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How to Remove Advanced XP Defender Rogue Anti-Spyware?

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Advanced XP Defender Information:

Advanced XP Defender is a typical rogue anti-spyware which invades the system by using trojans, such as Zlob or Vundo. Advanced XP Defender exploits browser security loopholes and Internet Explorer users are the most common victims of such attacks. Once installed and active, Advanced XP Defender will repeately popup the user with ads, fake system notifications seemingly with the good intention of “warning” him that he is infected and recommending itself as the solution at the same time. There are a few problems with this, obviously: first of all, the infection is most likely non-existent on the system if at all and Advanced XP Defender can’t fix anything but to violate the privacy, compromises the security and swindle money of computer users. If your computer is infected by Advanced XP Defender, please use the removal guide below to remove Advanced XP Defender as soon as possible.

Advanced XP Defender Screenshot:

Manual Removal

Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing Advanced XP Defender Rogue Anti-Spyware. And double check the entries that you are going to delete, or your computer can’t work for missing some files.

Step 1: End its processes by opening Task Manager.

axpdefender.exe

axpdefender.exe.local

axpdefender.exe

uninstall.exe

Step 2: Unregister its DLL files:

msvcr71.dll

msvcp71.dll

mfc71enu.dll

axpdefenderskin.dll

mfc71.dll

Step 3: The files you need to delete:

%program_files%\axpdefender\mfc71enu.dll

%program_files%\axpdefender\axpdefenderskin.dll

%program_files%\axpdefender\msvcr71.dll

%program_files%\axpdefender\mfc71.dll

%program_files%\axpdefender\axpdefender.exe

%program_files%\axpdefender\axpdefender.exe.local

%program_files%\axpdefender\database.dat

%program_files%\axpdefender\license.txt

%program_files%\axpdefender\uninstall.exe

%common_programs%\advanced xp defender.lnk

%common_programs%\advanced xp defender\license agreement.lnk

%common_programs%\advanced xp defender\register.lnk

%common_programs%\advanced xp defender\how to register.lnk

%common_programs%\advanced xp defender\advanced xp defender.lnk

%common_programs%\advanced xp defender\uninstall.lnk

%common_desktopdirectory%\axpdefender.lnk

AXPDefender

AXPDefender.lnk

Advanced XP Defender.lnk

AXPDefenderSkin.dll

AXPDefender.exe

Step 4: The registry entries you need to delete:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender mguid

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender backgroundscantimeout

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender databaseversion

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender advid

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender automaticallyupdates

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender backgroundscan

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender guiversion

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender installationid

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender installdir

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender daysinterval

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender domain

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender engineversion

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender registrationdiscurl

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender registrationurl

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender lasttimestamp

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender minimizeonstart

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender programversion

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender proxyname

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender proxyport

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender scandepth

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender scanpriority

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender scansystemonstartup

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender softid

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\axpdefender\axpdefender\settings

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run axpdefender

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\axpdefender

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\axpdefender displayname

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\axpdefender uninstallstring

AXPDefender

 

Please, be aware that manual removal of Advanced XP Defender Rogue Anti-Spyware is a cumbersome task and can not always ensure complete removal of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why it’s strongly recommended automatic removal of Advanced XP Defender Rogue Anti-Spyware, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

Automatic Advanced XP Defender Rogue Anti-Spyware Removal:

1. Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 Key before Windows launches. Use the arrow keys to select the “Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then hit ENTER Key to continue.

2. Download Advanced XP Defender Virus Remover , install it and update its database to the latest. After that, restart your computer so as to make Advanced XP Defender Virus Remover fully functional. Repeat Step 1 into Safe Mode and run an Online Scan of your computer so that Advanced XP Defender Virus Remover can detect all potential malware in your system.

NOTE: If you have problem installing Advanced XP Defender Virus Remover, you can download this correction script, unzip it and then double click to run it. It will correct your registry settings that the virus has modified. Then double click the program and finish the installation.

3. After the Online Scan finishes, click “Details” for the malware detected to make sure that your important data are not infected and removed. Ignore or select the scan result and click “Remove” to remove the threats. Reboot your computer and let Advanced XP Defender Virus Remover delete all detected virus.

4. Click to repair your corrupted registry

Why should you need to repair the registry?

As we all know, virus and Trojans modify and destroy system registry and make the computer malfunction so that the computer will not perform normally. Even if the virus and Trojans are removed, the registry is still destroyed or modified, so the computer still has problems. That’s the very reason why you need to repair the registry. At the meanwhile, some virus and Trojans leave some DLL files in the registry and this will cause strange DLL errors and affect the computer performance.

To make your computer run as perfectly as before or much faster than before:
1. Download and install Multi-Awarded Registry Tool.
2. Run a full scan of your registry.
3. Click “Repair Problems” and repair all errors detected.

 

After these 3 easy steps, your computer will run much faster than before within minutes!

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