XP Home Security 2013

What is XP Home Security 2013?

XP Home Security 2013 comes from a long line of false security clients. These kinds of viruses are known as malware. XP Home Security 2013 attempts to trick users into thinking they are infected with a virus but in realty the program itself is the virus.

Users become infected with XP Home Security 2013 in a number of ways. Not having proper anti virus protection is the most common. Many free clients on the market do not offer up front virus protection and if they do it is limited. In or testing we found the XP Home Security 2013 being masquerade as a video update program. It’s very common to get infected from hacked web sites as well that try to force a download upon the end user.

Simplest way to remove this virus is to download and install SpyHunter . Then boot into safe mode with networking (http://www.removevirus.org/how-to-boot-into-safe-mode). Install and update the client in safe mode and run a full scan. You will have to purchase the program to remove any viruses but it’s one of the easiest and fastest ways.

Online XP Home Security 2013

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Manual Removal (Not Recommended Unless You Know Your Way Around a Computer)

Step 1. We need to terminate the main .exe file that is causing this malware client to run.

The virus name is like the below

• [random].exe ( Example is rhf.exe) This will change over time so you are looking for a file that is named something that makes no sense at all. In our test sample this file name was 3 characters long. It will change over time but look for something similar.

File Locations

Take note that the below file locations contain hidden files and folders. For instance the AppData folder is a hidden folder. In order to view these folders you will need to show hidden files and folders. Learn how to at http://www.removevirus.org/show-hidden-files-and-folders

Windows Vista/7:

In one of the folder paths below you should find the file

• C:\Users\USER NAME\AppData\Local
• C:\Users\USER NAME\AppData\

Here are several ways to stop this threat

A. Browse to the file location shown below under File Locations and re-name the file first and then restart your computer. Then browse to that file location again and delete the file. You can not delete a file while it is in use. HINT! You can sort the files by date. This will eliminate all most all files and from there you can view the 1-3 files that match your infection date. From there it’s normally easy to determine which file is the virus.

B.  Boot into Safe Mode and delete the file. Again look at the file path below. You can also boot into “safe mode with networking” and download Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. You will be able to install it and run the virus scan. Learn how to boot into safe mode here

C: Log-into another users account and see if you can delete the file. Again use the File Locations below to locate the file

E:  Start the Task Manager the very second you login and terminate the process that way. Then locate and delete the file

F: Use the command line to kill the task and then delete the file using the File Locations below. This is a little more advanced but we have a guide on this on http://www.removevirus.org/kill-running-process-using-command-line

Once you have deleted the above executable, XP Home Security 2013 will no longer be running. At this time you need to run a full virus scan. RUN THE  SCAN!. We recommend SpyHunter. You need to ensure no other viruses are on your computer.  So many people skip this very simple step.  Take an extra few minutes and ensure you have all the viruses removed.

Outside Resources:

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