This particular anti-spyware application, XP Protector 2009 (or XPProtector2009, XPProtector 2009), has the sole purpose of luring Internet users to their host sites, and in affect ensures the user will eventually part with their money. XP Protector 2009 is a clone of AntivirusXP2008 (or Antivirus XP 2008, AntiVirXP08, AntivirusXP 2008, Antivirus2008XP), MSAntivirus2008, MS Antivirus 2008, XPAntivirus2008, VistaAntivirus2008, Antivirus2009, Antivirus2008, Cleaner2009, Cleaner 2009 rogue antispyware software. One can be sure your computer is affected by the XP Protector 2009 application if the computer displays XP Protector 2009 upon Windows start-up, as one of the many actions XP Protector 2009 does, is to launch itself upon every Windows start-up. The XP Protector 2009 will then continue to generate an immense amount of popup adverts. XP Protector 2009 will also, just like many other anti-spyware applications, it will display unfounded notifications of security and privacy risks, all in an attempt to get the user to purchase the full version of XP Protector 2009. It is not uncommon for XP Protector 2009 to also propagate system instability.