XP Deluxe Protector is a scam security program posing as a legitimate one and spreading fast using its own website. XP Deluxe Protector will proceed with a system scan that may display deceiving results. These overwhelming scan results is enough to convince innocent computer users to register the program and pay for necessary amount for its registered version. Once purchased, similar annoyances and irregularities is still experienced. This is because, XP Deluxe Protector is a rogue software created to rip-off money from its victims. The only way to bring back computer to its normal operating state is to remove this fake anti-virus software. Thus, scanning the system with legitimate anti-malware software as stated below is highly recommended.
What XP Deluxe Protector Does?
It will run full virus scan on infected computer.
It will modify Windows Registry and add the following entries:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\XP Deluxe Protector
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\xpprotect
The threat will drop the following malicious files:
- %UserProfile%\Desktop\XP Deluxe Protector.LNK
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\XP Deluxe Protector.LNK
- %UserProfile%\XP Deluxe Protector\xpdeluxe.exe
How to Remove XP Deluxe Protector Manually
1. Restart your computer in SafeMode
– After Power-On the computer, just before Windows start, press F8
– From the selections, Select SafeMode
2. Remove Registry entries that the threat added. You MUST BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST.
– Click Start > Run
– Type in the field, regedit
– Navigate and look for the registry entries mentioned above and delete if necessary
3. Delete malicious files that the threat added:
– Base on the given location above, browse and delete the file
– If no location is given, click Start>Search> and search for the file.
– If cannot be deleted, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to access Task Manager, see if the file is running in the process. If it is, select the file and click End Process. Perform file delete again.
How to Easily Remove XP Deluxe Protector
1. Print this procedure as we need to close all programs running later.
2. Download AntiMalware Application here and save it to your Desktop.
3. Close all open applications.
4. Double-Click on the downloaded mbam-setup.exe to start the installation. If unable to execute, infections on computer is preventing it from running, rename the file mbam-setup.exe to anything (like myfile.exe)
5. Run the installation on the default settings. No changes are necessary.
6. Just before completing the installation, make sure that the following are marked check.
– Update the program
– Launch the program
7. The tool will run and update itself after installation. Close it after the update.
8. Restart your computer in SafeMode
– After Power-On the computer, just before Windows start, press F8
– From the selections, Select SafeMode
9. Click on the icon and start to Perform Full Scan to begin scanning your computer for XP Deluxe Protector related files.
10. After scanning, a message will appear stating that the scan is completed successfully. Click OK.
11. Click Show Results and detected threats will be displayed.
12. Make sure that all threats are marked check, then click Remove Selected to begin removal of the malicious files.
13. Exit MBAM and restart your computer.
14. XP Deluxe Protector and all its files are now removed from your computer. To guard your computer from this threat and avoid future infections, you may want real-time protection from a full version of anti-malware program..
