How to Remove Virus Protection
Virus and spyware software are legitimate threats to any computer connected to the web. Rogue spyware is a type of program that takes advantage of people's fear of malicious software by performing fake system scans and warning users of infections that don't exist. The "Virus Protection" program, which is also called "Anti-Virus Protection" or "XP Anti-Virus," is one of these rogue spyware tools that will slow down your computer and create constant fake warnings. Removing the software is only a matter of deleting the files it downloads to your hard drive.
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Instructions
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Shut down any programs and windows that are currently active on your screen. Unplug your network's wireless router or disconnect the network cable from the Ethernet port on the back of your computer.
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Hit the "Ctrl," "Alt" and "Del" keys to bring up the Task Manager screen. Click the "Open Task Manager" button. Click the "Processes" tab at the top of the window.
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Select the "AVProtectionSetup.exe" entry and choose "End Process." Close the other Virus Protection files "AntivirusProtection.exe" and "Uninstall.exe."
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Navigate to the "Search" box in the "Start" menu. Search for each of the process files you shut down in the Task Manager. Right-click and delete all three files.
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Click the "Computer" icon in the "Start" menu. Navigate to the "Program Files" folder on the "C:\" drive. Right-click and delete the folder named "Porno TubeXXX."
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Return to the "Start" menu and enter "Regedit" in the "Search" box. Click the "Regedit" icon listed under the "Programs" heading in the search results.
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Click the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" folder in the list of folders at the left side of the registry editor window. Navigate to the "Software" folder. Delete the folder named "AvScan."
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Navigate through the "Software" sub-folders named "Microsoft," "Windows," "CurrentVersion" and "Run." Delete the value at the right end of the window named "System."
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Back out of the folders to the main area of the registry editor and click the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" folder. Click "Software" and delete the "AntivirusProtection" folder.
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Open the sub folders named "Microsoft," "Windows," "CurrentVersion" and "Uninstall." Delete the "Antivirus Protection" folder and restart the computer. Plug in your wireless router or plug in the network cable you disconnected earlier.
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Tips & Warnings
Any time you manually remove malicious software from your computer you should also run an automatic anti-spyware and anti-virus utility to check for any other infections. Download both types of utilities and choose their options to perform a full scan of your entire hard drive.
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