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How to Remove XP Security Tool 2010 Rogue Anti-Spyware?

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XP Security Tool 2010 Information:

XP Security Tool 2010, XP Defender Pro, Vista Security Tool 2010, and Vista Defender Pro are all new rogues that are exactly the same program. They are just shown with different names and interfaces depending on the version of Windows that it is run on. The distribution of XP Security Tool becomes very easy with the help of the Trojan viruses. After installed, XP Security Tool 2010 pretends to run system scanners and search system for viruses. Have no doubt that XP Security Tool 2010 will display loads of dangerous threats and will misleadingly prompt you to buy its license if you want to remove all threats detected. To further convince you, XP Security Tool 2010 will display fake security alerts on the infected computer to warn you. Just like the scan results, these fake security warnings and alerts are all fake and should be ignored. Meanwhile, XP Security Tool 2010 can also disable your legit antivirus and antispyware for self-protection. What is more, when you will attempt to open some of your favorite websites, XP Security Tool will be the one that redirects you to its malicious domains that all promote malware as well. If you find your computer has been infected by XP Security Tool 2010, please use the removal guide below and remove it as soon as possible.

XP Security Tool 2010 Screenshot:

Manual Removal

Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing XP Security Tool 2010 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 process by openning Task Manager.

ave.exe

Step 2: The files you need to delete:

%UserProfile%Local SettingsApplication Dataave.exe

Step 3: The registry entries you need to delete:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exeDefaultIcon

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exeshell

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exeshellopen

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exeshellopencommand

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exeshellrunas

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exeshellrunascommand

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exeshellstart

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exeshellstartcommand

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfile

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfileDefaultIcon

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfileshell

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfileshellopen

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfileshellopencommand

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfileshellrunas

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfileshellrunascommand

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfileshellstart

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfileshellstartcommand

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exeshellopencommand | @ = “”%AppData%ave.exe” /START “%1″ %*”

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exeshellopencommand | IsolatedCommand = “”%1″ %*”

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exe | @ = “secfile”

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exe | Content Type = “application/x-msdownload”

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfileshellopencommand | @ = “”%AppData%ave.exe” /START “%1″ %*”

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassessecfileshellopencommand | IsolatedCommand = “”%1″ %*”

Please, be aware that manual removal of XP Security Tool 2010 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 XP Security Tool 2010 Rogue Anti-Spyware, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

Automatic XP Security Tool 2010 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 XP Security Tool 2010 Virus Remover, install it and update its database to the latest. After that, restart your computer so as to make XP Security Tool 2010 Virus Remover fully functional. Repeat Step 1 into Safe Mode and run an Online Scan of your computer so that XP Security Tool 2010 Virus Remover can detect all potential malware in your system.

NOTE: If you have problem installing XP Security Tool 2010 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 XP Security Tool 2010 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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