Xp 2008 virus removal

After this attack I have decided to install a dedicated Anti-Spyware program. After looking through bunch of them, I have finally settled for Spyware Doctor. I hate these spywares, they keep finding ways to sneak into my system every now and then.

So I finally had to get into action, to take back the control of my PC. Step 1: Open Task Manager And End The Infecting Processes Right click on the task bar and select the task manager, go to processes tab and end following process if found running please note down the path lphc9u2j0ejde. They are usually found at following locations C:windowssystem32lphc9u2j0ejde. This will allow you to change the wallpaper back to normal.

For users who are not very much computer-savvy Antivirus XP can definitely seem reliable, especially as it launches a full system scan and finds a lot of viruses, giving description, level of threat and status.

Your system is infected! It implies that you would need to pay for the activation or the registration of this program in order to acquire this ultimate real time protection. That is absolutely out of question, because if you pay, you would reveal your credit card number, expiration date and the CVV2 to a third party thus giving a key to your bank account to cyber criminals.

Of course, it is understandable that you would want to remove these parasites from your computer that are slowing down your system a great deal, but the truth is that the only thing slowing your computer down is Antivirus XP itself.

Your problems will be gone if and when your remove Antivirus XP Acquire a legitimate antimalware tool that will terminate the rogue and will help you to look for other malicious threats in your system, because Antivirus XP seldom comes alone. Get the on Spyware. I feel your pain I have iolo antivirus and it didn't do diddly either. Xp windows antivirus kept popping up.

OK- I have succesfully removed part of the virus, but when I get to the "gpedit. Thanks so much for your help! Your tip worked for me. I still have a couple issues. When viewing "all programs" the XP Antivirus application still appears. I have repeatedly tried to delete it with no success.

Also when starting my computer I continue to receive a message on the screen which states:. Spyware detected on your computer!

Install an antivirus or spyware remover to clean your computer". Lastly as my computer sits idle after a couple minutes these bugs come on and appear to be eating the computer screen. All of these things seem to begin when the XP program downloaded. Please review the information above regarding the purpose of this forum and what to do if you are using OneCare and the PC has been infected.

Do not start a new thread on this threat or it will be moved to the off topic folder. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote. How do I get rid of this?

OneCare does not even recognize it as Malware. It has not been caught in any scans. Wednesday, February 20, AM.

Where are you seeing this? Are you getting popups, I assume? Wednesday, February 20, PM. If you are not using Windows Live One Care you are off topic for this forum. If you are using One Care please contact support.

Monday, April 21, AM. Saturday, May 10, AM. Tuesday, June 17, PM. Thursday, February 28, PM. Saturday, March 22, PM. I ran up on this while I was at Classmates. I downloade n ran rogue remover n afterwards ran spybot after it. Spybot found entries that rogue didn't find. I don't know if I've gotten it all but I'll let you know later Also Spybot found the directory file of xp antivirus Sunday, March 23, PM.

Tuesday, March 25, PM. BikerDude wrote: the post above takes me to a drop down menu and I dont know which option to select. Wednesday, March 26, AM. Monday, March 31, PM. Saturday, April 5, AM. Try the use of Spybot it's free n then use a good rootkit remover.

Hijack This is another good freebee n forums of people to help you use it. Bruce To resolve the issue, please try our Online Safety Scanner. Here are the detailed steps: 1. Saturday, April 5, PM. Sassy, I did the following and got rid of xp antivirus popups What is rootkit? Sunday, April 6, AM. Bruce bwchambers charter. Monday, April 7, PM. Print out these instructions as we will need to close every window that is open later in the fix.

Next, please reboot your computer into Safe Mode by doing the following: Restart your computer After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, press F8. Instead of Windows loading as normal, a menu should appear Select the first option, to run Windows in Safe Mode.

Login as a user with administrator privileges. When your computer has started in safe mode, and you see the Safe Mode by doing the following: Restart your computer After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, press F8. When your computer has started in safe mode, and you see the desktop , continue with the rest of the instructions. Click on the Start button and then select the Run option. When the folder appears, if it says These files are hidden , click on the Show the contents of this folder option.

Then hit the Delete button on your keyboard and when it asks if you are you want to delete the folder, click on the Yes button with your mouse. When the folder is deleted, reboot your computer back to normal mode. Tuesday, April 8, AM. Hi Shecut, I did exactly what you instructed to rid myself of xp antivirus, rebooted my computer, and boom, xp antivirus program was deleted. I am so grateful to you Wednesday, April 9, AM. Wednesday, April 9, PM.

Thursday, April 10, AM. Thursday, April 10, PM. Anyway, as in all events in life, we are now wiser from these experiences. I'd like to find the creater of that monster!!! Please Help!!!! Wednesday, April 16, AM. Wednesday, April 16, PM.

Sunday, April 20, PM. Monday, April 21, PM. Read shecut's post. Saturday, April 26, PM. Am i still possibly infected? Thursday, May 1, AM. How do I get my 1care to detect and get rid of this anoying antivirus ? His advice, don't even touch the pop up it is fake, all of it is fake including the alliged viruses.. Monday, May 19, PM. This worked! This is the first thing I tried after dealing with this stinkin' thing for a couple of days.

Thanks shecut! BTW, just a note: this virus hijacks your computer's ability to load IE. Use an alternate browser to access the Internet to find information if your computer has this stupid thing.

I recommend Mozilla. Thursday, May 22, PM. Friday, May 23, PM. Mitch - Don't know about Bruce or anyone else, but I got it over the weekend. Deleted it using the safe mode method mentioned here. Tuesday, May 27, PM.

Thankx shecut for posting these instructions. I'm not the most computer knowledgable but I can handle the basics. Thankx again. Thursday, May 29, PM. Hi Followed your easy to follow instructions and it worked to a T Fantastic help from a great source I was that close to buying aclean up programme. Once again a BIG thanks. Tuesday, June 3, PM. Thursday, June 5, PM. Monday, June 9, PM. Michelemcrb, Did you read any of the postings in this thread or just add to it?

Go back thru the posts and you will find it. Thank you Karen. Friday, June 13, PM. Karen Seder wrote: I have the same problem Hi Karen, If you look back to April 8th, Shecut posted directions of how you can get this virus off of your computer. Sassy, Did it work for you? It didn't for me and I keep getting the pop up. Karen, please read my post following your original to this thread.

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