How to manually remove Antivirus XP Pro 2009

Antivirus XP Pro 2009 normally generates fake and misleading system popup error messages so end-users will be tricked into purchase Antivirus XP Pro 2009.

Step 1 : Stop Virus Remover 2008 Processes:

1. Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete, then click on Task Manager.
2. Select the process antivirusxppro2009.exe and AntivirusXP.exe then click on End Process

Step 2: Find and Delete these Virus Remover 2008:

1. Click Start and then click on Search, then click on All Files and Folders
2. Type the filenames
   • antivirusXPpro2009.exe
   • c:\Program Files\AntivirusXP
   • c:\Program Files\AntivirusXP\AntivirusXP.exe
   • c:\Program Files\AntivirusXP\Infected
   • c:\Program Files\AntivirusXP\Suspicious
   • %UserProfile%\Desktop\AntivirusXP.lnk
   • %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\AntivirusXP
   • %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\AntivirusXP.lnk
   • %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\AntivirusXP\AntivirusXP.lnk
   • %programs%\AntivirusXPPro2009\AntivirusXPPro2009.lnk
   • %programs%\AntivirusXPPro2009\uninstall.lnk
   • %program_files%\AntivirusXPPro2009\AntivirusXPPro2009.exe
   • %program_files%\AntivirusXPPro2009\uninstall.exe
   • %desktopdirectory%\AntivirusXPPro2009.lnk
3. Delete files one by one

Step 3 :Remove Virus Protector 2008 Registry Values:

Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs

1. Click Start and then click on Run
2. Type in Regedit
3. Locate and delete the following registry value.
   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\AntivirusXPPro2009
   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\AntivirusXPPro2009 info
   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run Antivirus XP Pro 2009
4. Close Registry editor