[WolfeMacleod]

Yay. A month ago I did a fresh XP install when something went haywire. Now I get to do it again, thanks to a bit of MALWARE called "XP Internet Security 2010"

I had downloaded a trial of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 about a month ago when I did the fresh install.
It ran out tonight before I could purchase a license key.
IMMEDIATELY on it's runout, I was hit with a bogus Malware warning from "XP Internet Security 2010" It performed a fake scan, saying I was loaded with virrii. I saw it for what it was....
I was surfing a less than desireable site when Kaspersky ran out.

No attempt to remove it proved successfull.
It blocked attempts to install the Anti-malware program that was suggested to remove it, save one. After cleaning, any .exe program access was blocked...
Regedit was blocked so I could not manually remove reg entries.

So yeah, I get to reinstall XP again.

Be on the lookout for XP Internet Security 2010. It's nasty. A family member reports that a friends got it a couple months ago and had to have his system wiped. Even the pros coulnd't get rid of it...