Mar 18

Threat Description:

XP Smart Security 2010 is a renegade application with tons of dangers and privacy issues for the compromised computer. This program can be rather stealthy when embedding its bad executables into your system. It’s not very likely therefore that you actually spot XP Smart Security 2010 when it’s infiltrating your PC since it makes use of Trojan horses which are tiny and obscure enough to bypass all authentication obstacles. XP Smart Security 2010 deliberately issues falsified popup warnings and spoof malware detection reports. It will keep telling that you that there is a considerable amount of malicious software on your computer. These false claims about parasites detection are not trustworthy at all and should be disregarded. Because XP Smart Security 2010 is rogue anti-spyware, it does not have an antivirus engine to be used to proper interception and neutralization of computer infections. This makes XP Smart Security 2010 a utility that ‘detects’ dummy trojans and spyware in order to attract your attention to the erroneous fact that it is capable of deploying security functions. The only task XP Smart Security 2010 exists for is to make you believe things are not Ok with your computer and you need a reliable solution to make your way out of this mythical malware invasion. So this rogueware will just keep redirecting your browser to sites that feature the payload option and thus prompt you to buy the license for this corrupt product. There is no point purchasing XP Smart Security 2010 – it will not be able to help you any. This scam software is meant for taking one’s money and giving nothing in return. We strongly recommend you to get rid of XP Smart Security 2010 rogue antivirus.

Determine if your system is infected with XP Smart Security 2010 and related threats:

How to remove this threat manually:

XP Smart Security 2010 manual uninstall procedure:

Get rid of the related corrupt files:

  • %AppData%\ave.exe

Delete the associated registry entries:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\DefaultIcon
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\runas
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\runas\command
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\start
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\start\command
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\DefaultIcon
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\runas
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\runas\command
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\start
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\start\command
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command | @ = “%AppData%\ave.exe” /START “%1″ %*
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command | IsolatedCommand = “%1″ %*
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe | @ = “secfile”
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe | Content Type = “application/x-msdownload”
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command | @ = “%AppData%\ave.exe” /START “%1″ %*
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command | IsolatedCommand = “%1″ %*

Please note that XP Smart Security 2010 manual removal is a procedure of high complexity and should be performed with extreme caution. Lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may cause irreparable system damage. To ensure trouble-free deletion, it is recommended to use the automatic removal tool below:

Download XP Smart Security 2010 Removal Tool

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