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Rogue:Win32/FakeXPA
Aliases: XP Antivirus (other) Antivirus 2009 (other) Antivirus 2010 (other) Antivirus 360 (other) Total Security (other) AntivirusBEST (other) GreenAV (other) Alpha Antivirus (other) AlphaAV (other) Cyber Security (other) Cyber Protection Center (other) Nortel (other) Eco AntiVirus (other) MaCatte (other) Antivirus (other) Antivir (other) Personal Security (other) Antivir 2010 (other) Antivirus7 (other) Antivirus GT (other) Earth Antivirus (other) Trojan:Win32/FakeXPA (Microsoft) Antivirus 8 (other) AV8 (other) AVG Antivirus 2011 (other) E-Set Antivirus 2011 (other) BitDefender 2011 (other)
Summary
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. See the Win32/FakeXPA description for more information.
The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.
Get more help
You can also visit our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.
If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.
