How to remove Antivirus XP 2008

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Antivirus XP 2008 description

Let’s meet another scam that manipulates name of Windows XP to attract customers. Although it’s named AntivirusXP, it has nothing to do with Windows XP and it’s not even an anti-virus. Antivirus XP 2008 is a computer parasite.

AntivirusXP 2008 is able to mimic actions performed by security programs. It displays computer scan and it alerts users of various threats detected on a machine. Unfortunately, AntivirusXP only imitates these actions and neither scan nor alerts are real.

AntivirusXP2008 demands to pay for using the program. Save your money for a better purchase unless you’re willing to pay for a program that delivers pop-ups and corrupts web browser.

How to manually remove Antivirus XP 2008

To remove Antivirus XP 2008 spyware you must block Antivirus XP 2008 sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other Antivirus XP 2008 files and registry utility. Follow the Antivirus XP 2008 detection and removal instructions below.

The most typical software removal method is to remove Antivirus XP 2008 by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden Antivirus XP 2008 files, running processes and registries in your computer, so Antivirus XP 2008 may recreate all other files after reboot.

Antivirus XP 2008 manual removal instructions

Block Antivirus XP 2008 sites:
antivirus-world-2009.com
novirusfreecheck.com
Read more how to block Antivirus XP 2008 sites

Stop and remove Antivirus XP 2008 processes:
rhcnkrj0etfg.exe
Uninstall.exe
pphcjkrj0etfg.exe
Read more how to kill Antivirus XP 2008 processes

Locate and delete Antivirus XP 2008 registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\rhcnkrj0etfg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\rhcnkrj0etfg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion "rhcnkrj0etfg"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Post Platform "AntivirXP08"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SMrhcnkrj0etfg"
Read more how to delete Antivirus XP 2008 registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by Antivirus XP 2008

Search and unregister Antivirus XP 2008 DLL libraries:
qegbdmwf.dll
pntqkflv.dll
MFC71.dll
MFC71ENU.DLL
msvcp71.dll
msvcr71.dll
rhcnkrj0etfgSkin.dll
Read more how to unregister Antivirus XP 2008 DLL files

Detect and delete other Antivirus XP 2008 files:
C:\WINDOWS\qegbdmwf.dll
C:\WINDOWS\pntqkflv.dll
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\database.dat
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\license.txt
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\MFC71.dll
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\MFC71ENU.DLL
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\msvcp71.dll
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\msvcr71.dll
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\rhcnkrj0etfg.exe
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\rhcnkrj0etfg.exe.local
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\rhcnkrj0etfgSkin.dll
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\Uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\pphcjkrj0etfg.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus XP 2008
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine\Autorun
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine\Autorun\HKCU
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine\Autorun\HKCU\RunOnce
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine\Autorun\HKLM
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine\Autorun\HKLM\RunOnce
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine\Autorun\StartMenuAllUsers
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine\Autorun\StartMenuCurrentUser
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine\BrowserObjects
%UserProfile%\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine\Packages

We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track Antivirus XP 2008 and automaticaly remove Antivirus XP 2008 processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.


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