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Simple Guide to Delete/ Remove XP Home Security 2011 - How Do Remove XP Home Security 2011

What is XP Home Security 2011 virus?

XP Home Security 2011 is a new scam that lurks on the Internet community for potential victims. It uses the scare tactics and unsolicited fake pop-ups to make user believe that his computer is seriously infected. Although advertisements of XP Home Security 2011 claim that this program is able to completely clean up virus and attacks, it requires user to pay $30 for the fake scanner, in order to remove the never-exist threats.

Like most of rogue anti-spyware programs, XP Home Security 2011 uses malware or Trojans such as Zlob or Vundo, to spread itself and infect PC systems. Meanwhile, it may hijack web browsers and even slow down PC performance drastically. XP Home Security 2011 may redirect the browser to various hazardous or unknown website, in which the user would be in danger of getting more infections on the system.

XP Home Security 2011 will also show a lot of alerts and notifications warning you about system errors and hardware failure. The alert may look like this:

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.

Privacy threat!

Spyware intrusion detected. Your system is infected. System integrity is at risk. Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords. Click here to perform a security repair.

Stealth intrusion!

Infection detected in the background. Your computer is now attacked by spyware and rogue software. Eliminate the infection safely, perform a security scan and deletion now.

How to remove XP Home Security 2011 virus?

Now there are two methods for removal. Firstly you can use a trusted spyware removal tool or secondly you can remove it manually which may get a little tricky and isn't really recommended because the program may simply reinstall itself after you restart your PC, However here's the method below:

Stop XP Home Security 2011 processes:

[random].exe

Remove XP Home Security 2011 registry values:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClientsStartMenuInternetFIREFOX.EXEshellopencommand "(Default)" = '"%UserProfile%Local SettingsApplication Data[random 3 letters].exe" /START "C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe"'

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClientsStartMenuInternetFIREFOX.EXEshellsafemodecommand "(Default)" = '"%UserProfile%Local SettingsApplication Data[random 3 letters].exe" /START "C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe" -safe-mode'

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClientsStartMenuInternetIEXPLORE.EXEshellopencommand "(Default)" = '"%UserProfile%Local SettingsApplication Data[random 3 letters].exe" /START "C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe"'

Delete XP Home Security 2011 files:

%AllUsersProfile%3e0ilfioi3684m2nt3ps2b6lru

%AppData%Local[random].exe (look for 3-letter names)

%AppData%Local3e0ilfioi3684m2nt3ps2b6lru

%AppData%RoamingMicrosoftWindowsTemplates3e0ilfioi3684m2nt3ps2b6lru

%Temp%3e0ilfioi3684m2nt3ps2b6lru

To remove XP Home Security 2011 and to remove rogue antivirus from your computer, get one of these antispyware programs to get rid of those annoying malwares.




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