installed onto your computer through trojan.zlob, trojan.virtumonde or trojan.downloader.

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XP Antivirus 2008 normally generates fake and misleading system popup error messages so end-users will be tricked into purchase XP Antivirus 2008.

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How to get rid of XP Antivirus 2008

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How to manually remove XP Antivirus 2008

To get rid of spyware such as XP Antivirus 2008 you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other XP Antivirus 2008 related files from your computer.

Take Note: The manual process of removing spyware from your computer is difficult and puts you at risk of damaging your computer. We advise using our automatic XP Antivirus 2008 remover.

  1. Uninstall XP Antivirus 2008 from Control Panel
    Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
  2. End these XP Antivirus 2008 processes:
    XPAntivirus.exe
    XPAntivirusUpdate.exe
    xpa.exe
    xpa2008.exe

    To stop processes press Ctrl + Alt + Del or click Start > Run > type "taskmgr". Select malicious process in the list and click "End Process" button.
  3. Unregister XP Antivirus 2008 DLL files:
    shlwapi.dll
    wininet.dll

    To unregister DLL click Start > Run > type "regsvr32 /u PATH_TO_FILE/FILE.dll"
  4. Delete XP Antivirus 2008 registry entries: HKEY_USERS\Software\XP antivirus
    To open registry editor click Start > Run > type "regedit".
    Warning! Manual registry entries editing may cause damage to your system.
    Download Uniblue RegistryBooster 2010 to scan for registry errors.
  5. Search and delete these XP Antivirus 2008 related files:
    xpa.exe
    xpa2008.exe
    XPAntivirus.exe
    XPAntivirusUpdate.exe
    shlwapi.dll
    wininet.dll
    XP antivirus
    XPAntivirus.lnk
    Uninstall XPAntivirus.lnk
    XPAntivirus on the Web.lnk
    XPAntivirus.url
    XP Antivirus 2008.lnk
    Uninstall XP Antivirus 2008.lnk

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