February 20, 2008

XPCleaner - A misleading application

XPCleaner is a misleading application which gives you bogus warning about infection or threats on your computer.


Removal: -

1. Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP).
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Run a full system scan.
4. Delete registry entries

HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"XP Cleaner" = "C:\Program Files\XP Cleaner\xpc.exe"

HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\XP Cleaner

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