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XPAntivirus

Posted: October 12, 2007

Threat Metric

Ranking: 12,248
Threat Level: 7/10
Infected PCs: 1,960
First Seen: July 24, 2009
Last Seen: October 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

XP Antivirus (also known as XP Anti Virus 2008, XPAnti Virus and XP Antivirus 2008) is a fake spyware removal tool that is usually downloaded onto your computer by a Trojan (most likely the Zlob Trojan) or under other dubious circumstances. XP Antivirus is not a legitimate spyware removal tool. XP Antivirus has moved on to be cloned onto other rogue anti-spyware programs like Antivirus 2009, Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, Windows Antivirus 2008 and others.

Once downloaded, XP Antivirus begins to haunt the user by displaying false security alerts that read:

"WARNING!!! Quick System Scan Results

XP antivirus Online Scanner detected
dangerous spyware on your system!

Detected malicious programs can damage your computer and compromise your privacy. It is strongly recommended to remove them immediately."

XP Antivirus may also create nine (9) entries in your Windows Registry that convince you that your computer is infected with spyware, which is really XP Antivirus that is the spyware and not an outside source. These entries are simply created by XP Antivirus so when it runs its system scan those entries will be considered as threats. The purpose of these tactics is to get you to purchase the full version of XP Antivirus spyware removal application.

Even though XP Antivirus's program may seem legit with its uninstall option available on 'Add or Remove' Programs list, its files will still reappear after reboot, launch XP Antivirus and its "System scan" messages may continue to pop up on your task manager. In addition, XP Antivirus installs another application named "Windows Security Alert" that displays nonstop popups stating that Windows Security Alert has detected that your antivirus is not working. All these occurrences are scare tactics used by XP Antivirus to convince you that you need to purchase XP Antivirus' commercial version for US$49.95. It is strongly recommended to remove XP Antivirus from your system without any hesitation.

Aliases

Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.PasswordStealer.D [McAfee-GW-Edition]Artemis!20C1BDF782B9 [McAfee]Artemis!B986AFD43D79 [McAfee-GW-Edition]Trojan-FakeAV.Win32.FakeRecovery.dc [Kaspersky]Gen:Variant.Kazy.48467 [BitDefender]Win32:Cycbot-PM [Trj] [Avast]a variant of Win32/Kryptik.XGT [NOD32]Artemis!D76AE75104F7 [McAfee]Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.jjii [Kaspersky]Artemis!4144CF315515 [McAfee]Virus.Win32.Cryptor [Ikarus]Win32/Cycbot.KD!generic [eTrust-Vet]Troj/CycBot-R [Sophos]TR/Cycbot.1.49 [AntiVir]BackDoor.Gbot.1589 [DrWeb]
More aliases (794)

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



C:\Users\<username>\Desktop\Programs\turbotax canada\Intuit_TurboTax_2019_Canada_Edition\Intuit TurboTax 2019 Canada Edition\Crack\Keygen.exe File name: Keygen.exe
Size: 109.12 KB (109120 bytes)
MD5: 31af9dff2d260d0278c53c22e624e792
Detection count: 625
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\Desktop\Programs\turbotax canada\Intuit_TurboTax_2019_Canada_Edition\Intuit TurboTax 2019 Canada Edition\Crack\Keygen.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 14, 2023
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\bkq.exe File name: bkq.exe
Size: 328.7 KB (328704 bytes)
MD5: 31ee2f7aa8d835a1190f48e1de73c0ee
Detection count: 73
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 22, 2011
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\bpw.exe File name: bpw.exe
Size: 330.24 KB (330240 bytes)
MD5: ccab5a0a759b838d0101b40e1f6448a4
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
xpapro0803_en.exe File name: xpapro0803_en.exe
Size: 530.43 KB (530432 bytes)
MD5: 999cc128decd88fd6da59bacd9d5bfb5
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 25, 2010
E:\System Volume Information\_restore{90FB5F02-6FF9-4C4F-A53C-9112BF82D18B}\RP12\A0003168.exe File name: A0003168.exe
Size: 3.73 MB (3735510 bytes)
MD5: e692a9014378ac46f150b9122698776c
Detection count: 63
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: E:\System Volume Information\_restore{90FB5F02-6FF9-4C4F-A53C-9112BF82D18B}\RP12\A0003168.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 27, 2022
download[1].exe File name: download[1].exe
Size: 1.56 MB (1562845 bytes)
MD5: 7d27897466ff8cd77e950007f5cc83ab
Detection count: 56
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\yt45gRI378y8aW.exe File name: yt45gRI378y8aW.exe
Size: 369.66 KB (369664 bytes)
MD5: 98d49ec1b75c61a1ec496c6c03223882
Detection count: 55
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 22, 2011
XPAntivirusUpdate.exe File name: XPAntivirusUpdate.exe
Size: 2.25 MB (2257920 bytes)
MD5: ccba3b4482b021d3eb16aaeeea08a5c9
Detection count: 53
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Documenti\Download\***s Rogue Pack\***'s Rogue Pack\xpa.exe File name: xpa.exe
Size: 463.87 KB (463872 bytes)
MD5: 0a326b73690c6238b840f7a4c3a70735
Detection count: 49
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Documenti\Download\***s Rogue Pack\***'s Rogue Pack\xpa.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 23, 2022
%WINDIR%\system32\scm.exe File name: scm.exe
Size: 91.13 KB (91136 bytes)
MD5: b031888e7d11f1c8801e22a3051e9ac6
Detection count: 40
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\system32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 23, 2020
%WINDIR%\Temp\_ex-68.exe File name: _ex-68.exe
Size: 880.64 KB (880640 bytes)
MD5: 7c2682b027076bc8b71e7075e3b3006d
Detection count: 35
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Temp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 22, 2011
xpa.exe File name: xpa.exe
Size: 530.94 KB (530944 bytes)
MD5: 40a0b069b97fbe90134410bb2aea0968
Detection count: 26
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
xpa.exe File name: xpa.exe
Size: 530.94 KB (530944 bytes)
MD5: 4191b7d2cfb55e36f1026a4b895280b0
Detection count: 25
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\lwp.exe File name: lwp.exe
Size: 333.31 KB (333312 bytes)
MD5: 69bdc2691c20de24ba3dc47ad7a2b70a
Detection count: 24
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
%WINDIR%\Temp\_ex-68.exe File name: _ex-68.exe
Size: 879.1 KB (879104 bytes)
MD5: 759862256ed4bd29dddabc9f5258e7ea
Detection count: 23
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Temp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\gtn.exe File name: gtn.exe
Size: 331.26 KB (331264 bytes)
MD5: 3bb013159f06d062929d21ec67081358
Detection count: 22
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
%APPDATA%\8E60B\lvvm.exe File name: lvvm.exe
Size: 192.51 KB (192512 bytes)
MD5: 792ba2011bf1b1a5946d48e73970eeb7
Detection count: 21
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\8E60B
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
%WINDIR%\Temp\_ex-68.exe File name: _ex-68.exe
Size: 881.15 KB (881152 bytes)
MD5: 16ae1c6b5d366ffde118b206f56526dc
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Temp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\ibl.exe File name: ibl.exe
Size: 324.6 KB (324608 bytes)
MD5: 4144cf31551573ec3362795bfe9e76ee
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\WVCnRfsPUym.exe File name: WVCnRfsPUym.exe
Size: 460.8 KB (460800 bytes)
MD5: b986afd43d79418c3fa0ea868b32bfaf
Detection count: 12
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 27, 2011
%APPDATA%\FAF3F\lvvm.exe File name: lvvm.exe
Size: 192.51 KB (192512 bytes)
MD5: d76ae75104f7fda53ee90c8cd0d59b29
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\FAF3F
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 27, 2011
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\tbp.exe File name: tbp.exe
Size: 322.04 KB (322048 bytes)
MD5: babdfd39e95d55c0ba123004003bd875
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\bfj.exe File name: bfj.exe
Size: 348.16 KB (348160 bytes)
MD5: 1c774e9bdac490ab88a620cd572509ed
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 3, 2011
%PROGRAMFILES%\LP\A697\167.exe File name: 167.exe
Size: 292.35 KB (292352 bytes)
MD5: 373f196aa469abc7c95243e57ff1685b
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\LP\A697
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
xpa2008.exe File name: xpa2008.exe
Size: 528.89 KB (528896 bytes)
MD5: 0d52de5395612cd05960e8a14c3a32b8
Detection count: 1
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathUninstall XP Antivirus 2008.lnkXP Antivirus 2008.lnkxpscanner.exe

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ProgramFiles%\XP Antivirus
The following cookies were detected:
xpantivirussecurity

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