Here is a typical scenario: You are surfing the web not expecting anything dramatic to happen. Then, all of a sudden, a window pops up and automatically starts scanning your computer for viruses. You know it’s not your antivirus program! It appears as if it is finding a lot of stuff. Don’t be misled! You have been hit by either one of the XP Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2009, and XP AntiVirus rogue virus programs.

What The XP Antivirus Rogue Does?

XP Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2009, and XP AntiVirus are rogue antivirus programs that, when run, cleverly display false results as a tactic to dupe and scare you into purchasing their software.

XP Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2009, and XP AntiVirus are designed to act like and look like legitimate and harmeless programs. XP Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2009, and XP AntiVirus will modify your computer registry and change your desktop settings. You can’t even restore your desktop settings back to their original settings until these rogue programs are removed.

These are particularly annoying rogues that reak havoc on your computer system resources. Many of the top antivirus and antispyware applications do not always detect XP Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2009, and XP AntiVirus.

This article will show you how to remove XP Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2009, and XP AntiVirus and keep it out. This solution will cost you nothing.

Step 1. Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. It is free and you can Google it and find it.

Step 2. Close all programs running on your computer (including this one) and install Malwarebytes.

Step 3. Launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, update it, click on the “Scanner” tab and perform a “Quick Scan” on your computer.

Step 4. When the scan is complete, click on the “Show Results” button and click on the “Remove Selected” button to remove all the listed malware. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine.

Step 5. When Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.

Step 6. You can now exit the Malwarebytes program. Your computer should now be free of the XP Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2009, and XPAntivirus programs.

Step 7. Reboot your computer. You should now be able to restore your desktop settings and you should experience improved PC performance.

Make sure you update your current anti-virus application (you are running one aren't you?) and regularly scan your PC. I alo recommend that you continue to uses Anti-Malwarebytes to protect against these types of threats in the future.

Another great (and free) application for detecting and removing spyware and malware is Spybot Search and Destroy. Even though it is a great application in itself, don't assume that it will detect and remove the XP Antivirus rogue. It did not.

I hope you find this information beneficial.

Cheers!