XPSecurityCenter

Behavior
The program must be manually installed. It can be installed from the following location:
XPSecurityCenter.com

The program reports false or exaggerated system security threats on the computer.





The user is then prompted to pay for a full license of the application in order to remove the errors.





Installation
When the program is executed, it creates the following files:

• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\Binaries1.zip
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\Binaries2.zip
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\Binaries3.zip
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\XPSecurityCenter.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\XPSecurityCenter\Uninstall.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\XPSecurityCenter\XPSecurityCenter.lnk
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\data\daily.cvd
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\htmlayout.dll
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\install.exe
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\msvcm80.dll
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\msvcp80.dll
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\msvcr80.dll
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\pthreadVC2.dll
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\un.ico
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\unzip32.dll
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\XPSecurityCenter.dll
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\XPSecurityCenter.exe
• %ProgramFiles%\XPSecurityCenter\XP_SecurityCenter.cfg

It may then create the following files:

• %UserProfile%\Application Data\[RANDOM FILE NAME]
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM FILE NAME]
• %System%\[RANDOM FILE NAME]
• %Windir%\[RANDOM FILE NAME]
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\[RANDOM FILE NAME]
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\[RANDOM FILE NAME]

Where [RANDOM FILE NAME] is created by the program using random letters and one of the following extensions:

• ._dl
• .bat
• .bin
• .dat
• .db
• .exe
• .inf
• .pif
• .reg
• .sys
• .vbs

Note: Mutiple files may be created.

Next, the program creates the following registry entry so that it executes whenever Windows starts:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"XP SecurityCenter" = ""C:\Program Files\XPSecurityCenter\XPSecurityCenter.exe" /hide"

It also creates the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\XP_SecurityCenter

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Summary