xp antivirus 2008 virus? How to get rid of it?

Automated Removal Instructions for Antivirus 2008 using Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:

1. Print out these instructions as we will need to close every window that is open later in the fix.

2. Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, or MBAM, from the following location and save it to your desktop:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Download Link

3. Once downloaded, close all programs and Windows on your computer, including this one.

4. Double-click on the icon on your desktop named Download_mbam-setup.exe. This will start the installation of MBAM onto your computer.

5. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware checked. Then click on the Finish button.

6. MBAM will now automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program before performing a scan. As MBAM will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program as shown below.

7. On the Scanner tab, make sure the the Perform quick scan option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer for Antivirus 2008 related files.

8. MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can take quite a while, so we suggest you go and do something else and periodically check on the status of the scan. When MBAM is scanning it will look like the image below.

9. When the scan is finished a message box saying the scan has finished will come up.

10. You should click on the OK button to close the message box and continue with the Antivirus2008 removal process.

11. You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should click on the Show Results button.

12. A screen displaying all the malware that the program found will be shown. You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine.

12. When MBAM has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.

13. You can now exit the MBAM program.

Your computer should now be free of the Antivirus2008 program. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future.

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XP Antivirus 2008 (XPAntivirus 2008) is a clean version of nicely established pretend secret agent ware air purifier. This software have aggressive behaviour and deceptive merchandising tactic. XP Antivirus 2008 reflects fake protection warnings and malware detection comments to scare purchasers into procuring complete version of this ineffective software. Likewise older variations, XP Antivirus 2008 can deploy different malware, capture browser's homepage, redirect seek outcomes and sluggish your computer. We recomend to eliminate XP Antivirus 2008 out of your computing device.

XP Antivirus 2008 (XPAntivirus 2008) is a new version of well known fake spyware cleaner. This program have aggressive behaviour and deceptive advertising tactic. XP Antivirus 2008 displays false security warnings and malware detection reports to scare users into buying full version of this useless program. Likewise older versions, XP Antivirus 2008 can install other malware, capture browser's homepage, redirect search results and slow your computer. We recomend to remove XP Antivirus 2008 from your PC.

XPAntivirus2008 (or XPAntivirus 2008, VistaAntivirus2008, SystemAntivirus2008, Antivirus2008, Antivirus 2008) is a rogue anti-spyware program. XPAntivirus2008 can come to user's computer system after fake video codec’s installation (user actually installs Trojan like Zlob. XPAntivirus2008 will generate fake system error messages to trick user into buying "Full" version of XPAntivirus2008. It is very important to remove all XPAntivirus2008 components from users PC and all the malware, Trojans or spyware that it might have downloaded. Delete XPAntivirus2008 as soon as possible to prevent damage to your computer!

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While you might get lucky and be able to remove Antivirus XP 2008 with a free spyware remover, chances are that unless you get a true spyware remover you'll get reinfected either with this or something else.

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It is a rogue anti-spyware program similar to the well known XP Antivirus rogue application.

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Run SmitFraudFix

Download, install and run a full scan with Malwarebytes

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Had the same one last week, very nasty, very complicated to remove, it took away my files until my computer stopped working so a clean install was my only option. I do hope you have everything backed up.

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