XP Protection 2013
Despite its name and appearance, XP Protection 2013 is not actually a real anti-malware program. Rather, XP Protection 2013 is a rogue security application, a type of practice in which criminals distribute fake security programs specifically designed to attempt to steal money from computer users. XP Protection 2013 is part of an extensive family named . Rogue security applications in this threat family have the ability to change their name depending on the infected operating system. As can be gleaned from its name, XP Protection 2013 attacks computers with windows XP. Computers with other operating systems, for example, Windows 7, may be affected with variants of XP Protection 2013 that use a different name – in the case of Windows 7 the fake anti-malware program would be named Win 7 Protection 2013.
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The Protection that Never will Work
XP Protection 2013 cannot detect or remove threats. Instead, XP Protection 2013 is used to steal money from computer users with a well known online tactic. Because of this, security researchers strongly advise removing XP Protection 2013 with the help of a real anti-malware application that is fully updated. Since XP Protection 2013 may be able to interfere with legitimate security programs, security experts advise booting Windows in Safe Mode before attempting its removal in order to prevent XP Protection 2013 from starting up automatically.
Why You Don’t Need to Waste Money Buying XP Protection 2013
The main purpose of XP Protection 2013 is to inveigle PC users that their machine is harshly infected with various kinds of threats. To do this, XP Protection 2013 displays numerous fake error messages and convincing looking system scans. XP Protection 2013 is capable of causing threat symptoms deliberately, such as causing the victim's computer to become slow and crash frequently or blocking access to certain programs and files. XP Protection 2013 may also interfere with online browsing and with legitimate security applications. If the computer user tries to use XP Protection 2013 to remove these nonexistent problems, XP Protection 2013 will display error messages claiming that a 'upgrade' to a full version of XP Protection 2013 is indispensable. It is paramount to know that this is a not true; 'upgrading' only lets criminals gain access to your credit card information and steal your money.
Other members of the FakeRean family, variants of XP Protection 2013, include
Messages
The following messages associated with XP Protection 2013 were found:
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Privacy threat!
Spyware intrusion detected. Your system is infected. System integrity is at risk. Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords. Click here to perform a security repair. |
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System hijack!
System security threat was detected. Viruses and/or spyware may be damaging your system now. Prevent infection and data loss or stealing by running a free security scan. |
