Windows XP viruses?

antivirus xp 2008 is pretty pesky malware. your antivirus can't detect this thing, because malware is different thing than virus. and antiviruses only deal with viruses.

you can ignore all the messages related to antivirus xp because they are fabricated. and blue screen of death is part of antivirus xp infection, it changes screensaver to look like BSOD. as you still see these signs of antivirus xp 2008 i assume you hadn't deleted all files of antivirusxp. i recommend this tutorial http://www.2-viruses.com/remove-antivirus-xp

I am using Avast 5.0 free version on Pentium IV with 512MB RAM and Windows XP for Home Use and I only update its Virus Definitions and I see that my PC has speed more than Core 2 duo Laptops that have heavy versions of Avast or any other Antivirus Like Avira, AVG etc...

Antivirus XP 2008 is a rogue anti-spyware program that displays false and exaggerated scan results. Thankfully, though, there is a totally free way to remove this program.

Please visit this page and follow the guide in order to fully remove this program and any related malware:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/re...

Please note that many of the answers to your question state that you should download and install Xoftspy or Spyhunter. Both of these programs only scan your computer and do not remove anything for free. They are only being shown in order for the poster to make a commission. Instead only use programs that do not require you to purchase them in order to remove found infections. The guide above includes a program that will remove this infection entirely for free.

Also, do not use combofix or vundofix as they should only be used under supervision of trained helpers.

It sounds like a nasty piece of malware; I would suggest downloading AVG 8.0 Free Edition, download the latest updates and scan when you reboot your machine in "Safe Mode". This will limit the applications that will start.

Also download Lavasoft's Ad-Aware and run that, remember to run this applciation regularly. Use Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer whenever possible.

Run a scan. Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Spybot, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html . You can also run a free registry scan using utilities from http://re7.info/

How to remove Antivirus 2008 for free;

You can follow the directions here.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/an...

Or you can use this

http://superantispyware.com/

If you have an antivirus installed..it may not detect it(may)..some of it may..here are some tools that can fix that.

SuperAntiSpyware- http://www.superantispyware.com/

MalwareBytes AntiMalware- http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

here is a video that explains how to get rid of winXP antivirus 2008

oh wow.. my condolense.. if your antivirus failed to detect , knowing very well you have a virus, its time to replace it. Get pctools.com and be happy yr round. stay alive.

try manual removal instructions

http://fix-slow-computer.com/spyware/how-to-remove...