XP Antimalware Spyware Alert

Any warning that you might see on your computer that says "XP Antimalware Spyware Alert!" is part of a malware infection. This particular alert is generated by a fake anti-malware program, which is designed to disable your computer while scamming you out of money.

The Malware that Generates the “XP Antimalware Spyware Alert!” Messages

There are a several different names that the rogue anti-virus program that generates the XP Antimalware Spyware Alert might use, including XP Antimalware, XP Antimalware 2010, XP Antimalware 2011, and possibly also a variety of names beginning with "XP Antivirus." All of these infections are actually the same malware, which names itself based on what XP Antimalware Spyware Alert finds on the infected computer. If you are using XP, XP Antimalware Spyware Alert will use the word XP, and then two randomly-selected security-related words, or one security-related word and one year. The Trojan that causes these malware infections is often referred to as Win32/FakeRean. XP Antimalware Spyware Alert is frequently bundled with files for download on malicious sites or file sharing services, and once XP Antimalware Spyware Alert is on your computer, the Trojan downloads the fake security program that generates the XP Antimalware Spyware Alert messages.

The malware that causes the XP Antimalware Spyware Alert pop-ups can seriously limit what you are able to do with your computer. XP Antimalware Spyware Alert can prevent you from running any programs, prevent you from accessing the Internet, and cause your computer to become extremely slow or to become unstable and crash. Furthermore, the XP Antimalware Spyware Alert occurs with malware infections that are part of a scam, designed to scare you into thinking that some serious computer parasites have infected your computer so that you will pay money for fake security software. The scam originated in Russia, and it has been ongoing for most of 2011.

Reasons to be Cautious with XP Antimalware Spyware Alert

If you are gettingwhatever the alerts are telling you isn't true, because the alerts are not generated by real anti-malware software. Do not follow the prompts included in these alerts, and do not pay for the fake anti-malware program that creates them. No amount of money can make XP Antimalware or whatever XP Antimalware Spyware Alert happens to call itself functional anti-virus software.