Saturday, April 9, 2011

XP Smart Security 2010 Removal Guide

XP Smart Security 2010 Removal Guide
XP Smart Security 2010 is a fake antivirus program created to urge the user to buy the full version of XP Smart Security 2010 in order to earn some profit. Don't ever buy it as it is a cheat! XP Smart Security 2010 install itself into the computer without confirmation of the users and it start automatically when the windows boot. XP Smart Security 2010 produce fake virus warning alert consistently to force the user to purchase the full version so that to remove the malwares. XP Smart Security 2010 is nothing more than a scam and plagiarized antispyware program

XP Smart Security 2010 can be removed by using Emsisoft HiJackFree to stop the processes and kill the files from the hard drive. Then, the user has to restore the registry entries added and modified by XP Smart Security 2010. Finally, all the file related to XP Smart Security 2010 must be deleted from the hard drive. All of them has been shown in the removal guide below.

XP Smart Security 2010 should be removed immediately!

XP Smart Security 2010 Removal Guide
Kill Process
C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
ave.exe

Delete Registry
HHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "FirewallOverride" = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "AntiVirusOverride" = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%Program Files%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%Program Files%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe" /START "%1" %*

Remove Folders and Files
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe

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