XPCleaner (XP Cleaner) Removal Instructions

July 17th, 2008 | by Alex |

XPCleaner Descriptions:

XPCleaner, also known as XP Cleaner by a lot of people, is the latest counterfeit anti-spyware software that endangers the world of computers. XPCleaner usually installed itself onto your PC without your permission, through Vundo Trojan, Virus or fake software. XPCleaner will display fake system alerts or fake security alerts to trick user to buy the paid version of XPCleaner, in order to remove the potential and reported problems. Not only does it cause your machine to slow down dramatically, it would also put your privacy and data in risk.

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Manual XP Cleaner Removal Instructions:

Stop XPCleaner Processes:
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XPCleaner.exe

Find and Delete these XPCleaner Files:
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XPCleaner.lnk
XPCleaner.exe
%ProgramFiles%\XP Cleaner\com\pcsd.dll
%ProgramFiles%\XP Cleaner\XP Cleaner.db
%ProgramFiles%\XP Cleaner\XP Cleaner.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\XP Cleaner\log.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\XP Cleaner\settings.dat
%UserProfile%\Desktop\XP Cleaner.lnk
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM FILE NAME].tmp
%ProgramFiles%\XP Cleaner\XPCleaner.pkg
%ProgramFiles%\XP Cleaner\program.info
%ProgramFiles%\XP Cleaner\Uninstall.exe

Remove XPCleaner Registry Values:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XPCleaner
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\XP Cleaner
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{82297D11-31C1-40B1-960A-BDF40B3B365F}

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