How to remove XP Antimalware
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XP Antimalware description
XP Antimalware is a typical rogue security program. It does not serve to protect a computer; XP Anti Malware serves to scare people into buying the fake program. XP Antimalware may also present itself as Win 7 Antimalware or Vista Antimalware.
XP Antimalware is not able to detect or delete computer threats. Instead of that, XP Antimalware loads imitations of security warnings. The fraud is able to mimic infection alerts and system scan. Information delivered by XP Antimalware is fabricated: the scam generates the warnings in order to gain a purchase. The malware may also hijack web browser and display a fake warning instead of every page a victim tries to visit. XP Antimalware may also block some applications, especially real security apps. Delete XP Antimalware as soon as possible.
XP Antimalware is a Rogue Antispyware software
How to manually remove XP Antimalware
To remove XP Antimalware spyware you must block XP Antimalware sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other XP Antimalware files and registry utility. Follow the XP Antimalware detection and removal instructions below.
The most typical software removal method is to remove XP Antimalware by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden XP Antimalware files, running processes and registries in your computer, so XP Antimalware may recreate all other files after reboot.
XP Antimalware manual removal instructions
Stop and remove XP Antimalware processes:
pw.exe
MSASCui.exe
Read more how to kill XP Antimalware processes
Locate and delete XP Antimalware registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\pezfile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pezfile
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\pezfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pezfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "AntiVirusOverride" = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "FirewallOverride" = "1"
Read more how to delete XP Antimalware registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by XP Antimalware
Detect and delete other XP Antimalware files:
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\opRSK
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\MSASCui.exe
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\opRSK
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\pw.exe
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\MSASCui.exe
We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track XP Antimalware and automaticaly remove XP Antimalware processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.


XP Antimalware