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Question: How to get rid of xp virus protection?

(Posted by: King Della on 2010-03-02 21:41:10)

Posted by: ez80227 on 2010-03-02, 21:42:53

Xp never came w/ antivirus, you must hae a 3rd party program.... need more info, but usually you can simply go to control panel, add/ remove programs, fiond it there and remove it. if you have malware called xp anit virus, you need a real anti-malware program to remove it.

Posted by: Dave L on 2010-03-02, 21:45:56

There is a virus called Antivirus xp, a couple of versions actually. You'll need some antivirus program (free) like malwarebytes to remove it successfully. Try the link below:

Posted by: Markus on 2010-03-03, 03:05:13

Nothing but a good anti-spyware can help, just google the internet. Look for something like Spyware Doctor, Malwarebytes or Superantispyware. Besides, start safe mode and look for its processes like xpvirusprotection.exe (for safe mode, hit F8 after reboot and choose the right option)

Posted by: vlj2002 on 2010-03-03, 08:49:56

Shows you how to remove rogues, but works for other viruses too (By me): youtube.com/ watch?v= eGVWQgtCvtg Use combofix from bleepingcomputer.com, then download malwarbytes(you may need to rename the installer/ setup to something like winlogon.exe to be able to run or install it) from malwarebytes.com or softpedia.com, then clean the rest of the virus with superantispyware and Hitman Pro 3.5 from softpedia.com/ cnet.com and just in case you do have a rootkit on your system use GMER from majorgeek.com(Use gmer to scan and anything in red delete.) Future Protection use this wizard to recommend security protection for your system: techsupportalert.com/ secwiz or go to safe mode and then do the above: To get into Safe Mode with Networking: 1. Log out and reboot your machine. 2. When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly. 3. Select Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu. Note: Rogue security software is a form of computer malware that deceives or misleads users into paying for the fake or simulated removal of malware. Or Manually: Terminating the process: 1.I verify that a Rogue is present. This isn't hard, since it's usually popping up just about every few seconds. 2.Click CTRL-ALT-DELETE (if it's available) 3.Click Task Manager 4.Click Processes 5.Find a process that usually contain all numbers. For example 2342342.exe. If you do not see all numbers then your rogue has a name like...SystemSecurityPro.exe or GreenAV.exe...etc. 6.Select that process and click end process. 7.At this point the rogue process has been terminated. Removing Rogue Anti-virus that is named with random numbers. or If you can't open task manager then use Rkill from download.bleepingcomputer.com/ grinler/ rkill.com 1.Click Start 2.Click Run (or for Vista/ Win7 type in the start search box) 3.For windows xp type: C:\documents and settings\all users\Application Data and click OK. A window will open containing a folder with about 8 numbers. Your Rogue is in there. Delete that folder. 4.For Windows Vista/ Win7 type C:\users\all users in the "start search " box and click enter. Your randomly named folder with about 8 digits should be in there. Delete it. Removing Rogue Anti-Virus that has a name like System Guard Pro, AV2010, etc 1.Open Windows Explorer. 2.Open your C:\ drive. 3.Open Program Files 4.Find the Rogue and Delete the folder. If not seek an expert. Good Luck!