Remove Another Rogue Anti-Spyware WinPC Defender – Without Software

April 14, 2009

WindowsSecurity

WinPC Defender performs fake system scan and basically generates misleading pop-up windows and fake error messages attempting to scare the user and hopping that he will purchase a license of Win PC Defender. However, WinPC Defender is totally worthless application and should be removed immediately after first appearance.

For additional information on rogues, Subratam Biswas co-authored Rogue Antivirus – A Closer Look at Win32/Antivirusxp. Also see the excellent advice provided by WinPatrol developer, Bill Pytlovany in How to Stop AntiVirus 2009.

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How to remove this Spyware?

Follow the below Tutorial & kick out the “WinPC Defender” from your PC!

1.) Kill the Below process (by using Task manager or Task Killer Software )
==> 1234.exe
==> 7339880.exe
==> pcdefender.exe
==> install.exe

2.) Delete the following registry entries (By using Registry Editor)
==>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\ext\stats\{96ad72e4-2e2b-4ffc-a5bb-279c2714af12}
==>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\winpc defender
==>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{96ad72e4-2e2b-4ffc-a5bb-279c2714af12}\programmable
==>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{a54dc52d-7aad-4d40-a126-337211631edc}
==>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{a54dc52d-7aad-4d40-a126-337211631edc}\1.0\0
==>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{96ad72e4-2e2b-4ffc-a5bb-279c2714af12}

3.) Search and delete the following files
==> 1234.exe
==> 7339880.exe
==> ieocx.dll
==> pcdefender.exe
==> winpc defender.lnk
==> install.exe
==> ieocx.dll

You can also Remove WinPC Defender with Malware bytes:

Download Malwarebytes from here | Get Full Version of Malwarebytes

Click here to scan your PC for common system errors

Also take a look @ Rogue Anti-Spyware Section to remove various malicious

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