XP Anti-Malware / XP Internet Security... ( Rogue Software ) How to rid of...

[clonekiller]

It seems that on Facepunch there have been alot of threads about an " Anti-Virus " that keeps saying you have 25,26,27,29, or even 31 viruses on your computer. Well this is a lie because it does not actually scan the computer. Also it disallows you from running exe. files execpt for internet explore it seems. So, if you've been having this problem with virus pop-ups then here is how to fix and get rid of it... Good luck - Clonekiller

Summary
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XP Antimalware 2010 also know as XP Antimalware is a rogue antispyware program, clone of XP Internet Security 2010, which is also a rogue antispyware. Nothing new here, as before, the rogue distributed through the use of trojans. When the trojan is initialized, it will download and install core component of XP Antimalware 2010 onto your computer without your permission. The same trojan will also configure the fake security program in such a way as to run automatically when you start any program on your computer. Using the method of running, the rogue can block any your programs, including legitimate antivirus and antispyware applications.

When XP Antimalware 2010 is started, it will perform a full scan of your PC. It It will state that your computer is infected with trojans, adware or malware and that you should purchase its “full” version to remove these infections. Important to know, XP Antimalware 2010 only imitates a system scan, the rogue is not able to perform any type of security related functions. It can`t protect your PC, detect malware files and so on.

What is more, to make a more complete illusion that your computer is infected, XP Antimalware 2010 displays numerous false alerts that the security of your computer at risk, or that a file is infected with a dangerous trojan, etc. The rogue will also hijack Internet Explorer and Firefox and display fake warnings when you opening a web site. As the scan results, all these messages and alerts – a fake, so you can safely ignore them

Now here is how to remove it... Oh this fixes the exe. files not working like AVG, also disables the ave.exe file ( what it is called in Tskmanager ) so it will go away!
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Method 1

Click Start, Run. Type command and press Enter. Type notepad and press Enter.
Notepad opens. Copy all the text below into Notepad.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"

Save this as fix.reg to your Desktop (remember to select Save as file type: All files in Notepad.)
Double Click fix.reg and click YES for confirm.
Reboot your computer.
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This is another method if the first does not work ( the first worked for me though so good luck :D )

Method 2

Click Start, Run. Type command and press Enter. Type notepad and press Enter.
Notepad opens. Copy all the text below into Notepad.

[Version]
Signature="$Chicago$"
Provider=Myantispyware.com

[DefaultInstall]
DelReg=regsec
AddReg=regsec1

[regsec]
HKCU, Software\Classes\.exe
HKCU, Software\Classes\secfile
HKCR, secfile
HKCR, .exe\shell\open\command

[regsec1]
HKCR, exefile\shell\open\command,,,"""%1"" %*"
HKCR, .exe,,,"exefile"
HKCR, .exe,"Content Type",,"application/x-msdownload"

Save this as fix.inf to your Desktop (remember to select Save as file type: All files in Notepad.)
Right click to fix.inf and select Install. Reboot your computer.
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Then use Malwarebytes to destroy all of the remains of this " Anti-Malware "

[URL="http:www.malwarebytes.org/"]http:www.malwarebytes.org/[/URL] - To download if you don't already have ( Official Site :D )

Also use " quick scan " because it is the fastest.

And there you have it! I wish you good luck!

[Legend286]

Hopefully we won't have a shitload of threads about this now you've made this one.