How to manually remove Antivirus XP Pro 2009

This post provides further information about how to virus removal tips. 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:

Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete, then click on Task Manager.
Select the process antivirusxppro2009.exe and AntivirusXP.exe then click on End Process
Step 2: Find and Delete these Virus Remover 2008:

Click Start and then click on Search, then click on All Files and Folders
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
Delete files one by one

Step 3 :Remove Virus Protector 2008 Registry Values:
Important This post 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

Click Start and then click on Run
Type in Regedit
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
Close Registry editor

How to remove XP Police Antivirus manually

The information in this post shows steps for removal of XP Police Antivirus manually from the system

Follow the steps below:

Step 1:- Delete the suspicious file(s) or folder(s) from the computer

From Start ?> Search, then click on For Files and Folders
Click on All files and folders
Type the filenames on the search box, and choose the Local Hard Drives
Click on Search.
Search the following files :
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\AVCoreFn.dll
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\bdconf.cfg
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\Core.dll
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\setup.dat
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\xppolice.exe
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\Plugins
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\Plugins\ceva_dll.cvd
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\Plugins\ceva_emu.cvd
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\Plugins\ceva_vfs.cvd
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\Plugins\ceva_vfs.ivd
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\Plugins\cevakrnl.cvd
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\Plugins\cevakrnl.ivd
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\Plugins\cevakrnl.rvd
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\sounds
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\sounds\alert.wav
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\sounds\click.wav
%Program Files%\XPPoliceAntivirus\sounds\fire.wav
%UserProfile%\Desktop\XP Police Antivirus.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\XP Police Antivirus.lnk

Step 2:- Manual Removal of suspicious entries from Registry.

Important This post 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

Click Start, Click run and type regedit.
Create a registry backup.
Locate the following registry keys, right click and Delete.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\XP Police Antivirus Restart the computer.Â