I keep getting a pop from cleanup antivirus that locks up my computer and kicks me off the internet. The only way to temporary unlock it is to open the pop-up whick goes to a full screen with sign up fees. I can close that window only to have the popup come back in 10-20 minutes. I have tried to delete the program but it keeps comming back wanting money to be signed up. File search came up with cmd.exe and cleanupantivirus.com in between lock ups. It all started on 4-6-2010. I had to go back to march 1, 2010 and use restore. It seems to help. Was able to run microsoft safety scanner. Is cleanup anitivirus a microsoft program and how do I get rid of it. Have Windows Home XP with Microsoft Version 5.1 with Service Pack 3... 1 person needs an answerI do too

Your computer is infected with a rogue security program. It is called "rogue" because it pretends to be A Good Guy but is really Evil. Do not pay them! Here are removal instructions: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-cleanup-antivirus MS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

Removal instructions for CLEANUP ANTIVIRUS 1.Turn off system restore. 2.Reboot in Safe Mode with networking. 3.Download, update and run Free scanner antispyware tool. Link: cleanup Antivirus 4.Delete all items reported by the scanner. 5.Reboot into normal mode and re-enable system restore. And then you will be good to go!