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XP Antivirus 2012 is a variant of the 2012 name-changing rogue program that changes its name randomly depending on the version of Windows it is installed on. This guide will cover the variant of the 2012 name changing rogue called XP Antivirus 2012. This rogue is promoted in two ways. The first is through the use of fake online antivirus scanners that state that your computer is infected and then prompt you to download a file that will install the infection. The other method are hacked web sites that attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in programs that you are running on your computer to install the infection without your knowledge or permission. When installed, this rogue pretends to be a security update for Windows installed via Automatic Updates. It will then install itself as a single executable that has a random name consisting of three characters, such as nmi.exe, that uses very aggressive techniques to make it so that you cannot remove it. First, it makes it so that if you launch any executable it will instead start the XP Antivirus 2012 rogue and state that the executable you initially wanted to run is infected. It will also modify certain keys so that when you launch FireFox or Internet Explorer from the Window Start Menu it will launch the rogue instead and display a fake firewall warning stating that the program is infected. There are a total of 4 images you can view. Once started, the rogue itself, like all other rogues, will scan your computer and state that there are numerous infections on it. If you attempt to use the program to remove any of these infections, though, it will state that you need to purchase the program first. In reality, though, the infections that the rogues states are on your computer are all legitimate files that if deleted could cause Windows to not operate correctly. Therefore, please do not manually delete any files based upon the results from this rogue's scan. While running, XP Antivirus 2012 will also display fake security alerts on the infected computer. The text of some of these alerts are: XP Antivirus 2012 Alert System Integrity Check Warning! Sensitive data may be sent over your internet connection right now! Threat: Trojan-PSW.Win32.Antigen.A XP Antivirus 2012 Alert Critical System Alert Unknown software is trying to take control over your system! Threat: Macro.Visio.Radiant XP Antivirus 2012 Firewall Alert XP Antivirus 2012 has blocked a program from accessing the internet Internet Explorer is infected with Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords. Malware Intrusion Sensitive areas of your system were found to be under attack. Spy software attack or virus infection possible. Prevent further damage or your private data will get stolen. Run an anti-spyware scan now. Click here to start. System danger! Your system security is in danger. Privacy threats detected. Spyware, keyloggers or Trojans may be working the background right now. Perform an in-depth scan and removal now, click here. System Hijack! System security threat was detected. Viruses and/or spyware may be damaging your system now. Prevent infection and data loss or stealing by running a free security scan. Privacy threat! Spyware intrusion detected. Your system is infected. System integrity is at risk. Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords. Click here to perform a security repair. Stealth intrusion! Infection detected in the background. Your computer is now attacked by spyware and rogue software. Eliminate the infection safely, perform a security scan and deletion now. XP Antivirus 2012 Alert Security Hole Detected! A program is trying to exploit Windows security holes! Passwords and sensitive data may be stolen. Do you want to block this attack? Just like the scan results, these security warnings and alerts are all fake and should be ignored. While running, XP Antivirus 2012 will also hijack Internet Explorer and Firefox so that you cannot visit certain sites. It does this so that you cannot receive help or information at sites like BleepingComputer.com on how to remove this infection. When you attempt to visit these sites you will instead be shown a fake alert stating that the site you are visiting is dangerous and that the rogue is blocking it for your protection. The message that you will see is: XP Antivirus 2012 Alert Internet Explorer alert. Visiting this site may pose a security threat to your system! Possible reasons include: - Dangerous code found in this site's pages which installed unwanted software into your system. - Suspicious and potentially unsafe network activity detected. - Spyware infections in your system - Complaints from other users about this site. - Port and system scans performed by the site being visited. Things you can do: - Get a copy of XP Antivirus 2012 to safeguard your PC while surfing the web (RECOMMENDED) - Run a spyware, virus and malware scan - Continue surfing without any security measures (DANGEROUS) Just like the fake security alerts, the browser hijack is just another attempt to make you think that your computer has a security problem so that you will then purchase the program. Without a doubt, this rogue is designed to scam you out of your money by hijacking your computer and trying to trick you into thinking you are infected. Therefore, please do not purchase this program , and if you have, please contact your credit card company and dispute the charges stating that the program is a computer infection. Finally, to remove XP Antivirus 2012 please use the guide below, which only contains programs that are free to use. Threat Classification: Automated Removal Instructions for XP Antivirus 2012 using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: Print out these instructions as we may need to close every window that is open later in the fix. Reboot your computer into Safe Mode with Networking. To do this, turn your computer off and then back on and immediately when you see anything on the screen, start tapping the F8 key on your keyboard. Eventually you will be brought to a menu similar to the one below: Using the arrow keys on your keyboard, select Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter on your keyboard. If you are having trouble entering safe mode, then please use the following tutorial: How to start Windows in Safe Mode Windows will now boot into safe mode with networking and prompt you to login as a user. Please login as the same user you were previously logged in with in the normal Windows mode. Then proceed with the rest of the steps. It is possible that the infection you are trying to remove will not allow you to download files on the infected computer. If this is the case, then you will need to download the files requested in this guide on another computer and then transfer them to the infected computer. You can transfer the files via a CD/DVD, external drive, or USB flash drive. Before we can do anything we must first end the processes that belong to XP Antivirus 2012 so that it does not interfere with the cleaning procedure. To do this, please download RKill to your desktop from the following link. RKill Download Link - (Download page will open in a new tab or browser window.) When at the download page, click on the Download Now button labeled Rkill.com. When you are prompted where to save it, please save it on your desktop. Once it is downloaded, double-click on the Rkill.com icon in order to automatically attempt to stop any processes associated with XP Antivirus 2012 and other Rogue programs. Please be patient while the program looks for various malware programs and ends them. When it has finished, the black window will automatically close and you can continue with the next step. If you get a message that RKill is an infection, do not be concerned. This message is just a fake warning given by XP Antivirus 2012 when it terminates programs that may potentially remove it. If you run into these infections warnings that close RKill, a trick is to leave the warning on the screen and then run RKill again. By not closing the warning, this typically will allow you to bypass the malware trying to protect itself so that RKill can terminate XP Antivirus 2012 . So, please try running RKill until the malware is no longer running. You will then be able to proceed with the rest of the guide. Do not reboot your computer after running RKill as the malware programs will start again. If you continue having problems running RKill, you can download the other renamed versions of RKill from the RKill download page. All of these files are renamed copies of RKill, which you can try instead. Please note that the download page will open in a new browser window or tab. As this infection is known to be bundled with the TDSS/Necurs rootkit infection, you should also run a program that can be used to scan for this infection. Please follow the steps in the following guide: Your computer should now be free of the XP Antivirus 2012 program. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future. If you are still having problems with your computer after completing these instructions, then please follow the steps outlined in the topic linked below: %CommonAppData%\\<random characters> %LocalAppData%\\<random characters> %LocalAppData%\\<random 3 chars>.exe %Temp%\\<random characters> %UserProfile%\\Templates\\<random characters > File Location Notes: %UserProfile% refers to the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\\Documents and Settings\\<Current User> for Windows 2000/XP, C:\\Users\\<Current User> for Windows Vista/7/8, and c:\\winnt\\profiles\\<Current User> for Windows NT. %Temp% refers to the Windows Temp folder. By default, this is C:\\Windows\\Temp for Windows 95/98/ME, C:\\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\\<Current User>\\LOCAL SETTINGS\\Temp for Windows 2000/XP, and C:\\Users\\<Current User>\\AppData\\Local\\Temp in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. %CommonAppData% refers to the Application Data folder for the All Users Profile. By default, this is C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data for Windows 2000/XP and C:\\ProgramData\\ in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. %LocalAppData% refers to the current users Local settings Application Data folder. By default, this is C:\\Documents and Settings\\<Current User>\\Local Settings\\Application Data for Windows 2000/XP. For Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 it is C:\\Users\\<Current User>\\AppData\\Local. %CommonAppData% refers to the Application Data folder in the All Users profile. For Windows XP, Vista, NT, 2000 and 2003 it refers to C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\, and for Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 it is C:\\ProgramData.','url':'http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-xp-antivirus-2012','og_descr':'XP Antivirus 2012 is a variant of the 2012 name-changing rogue program that changes its name randomly depending on the version of Windows it is installed on. This guide will cover the variant of the 2012 name changing rogue called XP Antivirus 2012. This rogue is promoted in two ways. The first is through the use of fake online antivirus scanners that state that your computer is infected and then prompt you to download a file that will install the infection. The other method are hacked web sites that attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in programs that you are running on your computer to install the infection without your knowledge or permission.
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Rogue security software, also known as "scareware," is software that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides limited or no security, generates erroneous or misleading alerts, or attempts to lure users into participating in fraudulent transactions. How does rogue security software get on my computer? Rogue security software designers create legitimate looking pop-up windows that advertise security update software.