{"id":2703,"date":"2012-03-20T12:28:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T12:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=2703"},"modified":"2012-03-20T12:28:24","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T12:28:24","slug":"remove-advanced-xp-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-advanced-xp-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Advanced XP Defender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Advanced XP Defender<\/strong> is a malicious software that will display fake alerts, claiming malware has been detected on your computer.This security alerts are professional looking pop-ups and when you click on them, you&#8217;re advised to buy Advanced XP Defender in order to remove the detected threats.<br \/>\nIn reality, none of the reported issues are real, and are only used to scare you into buying Advanced XP Defender and stealing your personal financial information.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2362031930\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>We strongly advise you to follow our Remove Advanced XP Defender guide and ignore any alerts that this malicious software might generate.Under no circumstance should you buy this rogue security software as this could lead to identity theft.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got a <strong>Advanced XP Defender<\/strong> infection , you&#8217;ll be seeing this screens :<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2748297249\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Advanced XP Defender Splash Screen\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/fakeav\/Remove-Advanced-XP-Defender-scan.JPG\" alt=\" Advanced XP Defender Scan\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/fakeav\/Remove-Advanced-XP-Defender-UI.JPG\" alt=\"Advanced XP Defender\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Advanced XP Defender Alert\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/fakeav\/Remove-Advanced-XP-Defender-alert.JPG\" alt=\" Advanced XP Defender Alert\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Removal guide for Advanced XP Defender<\/h1>\n<div id=\"mwtad2521618164\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 1: Remove Advanced XP Defender malicious files with <a href=\"https:\/\/store.malwarebytes.org\/342\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.malwarebytes.org%2fproducts%2fmalwarebytes_free\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Malwarebytes Anti-Malware FREE<\/a><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Please <strong>download the latest official version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware FREE<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.malwarebytes.org\/342\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.malwarebytes.org%2fproducts%2fmalwarebytes_free\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S10 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/downloadnow.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Install Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware by <strong>double clicking on mbam-setup<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S11 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/mbam1.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender mbam1.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, <strong>keep following the prompts<\/strong> in order to continue with the installation process. <strong>Do not make any changes to default settings<\/strong> and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the <strong>Update Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> and <strong>Launch Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> checked. Then click on the <strong>Finish<\/strong>button. If Malwarebytes&#8217; prompts you to reboot, please do not do so.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S12 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/mbam2.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender mbam2.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start and you&#8217;ll be prompted to start a trial period , please select &#8216;<strong>Decline<\/strong>&#8216; as we just want to use the on-demand scanner.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S13 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/mbam3.PNG\" alt=\"[Image: mbam3.PNG]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Scanner<\/strong> tab,please select <strong>Perform full scan<\/strong> and then click on the <strong>Scan\u00a0<\/strong>button to start scanning your computer for any possible infections.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S14 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/mbam4.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender mbam4.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Advanced XP Defender malicious files as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S15 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/mbam5.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender mbam5.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the scan is finished a message box will appear, click <strong>OK\u00a0<\/strong>to continue.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S16 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/mbam9.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender mbam9.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.Make sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong> and click on <strong>Remove Selected\u00a0<\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S17 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/mbam6.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender mbam6.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start removing the malicious files.If during the removal process Malwarebytes will display a message stating that it needs to reboot, please <strong>allow\u00a0<\/strong>this request.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S18 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/mbam10.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender mbam10.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"mwtad3596454405\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309691-placement_360587\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 2: Double check your system for any left over infections with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverbridge.com\/747\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http:\/\/www.surfright.com\/downloads\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HitmanPro<\/a><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>This step can be performed in Normal Mode ,so please <strong>download the latest official version of HitmanPro<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverbridge.com\/747\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http:\/\/www.surfright.com\/downloads\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"21 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/downloadnow.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Start HitmanPro by <strong>double clicking on the previously downloaded file.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S20 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hpro1.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender hitmanproscan1.png]\" \/><br \/>\nNOTE : If you have problems starting HitmanPro, use the &#8220;<em>Force Breach<\/em>&#8221; mode. Hold down the left CTRL-key when you start HitmanPro and all non-essential processes are terminated, including the malware process. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=m6eRWTv2STk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to start HitmanPro in Force Breach mode &#8211; video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Next\u00a0<\/strong>to start a scan for malicious software.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"22 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hpro2.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender hitmanproscan2.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The setup screen is displayed, from which you can decide whether you wish to install HitmanPro on your machine or just perform a one-time scan, select a option then click on <strong>Next\u00a0<\/strong>to start a system scan.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S23 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hpro3.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender hitmanproscan3.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start scanning your system for malicious files. Depending on the size of your hard drive, and the performance of your computer, this step will take several minutes.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S24 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hpro4.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender hitmanproscan4.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the scan is complete,a screen displaying all the malicious files that the program found will be shown as seen in the image below.After reviewing each malicious object click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S25 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/rsz_hpro5.png\" alt=\"[Image: hitmanproscan5.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Activate free license\u00a0<\/strong>to start the free 30 days trial and remove the malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S26 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hpro6.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender hitmanproscan6.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will now start removing the infected objects, and in some instances, may suggest a reboot in order to completely remove the malware from your system. In this scenario, always confirm the reboot action to be on the safe side.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"S27 Remove Advanced XP Defender\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hpro7.png\" alt=\"[Image: Advanced XP Defender hitmanproscan7.png]\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Advanced XP Defender from your machine, please start a new thread in our <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance-and-Help\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a> forum.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced XP Defender is a malicious software that will display fake alerts, claiming malware has been detected on your computer.This security alerts are professional looking pop-ups and when you click on them, you&#8217;re advised to &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Remove Advanced XP Defender\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-advanced-xp-defender\/#more-2703\" aria-label=\"Read more about Remove Advanced XP Defender\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scam-reports","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}