Antivirus XP Removal Instructions (AntivirusXP)

September 18th, 2008 | by Alex |

Antivirus XP Descriptions:

Antivirus XP, also known as AntivirusXP, one of the latest counterfeit antispyware that devastates the wolrd wide web. Antivirus XP is a direct copy of Antivirus XP 2008. Antivirus XP usually comes up after you installed a video codec or software patch that come with Trojan, malware and virus. All of these variants are from the same virus family and they are created to make our life miserable. In short, Antivirus XP normally generates fake and misleading system popup error messages so end-users will be tricked into purchase Antivirus XP.

It is very important to remove all the components of of the XP Antivirus 2008 and all the malware and trojans that it might have come bundle with (such as zlob.trojan, trojan.vundo and Trojan.Downloader). To effectively remove XP Antivirus 2008, we have created a manual removal instructions which is easy to understand. As always, make sure you back up the data before proceeding. Good luck!

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Manual Antivirus XP Removal Instructions:

Unregister Antivirus XP DLL Files:
(Learn how to do this)
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\MFC71.dll
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\MFC71ENU.DLL
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\msvcp71.dll
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\msvcr71.dll
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\shlwapi.dll
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\wininet.dll

Stop Antivirus XP Processes:
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antivirusxp.exe
XPAntivirus.exe
XPAntivirusUpdate.exe
xpa.exe
xpa2008.exe
braviax.exe

Find and Delete these Antivirus XP Files:
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antivirusxp.exe
xpa.exe
xpa2008.exe
xpa_2008.exe
XPAntivirus.exe
braviax.exe
XPAntivirusUpdate.exe
XPAntivirus.lnk
Uninstall XPAntivirus.lnk
XPAntivirus on the Web.lnk
XP Antivirus 2008.lnk
Uninstall XP Antivirus 2008.lnk
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\MFC71.dll
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\MFC71ENU.DLL
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\msvcp71.dll
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\msvcr71.dll
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\shlwapi.dll
%ProgramFiles%\[RANDOM NAME]\wininet.dll
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\mfc71.dll
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\mfc71enu.dll
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\msvcp71.dll
antivirusxp2008installer.exe
rhc7nsj0e57c.exe
%common_desktopdirectory%\Antivirus XP.lnk
%common_programs%\Antivirus XP.lnk
%common_programs%\Antivirus XP\Antivirus XP.lnk
%common_programs%\Antivirus XP\how to register Antivirus XP.lnk
%common_programs%\Antivirus XP\license agreement.lnk
%common_programs%\Antivirus XP\register Antivirus XP.lnk
%common_programs%\Antivirus XP\uninstall.lnk
%profile%\application data\microsoft\internet explorer\quick launch\Antivirus XP.lnk
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\database.dat
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\license.txt
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\uninstall.exe
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\msvcr71.dll
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\rhc7nsj0e57c.exe
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\rhc7nsj0e57c.exe.local
antivirusxp2008installer.exe
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\uninstall.exe
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\rhc7nsj0e57c.exe
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\mfc71.dll
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\msvcr71.dll
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\msvcp71.dll
%program_files%\rhc7nsj0e57c\mfc71enu.dll

Remove XP Antivirus 2008 Registry Values:
(Learn how to do this)
HKEY_USERS\Software\XP antivirus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run smrhc7nsj0e57c
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\rhc7nsj0e57c
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\rhc7nsj0e57c displayname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\rhc7nsj0e57c uninstallstring
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c advid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c automaticallyupdates
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c backgroundscan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c backgroundscantimeout
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c databaseversion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c daysinterval
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c domain
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c engineversion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c guiversion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c installdir
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c minimizeonstart
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c programversion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c proxyname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c proxyport
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c registrationdiscurl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run smrhc7nsj0e57c
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c registrationurl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c scandepth
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c scanpriority
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c scansystemonstartup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rhc7nsj0e57c softid

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