Article by George Norman

On 13 Nov 2009

XPert Antivirus Enterprise is a rogue security software application from the same family as MS Antivirus, Vitae Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008 and XP Antivirus. As a rogue, this piece of software will try to confuse, to mislead the computer user (more about that later); what’s interesting about XPert Antivirus Enterprise is that it is itself confused. The rogue does not seem to know its own name. Going through the rogue’s screens one cannot stop but notice that it calls itself 3 different names: XPert Antivirus Enterprise, XPert Antivirus 2008 and XPert Antivirus. That’s annoying and confusing. Just pick one and stick with it.

The rogue may be confused about its name, but it sure knows what it wants – your money. It wants to scam you out of some money by making you think your system is infected. Here is how the whole thing goes. First of all a Trojan will compromise your system. The Trojan will display annoying popups that state your computer is running slower than usual or that malware has been detected on your system; click OK and you will be directed to a specially crafted webpage that pretends to scan you system. The webpage says it has detected malware on your system and advises you to get XPert Antivirus Enterprise for free and keep your system protected. After XPert Antivirus Enterprise is installed, it will run more fake system scans that will detect numerous security threats. It will then ask the user to purchase a license to get rid of the infection.




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 XPert Antivirus Enterprise 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 XPert Antivirus Enterprise will complete swiftly.



Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of XPert Antivirus Enterprise. 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 XPert Antivirus Enterprise 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 XPert Antivirus Enterprise 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:



Block access to the domain:



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