Antivirus XP 2008

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[AZFolks]

Antivirus XP 2008 By: webmaster | Under: Unwanted Programs 26

Jun

Updated: July 30, 2008

Antivirus XP 2008 is a bogus antivirus application for Windows that was promoted and downloaded automatically by redirecting users internet browser to its predefined website.

Aliases: Adware.AntivirusXP2008

Risk Level: Medium

File Size: Varies

Affected System: Windows

Common Symptoms: 1. Redirects web broswser and pop-up scan results. It will then prompt the user to buy the licensed software.

[js1138]

I’m sorry, but i don’t know what “it” is and I’m not sure what d/l means. Some context please.

[Gondring]

“it” = the trojan horse
d/l = download

:-)

[shorty_harris]

I don’t consider myself a computer guru by any means, but after reading all the comments I have to wonder why I have never, ever been hit by some of these problems. Maybe I just don’t know my computer is infected, but I don’t think so. I really think the answer must be that I’ve never used MS Outlook or MS Internet Explorer.

Now when I want to use a different OS, instead of using a live CD, I create a virtual machine using VirtualBox (I can even run a linux live CD inside the virtual window). If something goes funny with my virtual MS windows installation, I just delete the folder and start over.