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How to remove Antispyware 2008 XP?

August 5th, 2008
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What is Antispyware 2008 XP?

Antispyware 2008 XP is a new rogue anti-spyware program and a clone of Antispyware 2008. Unlike most rogues, this one isn’t targetted at the English-speaking public, but the Italians. Antispyware2008XP makes it’s way to the system by using trojans, such as Zlob or Vundo, and relies on misleading advertising to get the user to purchase it’s "licensed version".

Once inside and active, Antispyware 2008 XP will flood the user with popups and fake system notifications, supposedly to inform him of an infection or multiple infections present on the system. This information may or may not be true, which doesn’t say anything about Antispyware 2008 XP’s efficiency, since it has neither the ability to detect nor remove any of these "threats".

There is absolutely no information anywhere to be found on the company behind Antispyware2008 XP, most probably because no such company exists. Antispyware 2008 XP is a scam and should be treated as such: do NOT download or buy it and block it’s homepage using your HOSTS File.

Antispyware2008 XP may present itself under different name AntispywareXP2008 in order to confuse customers. Do not trust Antispyware XP 2008! It’s the same malware as Antispyware 2008 XP.


Antispyware 2008 XP is Extremely dangerous

arrow Antispyware 2008 XP is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program
arrow Antispyware 2008 XP may spread via Trojans
arrow Antispyware 2008 XP may display fake security messages
arrow Antispyware 2008 XP may install additional spyware to your computer
arrow Antispyware 2008 XP may repair its files, spread or update by itself
arrow Antispyware 2008 XP violates your privacy and compromises your security
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Manual Antispyware 2008 XP removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Antispyware 2008 XP, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.

Stop these Antispyware 2008 XP processes:
Remove these Antispyware 2008 XP Registry Entries:
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Antispyware 2008 XP is classified as Rogue Anti-Spyware. After infecting a user’s system, it proceeds to scare its victim into buying the “product” by displaying fake security messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and only Antispyware 2008 XP can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads Antispyware 2008 XP trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, Antispyware 2008 XP offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, Antispyware 2008 XP does not only fix the errors, but it also takes the user’s money and may even install additional spyware into the victim’s computer.

Some Rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Antispyware 2008 XP, may offer users to buy it after the victim clicks on a banner or a pop-up while surfing the internet. Usually, a Trojan is installed to a victim’s computer after clicking on the advertisement. It then proceeds to download or even install Antispyware 2008 XP, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.

Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Antispyware 2008 XP, is nearly impossible to remove manually.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Rogue Anti-Spyware such as Antispyware 2008 XP?

Numerous undesirable and annoying pop-ups: A typical Rogue Anti-Spyware parasite keeps track of your internet browsing habits, sending your browsing history data to remote servers, owned by third party companies that use this information to advertise their products via numerous pop-ups, toolbars, hijacked homepages and spam letters. All these undesirable advertising methods are used on the victims of Rogue Anti-Spyware.
Changed or new icons: Sometimes, Rogue Anti-Spyware installs unwanted software to a victim’s PC without user’s knowledge and consent. This may lead to slower PC performance and stability, as well as more unwanted programs you can't remove.

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  1. Minky
    August 8th, 2008 at 19:30 | #1
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    I picked up XP Antispyware 2008 malware on August 7th.
    I believe I was infected by software from the site ‘www.mininova.org’

    All timestamps on every file in my PC now have ‘VIRUS ALERT’ appended to them.
    Even my System Restore backup files have this message tagged on, so System Restore is rendered useless!

  2. cody
    August 22nd, 2008 at 19:48 | #2
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    i dont think mininova.org is responsible cuz im on that site all the time for my torrent needs. but i do have the same problem and i orginally didnt have a virus program on my comp so its a real pain. in fact i am trying to install nortan but it has just told me that registry editing has been turned off. its really doing a number on my system

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