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By George Norman

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classification: Rogue Anti-Virus Program
If you did not manually install XP Micro Antivirus and the software just showed up on your computer one day, it means that a Trojan managed to compromise your system, then installed XP Micro Antivirus without your consent. What will XP Micro Antivirus do now that it has been installed on your system? First it will try to convince you it is a genuine security software application. Then it will try to trick you into thinking your system is infected – perhaps the term “scare you” would fir better here. You see the rogue will perform system scans, hijack your browser and bombard you with popups and phony security alerts in an attempt to scare you into thinking your system is infected. Once it successfully scares you, it offers to remove the infection it detected. If you fell for the “I’m a security software application” and the “I found an infection” bit, you will fall for this one: “you need to pay for a license to remove the infection I detected.”
That’s what all rogues out there do. They trick you into thinking your system is infected, then ask you to pay money to have that infection removed. XP Micro Antivirus is in no way different. It will scam you out of your hard earned money if it is given the chance. The bottom line is this: instead of paying, just remove the rogue from your system.

Automatic removal guide
Step 1. If you have a printer, make sure to print out this tutorial. If you do not have a printer, save this tutorial, go out to a copy center and print it out there. If you do not have a printer and do not want to go out, then use the pen and paper method: grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down the instruction presented in the steps below. In the process of eliminating XP Micro Antivirus from your machine you will need to shut down the browser. And since this will also shut down the tutorial, you need to know what you should do next.

Step 2. You will have to install Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. In this regard you need to download the software’s setup executable. Just click this link and save the .exe file on your computer (preferably on your desktop).

Step 3. Double click the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware setup executable. It should be on the desktop under the name mbam-setup. This will launch the installation process. If you already know how to install a piece of software, proceed to step 4. If you do not know how to do this, we’ll walk you though it all:



- The Select Setup Language window should have popped up. By default, the language in which the software will be installed is set to English, but you can change this. The software provides support for 30+ languages. After selecting the language of your choice, click OK. It would be best to just leave it set to English though.



- The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Setup Wizard will now popup. Just click Next.



- You will be presented with the License Agreement. Click I accept the agreement and then click Next. If you do not accept the agreement you will not be able to continue.



- Keep clicking Next until you get to the Ready to install window. Now click Install. After the installation process completes click Finish. Do not uncheck the boxes next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware or Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.















Step 4. The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware application will launch automatically. The Perform quick scan option should be checked by default – if it isn’t then check it and then click Scan. You are well advised to close all running apps before clicking scan. This will ensure the scan for XP Micro Antivirus will complete swiftly.



Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of XP Micro Antivirus. This may take a while, so be patient. It all depends on how powerful your computer is and how many files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has to scan.



When the scan for XP Micro Antivirus is complete you will be presented with a notification box. Click OK to close the notification box and go to the main Scanner screen. Click Show Results and you will be presented with a list of all the infected files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected.





Step 5. Click Remove Selected and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will remove all the infected files it has detected. It may be necessary to restart your computer in order to remove some of these files. After Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is done removing all the infected files, it will open Notepad and present the scan log to you. You can review the log at your leisure – save it If you want.



Step 6. Close Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and you’re done. No traces of XP Micro Antivirus should be left on your computer.

Manual removal guide

Stop and remove the processes:



Access the Windows Registry Editor and delete the following registry keys:



Locate and delete the following files:





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