XP Total Security 2013
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Ranking: | 3,943 |
Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
Infected Computers: | 9,085 |
First Seen: | October 24, 2012 |
Last Seen: | September 20, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
There have been recent attacks involving a new batch of fake anti-malware programs in the FakeRean and Braviax families of rogue security software. These 'new' fake security applications append the number '2013' to the end of each fake security program's name to make it seem as if they are new versions of previous security software. This fake security application carries out the same basic scam that has been observed in its predecessors and, like them, XP Total Security 2013 changes its name in order to match the victim's computer's operating system.
Malware in XP Total Security 2013's family of rogue security software is characterized because of their ability to change according to the victim's operating system. These fake security programs are typically installed with a Trojan dropper that invades the victim's computer using a social engineering approach. This Trojan first detects the operating system being used on the infected computer. Then, it installs a version of the rogue security application that matches the victim's computer. That means that there are actually three variants of XP Total Security 2013, the other two named Vista Total Security 2013 and Win 7 Total Security 2013. While XP Total Security 2013 is installed on computers with the Windows XP operating system, the other two are installed in computers with the Vista and Windows 7 operating systems respectively.
It is crucial to observe that, despite its outward appearance, XP Total Security 2013 has no anti-malware capabilities. In other words, XP Total Security 2013 will not protect your computer from malware because XP Total Security 2013 is itself a kind of malware infection. Fake security programs like XP Total Security 2013 are designed to trick computer users into thinking that their computer is severely infected with malware. This is done in order to convince the victim to upgrade to a 'full version' of XP Total Security 2013 to remove these imaginary threats. However, the 'full version' of XP Total Security 2013 has no anti-malware capabilities, meaning that the victim will have wasted their money and allowed the criminals behind XP Total Security 2013 to gain access to the victim's credit card information.
In reality, there is nothing that sets apart XP Total Security 2013 and its many variants from malware such as Antivirus 2008, Windows Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, Antivirus Pro 2009, AntiSpy Safeguard, ThinkPoint, Spyware Protection 2010, Internet Antivirus 2011, Palladium Pro, XP Anti-Virus 2011, CleanThis, PC Clean Pro, XP Home Security 2012, Windows Clear Problems, XP Security 2012, Antivirus PRO 2015.
Table of Contents
SpyHunter Detects & Remove XP Total Security 2013
File System Details
# | File Name |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
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1. | %AppData%\[RANDOM 3 LETTERS].exe | |
2. | %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe | |
3. | %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\XP Total Security 2013\Uninstall XP Total Security 2013.lnk | |
4. | %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\XP Total Security 2013\XP Total Security 2013.lnk | |
5. | %UserProfile%\Desktop\XP Total Security 2013.lnk |
Registry Details
Directories
XP Total Security 2013 may create the following directory or directories:
%localappdata%\ChronoSpeedup |
%programfiles%\chronospeedup |