Xpantivirus Removal Process

XPAntivirus Explanation

Xpantivirus is a new rogue anti-spyware program, which is a form of fake malicious software engineered by Internet hackers.

Xpantivirus is a fake anti-spyware program. Do NOT purchase Xpantivirus under any circumstances since it is a fake anti-spyware software. The following process will help you remove it from your system easily and safely.

Do NOT purchase Xpantivirus under any circumstances since it is a fake anti-spyware software.

The following process will help you remove XPAntivirus from your system easily and safely.

XPAntivirus Manual Removal Process:

1. Click on the Start Menu button, then click on the Control Panel option, and then Double-click on the Add or Remove Programs icon.

2. Locate XPAntivirus and double-click on it to uninstall XPAntivirus. Follow the screen step-by-step screen instructions to complete uninstallation of XPAntivirus. Do not worry about this if you cannot find it in Add/Remove window. Simply skip to #5.

3. Restart the computer.

4. When it has completed uninstalling you can close Add or Remove Programs and your Control Panel.

5. Close all programs.

6. Search and delete the following infected entries in registry. If you do not know how to edit registry, click here to read more.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XPAntivirus
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs\XP Antivirus 2008
63825787604427079274186537277345
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\XPAntivirusFilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XP antivirus_is1
HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”XP antivirus” = “C:\Program Files\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.exe”
XP antivirus
HKEY_USERS\Software\XP antivirus

7. Stop XPAntivirus process. If you do not know how to stop a running process, click here to read more.

8. Find and delete the following infected files from your system. Don’t worry if you don’t find these files. Just proceed to next step.

XPantivirus2008_B28[1].exe
XPantivirus2008_v880378[1].exe
xpa_eng.exe
xpscanner.exe
xpa1503_en.exe
xpa2008pro.exe
xpantivirus2008_v880157.exe
xpantivirus2008_v880136.exe
xpantivirus2008_v880076.exe
xpantivirus2008_v880070.exe
xpantivirus2008_v880019.exe
xpa.exe
install_v2.exe
download.exe
sefind.exe
xpa2008.exe
XPAntivirusUpdate.exe
XPAntivirus.exe

If you do not know how to find it or having difficulties locating the file, click here to read more.

9. Rename the files that you found above to “foundbadfile1.dll” and “foundbadfile2.dll” (if you can not rename this file, then try to restart your computer in safe mode then try to rename this file.) If you don’t know how to start the computer in safe mode, click here to read more.

10. Go to C:\Program Files\ folder and delete the “XPAntivirus” folder (if you can’t delete it, reboot your computer to safe mode then delete the folder. Do not worry about it if you can’t find this folder.)

11. Click here to bookmark this page (you will need to comeback to this page after reboot)
(If you are using Firefox click on Ctrl+D on your keyboard to bookmark this page)

12. Restart your computer

13. Go to your computer and delete the “foundbadfile1.dll” and “foundbadfile2.dll” file

14. You have just removed XPAntivirus from your computer manually.

Remove XPAntivirus with SmitfraudFix:

SmitfraudFix is a free tool that S!Ri created to remove fake anti-spyware programs. It can be risky so we cannot guarantee the result. Please use it with reservations. We would never recommend to purchase anything unless it’s necessary. That’s why we produce this free removal process.

1. Download SmitfraudFix tool and save it to your desktop.

2. Restart your computer and boot into Safe Mode. If you don’t know how to start the computer in safe mode, click here to read more.

3. Double-click on the SmitfraudFix.exe icon then follow the screen instructions. Option #2 should be selected in this case.

4. When you are prompted with “Do you want to clean the registry ?”, simply answer “Y”.

5. Reboot.

6. You should have removed XPAntivirus from your computer. Sometimes it might take more than once to work properly. If SmitfraudFix removal tool does not work, which is in no-guarantee due to the nature of spyware, please refer to the manual removal steps above or purchase a legitimate removal tool if necessary.

(Disclaimers: These instructions are free and not guaranteed to work. Please use it at your own risks. We are not responsible for any damages.)