XP Antispyware 2012 Removal Guide

XP Antispyware 2012 is a rogue program which prevents legitimate programs from running and forces users to purchase full version of rogue software. This rogue software is not capable of scanning anything on your computer but it just imitates the scanning procedure and shows forged scan results.

XP Antispyware 2012 virus comes with a realistic looking interface with a Windows logo to convince the users into thinking that the product is coming from Microsoft. This trick is just to gain trust of people so that they don’t suspect the program and purchase it without a second thought. Please note that all the scan results, pop-ups, security warnings are completely fake and just designed to scare you.
Infections like XP Antispyware 2012 get distributed via various methods like hacked websites, infected downloads, fake online scanners, disguised flash updates and other similar misleading tactics. In most cases, a user installs this rogue software himself because he thinks that it is something very useful. This rogue displays these false security alerts:

System danger!
Your system security is in danger. Privacy threats detected. Spyware, keyloggers or Trojans may be working the background right now. Perform an in-depth scan and removal now, click here.

System Hijack!
System security threat was detected. Viruses and/or spyware may be damaging your system now. Prevent infection and data loss or stealing by running a free security scan.

Above messages really look scary and if you are not aware of rogue products, you may end up buying fake software thinking it will help you with removing the infections. However, the reality is something else and you should never purchase this software. If you’ve already done that, contact your credit card company to get your money back.

XP Antispyware 2012 Removal Methods

Like all other viruses, it is certainly possible to disinfect your computer without losing anything. You can pursue any of these removal methods according to your expertise level with computers:

A) Automatic Removal

We strongly recommend this method to new computer users as well as experienced ones. This method can disinfect your computer within a few minutes and the rogue will never return back. Spyware Remover software will automatically take care of malicious registry entries, infected files, browser objects and disinfect them without any effort on your part. If you want to utilize this method, you can download Spyware Doctor by clicking the button below.

Spyware Doctor is a powerful malware remover which can take care of literally thousands of rogue products. Its virus definitions get updated very frequently and even the newest rogues can be removed successfully. After downloading Spyware Doctor, you need to install it in your computer and then update the virus database of the software.

After that, conduct a “Full Scan” of your computer and rogue spyware products will be automatically caught. You just need to click a button to fix all the problems. Spyware Doctor allows you to detect the threats for free and if you want to utilize full features of the program, you’ll need to buy its license which costs $29.99 and can be used on 3 computers.

Watch this XP Antispyware 2012 removal video from our research lab to know how we removed this rogue software very easily.

B) Manual Removal

Manual removal is also a very effective method but since you can’t check thousands of files on your computer manually, you may end up leaving traces of the virus on your machine. This method is prone to mistakes and you shouldn’t follow it if you are not well versed with computers.

Please follow these steps to remove XP antispyware 2012 manually:

1. Restore Your Computer’s System To An Earlier Date

System Restore is highly recommended when you are trying to remove rogue software. Restoring your computer to an earlier date when your computer was healthy is certainly a good step towards removing the rogue.

Boot up your computer in Safe in “Safe Mode with Networking” mode and then click on Start—>Programs—>Accessories—>System Tools—>System Restore and restore your pc to an earlier date when It was virus free. (Learn How To Do a System Restore)

2. Enter Activation Key in The Rogue To Fool It

If you are unable to restore your system for any reason, please try entering this key 1147-175591-6550 in the software to see If It gets accepted. This is a registration key for XP Antispyware 2012 and if this key gets accepted, the rogue will stop showing pop-ups and cool down. Then you can remove it more easily using manual removal steps.

3. Use Registry Editor To Correct Malicious Entries

Run Registry Editor by clicking on Start—>Run, type “regedit” and click OK. Find these registry entries and remove/correct them: (Learn How To Edit Registry)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe “(Default)” = ‘exefile’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command “(Default)” = ‘”%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\.exe” /START “C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe”‘
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command “(Default)” = ‘”%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\.exe” /START “C:\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\.exe” /START “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe”‘

4. Remove Malicious Files From Your Computer

4. Locate the executable files of rogue software in below mentioned folders. Please note that I’ve written “random” below as the file name. It means that file will have a strange name consisting three characters in the file name. (Learn How To Search and Delete Files)

Documents and Settings\All Users\84mt3e0is2b6lrulfioi362nt3p
Documents and Settings\<Current User>\Application Data\84mt3e0is2b6lrulfioi362nt3p
Documents and Settings\<Current User>\Local Settings\Application Data\(random 3 letters).exe
Documents and Settings\<Current User>\Templates\84mt3e0is2b6lrulfioi362nt3p
DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\<Current User>\LOCAL SETTINGS\Temp\84mt3e0is2b6lrulfioi362nt3p

Carefully check above folders to find the executable file of XP Antispyware 2012 virus. Remove all the infected files and then reboot your computer to check if problem still persists. If you still notice that your computer is behaving weird, you should certainly conduct a full scan of your computer to find remaining threats in your computer which you couldn’t locate manually. Manual removal is effective but it is not as foolproof as automatic removal.

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