There are many malware applications out there that will try and rip you off for your money without giving you any service in return. Antispyware Defender is such a program, as it attempts to scare users into paying for a software license by trying to convince them that their computers are infected with dangerous malware. Antispyware Defender installs itself on user systems with the aid of Trojans that get downloaded from malicious websites which promote fake scanner software.
Once downloaded, these Trojans will go ahead and download and install Antispyware Defender without the knowledge of the user. After it has installed itself, Antispyware Defender will proceed to load up as a Windows startup service. Trying to show itself off as a legitimate service, Antispyware Defender will perform an endless number of scans on the computer’s hard drive, coming up with results that falsely state that the system is dangerously infected with a bunch of malware applications that cannot be removed. It will also display fake notifications from the Windows Taskbar stating that the computer is infected with malware.
At the end of all this, Antispyware Defender will ask the user to go to its website and purchase the software license for the ‘full’ version of the application, claiming that the currently installed ‘Trial’ version cannot properly remove the detected ‘threats’ to the system. It is important to note that Antispyware Defender is a fake program that should not be trusted under any circumstances, and if you do fall for this trap, immediately contact your credit card vendor and annul the payment you made for Antispyware Defender.
Once you find an instance of Antispyware Defender on your computer, you should immediately initiate Antispyware Defender removal. In order to delete Antispyware Defender, you need to remove its registry entries.
Registry Removal Procedures
In order to remove Antispyware Defender, it is necessary to remove the following keys and settings from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Antispyware Defender”
Once the above registry entry has been removed, your computer is safe from Antispyware Defender.
Conclusion
Manual Antispyware Defender removal is not recommended for inexperienced users as any mistake made during removal could cause damage to the computer. Therefore, inexperienced users are advised to use a web-based scanning/ repair service or legitimate antivirus software for Antispyware Defender removal.