Antispyware Defender

14 July 2010 Rogue 0 Comment

Antispyware Defender is a fake computer security application being promoted and sold as computer protection software. Coming from the same authors who created Antivirus Soft, this malicious program poses great danger and risks. Antispyware Defender is very much capable of being installed on computers by means of Trojan that remains undetected and can conceal itself using rootkit techniques. Once inside the system, this malicious program will fabricate a virus scan, telling users that several threats were identified residing on the system. Continuous alert messages will be displayed containing fake and scary messages that attempts to misinform users. This tactic aims to force people into buying the registered version of Antispyware Defender.

Instead of acquiring this potentially unwanted program, download and install a legit anti-malware application and immediately remove Antispyware Defender. Don’t expect that this rogue program has an entry on Add/Remove program of Windows and can be remove anytime user wants it to. This malware is designed to stay on computer until such time that a licensed version is obtained.

Antispyware Defender Screen Shot:

Technical Details and Additional Information:

Damage Level: Medium

Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista

Malware Behavior
Once inside the infected computer, Antispyware Defender will begin showing fake alerts. This is not an ordinary pop-up message. It will contain serious claim that system is under heavy attack. Then, the rogue application will provide an interactive virus scan where user may check the system but prohibits removal of detected viruses. The purpose of this malware is to gather sales from victims. It will sell the fake antivirus program in a manner that user will have no other choice.

You will find below a simple removal guide to delete Antispyware Defender virus from an infected computer. Please follow the steps carefully.

1. Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. Save the file on your Desktop or any desired location as long as it is accessible to you.

2. When download completes, double-click on the file to install the program.

3. Follow the prompts and install the program using the “default” settings.

4. Before the installation completes, please make sure that these options are marked with check.
- Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.
- Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.

5. Click on Finish. The program will run automatically. Once it prompts for update, please proceed before running a virus scan. This update is necessary in having the latest database to detect and remove Antispyware Defender.

6. Scan your computer totally. Make sure that it inspects all files, folders and registry entries for possible infection.

7. When the scan is finished, click on Show Results.

8. Make sure that all detected threats are marked with check. Please click on Remove Selected.

9. After removing all items associated with Antispyware Defender, it will prompt you to restart the computer. Click Yes. This will reboot the system in order to complete the cleaning process.

10. When computer starts, open MalwareBytes Anti-Malware once again. Go to the tab with label Quarantine. Click on Delete All to remove all malicious items in your PC.

Note: Virus action may prevent you from downloading the recommended tool. If this happens, please download the program from a different computer. Rename it before running on infected system.