How to Remove XP Security Tool 2011 Rogue Anti-Spyware?
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XP Security Tool 2011 Information:
XP Security Tool 2011 is the new version of a notorious rogue security utility known as XP Security Tool 2010. Just like its predecessor, XP Security Tool 2011 uses similar tactics to deceive computer users. This rogueware contaminates your computer and makes it impossible to use. As a typical rogueware, XP Security Tool 2011 reports falsified computer malware on your system and then persuades you to buy its full version for malware removal. However, this tactic is used by its creators to swindle your money. It’s very easy for XP Security Tool 2011 to get installed on your system thru system loopholes and contaminated web resources. Once active in your computer, XP Security Tool 2011 will change your system settings and force your system to load it automatically at system startup. As a result, you will see its fake scanner is checking your system and dispay fake scan reports. Moreover, XP Security Tool 2011 keeps creating lots of popups telling about harmful malware found. But you don’t need to take its scan result and popups seriously, because it’s not able to do anything helpful to remove any virus. So you should remove XP Security Tool 2011 as quickly as possible with the removal guide below.
Manual Removal
Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing XP Security Tool 2011 Rogue Anti-Spyware. And double check the entries that you are going to delete, or your computer can’t work for missing some files. In case you can’t surf the Internet, open Internet Explorer, go to “Tools”, choose “Internet options” and hit “Connections” tab. Click “LAN settings” and untick the option “Use a proxy server for your LAN”. Save all these changes. Now, you will be able to go to our website and download our removal tool to have XP Security Tool 2011 virus expelled for good.
Step 1: Processes you need to end:
pw.exe
MSASCui.exe
Step 2: Registry entries you need to delete:
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”
Step 3: Files you need to delete:
%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
Please, be aware that manual removal of XP Security Tool 2011 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, lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may lead to irreparable system damage. That’s why it’s strongly recommended automatic removal of XP Security Tool 2011 Rogue Anti-Spyware, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.
Automatic XP Security Tool 2011 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 2011 Remover, install it and update its database to the latest. After that, restart your computer so as to make XP Security Tool 2011 Remover fully functional. Repeat Step 1 into Safe Mode and run an Online Scan of your computer so that XP Security Tool 2011 Remover can detect all potential malware in your system.
NOTE: If you have problem installing XP Security Tool 2011 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 2011 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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