Don't fall for this scam. I just fell completely for it. I now need to change my debit card numbers and everything.
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What this programs does:
XP Antispyware 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as XP Antivirus 2008. Just like its predecessor, XP AntiSpyware 2009 is advertised and promoted through the use of fake online anti-malware scanners and malware that displays fake security alerts on your computer. Both the online scanners and the malware state that your computer is infected and that you should download and install XP Antispyware 2009 in order to clean and protect your computer.
If you decide to install XP Antispyware 2009 it will configure itself to run automatically when your computer starts. It will also install a variety of files on your computer that act as fake malware so that the program will find them while scanning. These files are:
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\boveketuz.inf
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\duvuja.lib
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\koqisybi.bat
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ucozoma.reg
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\jyxigifo._sy
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\ysix._dl
%UserProfile%\Application Data\mepa.com
%UserProfile%\Cookies\guwysa.dat
%UserProfile%\Cookies\sasu.bat
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\jyxot.dl
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\mivekely._sy
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pozik.vbs
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\wosi.vbs
c:\Program Files\Common Files\gykyr.bat
c:\Program Files\Common Files\ogumy.lib
c:\Program Files\Common Files\uwolykiw.com
c:\WINDOWS\akikuvopa.dll
c:\WINDOWS\lydumyhery.scr
c:\WINDOWS\radimup.lib
c:\WINDOWS\toli.pif
c:\WINDOWS\system32\_scui.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\system32\oxatymy.dl
Once XP Antispyware is started, it will automatically start scanning your computer and list a variety of infections that cannot be removed unless you first purchase the program. These infections will consist of legitimate files and Registry entries as well as the above fake malware files that XP Antispyware installed. Remember, though, that the above files are not real malware and cannot harm your computer.
While the program is running, you may also find that your computer starts to become slower. This is because the program is constantly running in the background and using up your computer's resources that other legitimate programs should be using. XP Antispyware will also occasionally display fake security alerts stating that your computer is infected and that you should purchase the program in order to protect yourself. Images of these fake alerts and of the program can be found below.
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Last edited by Krypton on Oct-31-2008 at 18:53
Oct-31-2008 06:59
pkcRAISTLIN
arbiter's chief minion
Registered: Jul 2002
Location:
hahahahahaha. sorry man, too funny.
Oct-31-2008 07:03
Teezdalien
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
I think he downloaded some unknown software pretending to be anti-spyware, and then realized he'd been duped
duped like a 90 year old at Best Buy
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Oct-31-2008 07:09
Krypton
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Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
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Originally posted by Teezdalien
please elaborate.
Edited post.
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Oct-31-2008 07:14
Krypton
83.798 g/6.022x10^23
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
Yea, both me and my mom tried to buy, so now we both have to change our cards. I'm trying to get this thing off. Tried downloading Windows Defender, but it says I'm not authorized to use it, even though I validated I have a good copy of XP. So now, I downloaded Adaware, and hopefully it'll work. Scanning right now...
Really pisses me off, because I built this computer myself, and to have it fucked up like this is like getting your car tires slashed.
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Oct-31-2008 07:16
Teezdalien
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Originally posted by Krypton
Don't fall for this scam. I just fell completely for it. I now need to change my debit card numbers and everything.
LMFAO
So, before installing ANY software, something (somewhere) told you that your computer was infected with viruses (virii?), and you not only installed their software, but you gave them your credit card details?
Oh man, i gotta get back into the scamming biz, THERE IS HOPE!
I would just reinstall windows if I was you, at this point its much easier.
Oct-31-2008 08:43
Jackson
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: t'North England
2 programs you need to download, "Exterminate it" and "SUPERAnti spyware free addition".
I had a similar virus, it was fairly easy to get rid of. Exterminate It won't remove the files, but there is a part on the website that tells you how to do it manually.
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Oct-31-2008 09:10
Ian
Not dead yet.
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: UK
Re: Re: AntiSpyware XP 2009 (beware)
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Originally posted by Sushipunk
LMFAO
So, before installing ANY software, something (somewhere) told you that your computer was infected with viruses (virii?), and you not only installed their software, but you gave them your credit card details?