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Manual Removal Guide for Fraud.XPAntivirus

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The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Fraud.XPAntivirus" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:
  • malware
Description:
XPAntivirus claims to be an antispyware solution. When it is installed on the computer it shows a lot of harmless cookies, browser helper objects and autorun entries as high risk spyware problems installed by itself. When the user wants to fix these false positives he has to purchase a license.​
Removal Instructions:

Desktop:

Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
  • Shortcuts named "Antivirus 2009.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antivirus 2009\*.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "XP_AntiSpyware.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP_AntiSpyware\XP_AntiSpyware.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "AV2010.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV2010\AV2010.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "AV2010.lnk" and pointing to "C:\Program Files\AV2010\AV2010.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "AV2011.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV2011\AV2011.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "AV2011.lnk" and pointing to "C:\Program Files\AV2011\AV2011.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "AV2012.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV2012\AV2012.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "AV2012.lnk" and pointing to "C:\Program Files\AV2012\AV2012.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "Antivirus 2009.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV9\*.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "Antispyware-2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antispyware 2008\Antispyware-2008.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "XP Antivirus 2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP Antivirus\*.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "Antivirus 2009.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antivirus 2009\*.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "XP Anti-Virus 2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\xpapro*.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "XPAntivirus.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.exe".
  • Shortcuts named "XPAntivirus.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\*.exe".
Important: There are more desktop links that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Start Menu:

Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
  • Items named "Uninstall XP Anti-Virus 2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\xpapro*.exe*".
  • Items named "XP Anti-Virus 2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\xpapro*.exe".
  • Items named "Uninstall XPAntivirus.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\unins*.exe".
  • Items named "XPAntivirus on the Web.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.url".
  • Items named "XPAntivirus.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.exe".
  • Items named "XPAntivirus.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\*.exe".
Quicklaunch area:

Please remove the following items from your start quick launch area text to the "Start" button in the taskbar at the bottom.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
  • Quicklaunch symbols named "Antispyware-2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antispyware 2008\Antispyware-2008.exe".
  • Quicklaunch symbols named "XP Anti-Virus 2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\xpapro*.exe".
  • Quicklaunch symbols named "XP Antivirus 2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP Antivirus\*.exe".
  • Quicklaunch symbols named "XPAntivirus.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.exe".
  • Quicklaunch symbols named "XPAntivirus.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\*.exe".
Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
  • Entries named "Windows Gamma Display" and pointing to "*AV2010*".
  • Entries named "brastk" and pointing to "*".
  • Entries named "avpl" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antivirus Plasma\*.exe".
  • Entries named "ieupdate" and pointing to "?<$SYSDIR>\ieupdates.exe*".
  • Entries named "Antispyware-2008.exe" and pointing to "*".
  • Entries named "OneMoreKey" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP Antivirus\*.exe".
  • Entries named "XP Antivirus" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP Antivirus\*.exe".
  • Entries named "XP Antivirus" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP Antivirus\*.exe".
  • Entries named "XP Antivirus" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.exe".
  • Entries named "XP Antivirus" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\*.exe".
  • Entries named "mmnext06" and pointing to "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\trjdwnl.dll".
  • Entries named "shellbn" and pointing to "<$WINDIR>\shlext32.exe".
  • Entries named "Windows Framework" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\scvh0st.exe".
Important: There are more autorun entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Installed Software List:

You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer to locate and get rid of these entries.
  • Products that have a key or property named "XP_AntiSpyware".
  • Products that have a key or property named "XP antivirus_is1".
Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP_AntiSpyware\AVEngn.dll".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP_AntiSpyware\Uninstall.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP_AntiSpyware\XP_Antispyware.cfg".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP_AntiSpyware\XP_AntiSpyware.exe".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\IEDefender.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wingamma.exe".
  • The file at "<$WINDIR>\karna.dat".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\brastk.exe".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\karna.dat".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\XPA.cpl".
  • The file at "<$DESKTOP>\XPert Antivirus.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Antivirus Plasma\Antivirus Plasma.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV2010\AV2010.exe".
  • The file at "C:\Program Files\AV2010\AV2010.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV2011\AV2011.exe".
  • The file at "C:\Program Files\AV2011\AV2011.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV2012\AV2012.exe".
  • The file at "C:\Program Files\AV2012\AV2012.exe".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\ieupdates.exe".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\winsrc.dll".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Antispyware 2008\Antispyware-2008.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antispyware 2008\Antispyware-2008.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antispyware 2008\vscan.tsi".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\ntdll64.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\scui.cpl".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antivirus 2009\av2009.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\backup.lst".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\helper.sys".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\pn.cfg".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\spyware.dat".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\ver.dat".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\whitelist.cfg".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.url".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus_log.txt".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirusUpdate.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\SysBackup\explorer.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\SysBackup\explorer.exe.md5".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\SysBackup\ntoskrnl.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\SysBackup\ntoskrnl.exe.md5".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\SysBackup\shlwapi.dll".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\SysBackup\shlwapi.dll.md5".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\SysBackup\wininet.dll".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\SysBackup\wininet.dll.md5".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.XPAntivirus uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\XP_AntiSpyware".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP_AntiSpyware\data".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP_AntiSpyware".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPA".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Antivirus Plasma".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antivirus Plasma".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\AV2010".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV2010".
  • The directory at "C:\Program Files\AV2010".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\AV2011".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV2011".
  • The directory at "C:\Program Files\AV2011".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\AV2012".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV2012".
  • The directory at "C:\Program Files\AV2012".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AV9".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antispyware 2008\Infected".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antispyware 2008\Suspicious".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antispyware 2008".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Antispyware 2008".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Antivirus 2009".
  • The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\Antivirus 2009".
  • The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\XP Anti-Virus 2008".
  • The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\XP Antivirus 2008".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XP Antivirus".
  • The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\XP antivirus".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\Quarantine".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\XPAntivirus\SysBackup".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.XPAntivirus uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
  • Delete the registry key "XP_Antispyware" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
  • Delete the registry key "IEDefender.DLL" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\".
  • Delete the registry key "{3C40236D-990B-443C-90E8-B1C07BCD4A68}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\".
  • Delete the registry key "{FC8A493F-D236-4653-9A03-2BF4FD94F643}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
  • Delete the registry key "{7BC7565C-5062-43CE-8797-DC2C271140A9}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
  • Delete the registry key "{705FD64B-2B7B-4856-9337-44CA1DA86849}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
  • A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "IEDefender.IEDefenderBHO", plus associated values.
  • A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "IEDefender.IEDefenderBHO.1", plus associated values.
  • Delete the registry key "{FC8A493F-D236-4653-9A03-2BF4FD94F643}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
  • Remove "<$SYSDIR>\karna.dat" from registry value "AppInit_DLLs" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\".
  • Delete the registry key "XPA" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "XPA" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "Antivirus Plasma" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "AV2010" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "AV2010" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "AV2011" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "AV2011" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "AV2012" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "AV2012" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "Antispyware 2008" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
  • Delete the registry value "WinId" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\".
  • Delete the registry value "NoDrives" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\".
  • Delete the registry key "OneMoreKey" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "XP antivirus" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-dcf7-f96da086b434}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
  • Delete the registry key "{6C6B8C69-9285-4D94-8492-9E920C8C2B65}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
  • Delete the registry key "{74f25a2c-22b3-4023-8f1a-ca616c30a8b5}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
  • Delete the registry key "{9a19966f-ae0e-4699-8cce-9b6f5f1c352c}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
  • Delete the registry key "{D714A94F-123A-45CC-8F03-040BCAF82AD6}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
  • Delete the registry key "XPAntivirusFilter" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
  • Delete the registry key "XPAntivirusFilter" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
  • Delete the registry key "XPAntivirusFilter" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
If Fraud.XPAntivirus uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

There are more registry entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Browser:

The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer.
  • Please check your bookmarks for links to "antispyware2008-download".
  • Please check your bookmarks for links to "antispyware-2008-download".
  • Please check your bookmarks for links to "antispyware2008.org".
  • Please check your bookmarks for links to "antispyware2008.name".
  • Please check your bookmarks for links to "antispyware-2008.org".
  • Please check your bookmarks for links to "antispyware-2008.name".
  • Please check your bookmarks for links to "antispyware-2008.info".
  • Please check your bookmarks for links to "antispyware2008purchase.com".
Special Parts:

There are more tricky parts of this threat that cannot be easily described in words.
  • Possibly malicious network drivers are monitoring your complete network traffic.
Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
  1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
  2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.

There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.
 
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