XP Antivirus Plus 2013

Posted: December 5, 2012

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Ranking:	13,282
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	363

First Seen:	December 5, 2012
Last Seen:	August 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

XP Antivirus Plus 2013 is a malicious anti-virus application that's often distributed by malicious sites that host Blackhole Exploit Kit-related drive-by-download exploits. Although XP Antivirus Plus 2013 can't remove or even detect real viruses, XP Antivirus Plus 2013 will continue to detect fake infections as long as XP Antivirus Plus 2013 is on your PC – all for the purpose of requesting you to spend money on its valueless registration process. In addition to not having any real security features, XP Antivirus Plus 2013 may endanger your PC with anti-security attacks, such as blocking other programs, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers consider XP Antivirus Plus 2013 a threat to any Windows PC that's infected by XP Antivirus Plus 2013. Removing XP Antivirus Plus 2013 should take the form of using actual anti-malware programs to delete XP Antivirus Plus 2013 safely, along with any other steps that are necessary to access said software without any hindrance.

XP Antivirus Plus 2013: Dealing with the Next Year's Cyber-Security Problem a Little Earlier than Usual

XP Antivirus Plus 2013's main family (identified as FakeRean) is a large collection of rogue anti-malware products that include variants in appearances, names and secondary attack functions. However, all members of FakeRean attempt to display misleading and inaccurate security information in an attempt to make you buy their registration keys – a common scamware tactic that has no advantage to your actual PC's safety. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have classified XP Antivirus Plus 2013 as a member of the Multirogue 2013 sub-branch of FakeRean, with examples of XP Antivirus Plus 2013's relatives including Antivirus 2008 Pro, Antivirus XP 2008, Windows Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, PC Clean Pro, Antivirus Pro 2009, Rogue.Vista Antivirus 2008, AntiSpy Safeguard, ThinkPoint, Spyware Protection 2010, Internet Antivirus 2011, Palladium Pro, XP Anti-Virus 2011, CleanThis, XP Security 2012, XP Home Security 2012 and AntiVirus PRO 2015.

XP Antivirus Plus 2013 markets itself as a new anti-virus tool, but only is capable of displaying inaccurate system scans and pop-up alerts. Additionally, SpywareRemove.com malware experts also have traced the following symptoms to XP Antivirus Plus 2013 and related FakeRean-based malware:

XP Antivirus Plus 2013 may monitor which programs you use and block applications (such as legitimate security utilities).
XP Antivirus Plus 2013 may block websites and redirect your browser to fake error pages.
XP Antivirus Plus 2013 may disable basic Windows security features, including the Windows Firewall and various aspects of the Windows Security Center.

Putting Down XP Antivirus Plus 2013's Malicious Additions to Your PC

As is always the case, avoiding XP Antivirus Plus 2013 infections is superior to needing to remove XP Antivirus Plus 2013 from your computer. Given XP Antivirus Plus 2013's typical distribution methods, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts suggest that you keep all of your software updated, avoid suspicious links, disable exploitable browser features like Java and keep anti-malware products available at all times. These safety measures will help you avoid the drive-by-download exploits that hostile sites may use to install XP Antivirus Plus 2013 without your permission.

If you need to delete XP Antivirus Plus 2013, boot your computer in Safe Mode or use other methods to launch Windows without XP Antivirus Plus 2013 also being launched. Then use any anti-malware scanner of your choice to delete XP Antivirus Plus 2013 safely.

Since XP Antivirus Plus 2013's family is being updated on a regular basis, SpywareRemove.com malware research team also recommends that you maintain your anti-malware solutions updated to detect XP Antivirus Plus 2013.

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:

%UserProfile%\Desktop\XP Antivirus Plus 2013.lnk

File name: %UserProfile%\Desktop\XP Antivirus Plus 2013.lnk
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\XP Antivirus Plus 2013\XP Antivirus Plus 2013.lnk

File name: %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\XP Antivirus Plus 2013\XP Antivirus Plus 2013.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "XP Antivirus Plus 2013"

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

oopukrecku.com

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	A registered copy of XP Antivirus Plus 2013 offers a full range of features to keep your system clean and protected. Check the list of benefits and opportunities here below: Secure online shopping and banking with our identity protection Scanning links and web pages to make your web experience safe Automated updates and improvements Anti-spam and anti-phishing features Real time protection and online firewall Secured social networking, downloads, chats and online services
2	Action Center Review recent messages and resolve problems Action Center has detected one or more issues for you to review. Security Virus protection (Important) XP Antivirus Plus 2013 reports that it is turned off Turn on now Turn off message about virus protection
3	Privacy alert! Rogue malware detected in your system. Data leaks and system damage are possible. Click here for a free security scan and spyware deletion.
4	Threat detected! Security alert! Your computer was found to be infected with privacy-threathening software. Private data may get stolen and system damage may be severe. Recover your PC from the infection right now, perform a security scan.
5	Virus infection! System security was found to be compromised. Your computer is now infected. Attention, irreversible system changes may occur. Private data may get stolen. Click here now for an instant anti-virus scan.
6	XP Antivirus Plus 2013 Alert Internet Connection alert! Suspicious network activity detected! Malware infection is possible!
7	XP Antivirus Plus 2013 Alert System hacked! Unknown programs is scanning your system registry right now! Identity theft detected!
8	XP Antivirus Plus 2013 has blocked a program from accessing the internet