WinPC Defender - How to remove March 17, 2009 By Giedrius Majauskas WinPC Defender is a rogue anti-spyware application, fake spyware remover. Likely it’s a clone of another rogue called XP Police Antivirus. At first glance WinPC Defender looks like a normal and legitimate application. However, Win PC Defender has malicious intentions. This parasite uses fake security warnings and other counterfeit notifications in order to scare the user, hopping that eventually he will buy a license of WinPC Defender. Usually, WinPCDefender enters the system using trojan viruses. Once installed and active, the rogue performs fake system scan and reports various misleading alerts and security notifications. Of course, those infections and security issues were made up in order to scare the user. As usual, only WinPC Defender is capable of removing them. However, as it might be already obvious, WinPC Defender is a scam and it is unable to detect or remove any kind of infections. The best option is such situation would be manual removal of WinPC Defender. It must be accomplished as soon as possible after first appearance. Removal delay can even worsen the situation. Automatic Malware removal tools Download Spyhunter for Malware detection(Win) Note: Spyhunter trial provides detection of parasites and assists in their removal for free. limited trial available, Terms of use, Privacy Policy, Uninstall Instructions, Download Combo Cleaner for Malware detection(Mac) Note: Combo Cleaner trial provides detection of parasites and assists in their removal for free. limited trial available, Terms of use, Privacy Policy, Uninstall Instructions, Refund Policy , Manual removal Processes: WinPC Defender.exe Files: WinPC Defender.lnk WinPC Defender.exe Registers: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run “WinPC Defender” HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WinPC Defender HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\WinPC Defender WinPC Defender facts Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware Download Spyhunter for Malware detection(Win) Note: Spyhunter trial provides detection of parasites and assists in their removal for free. limited trial available, Terms of use, Privacy Policy, Uninstall Instructions, Download Combo Cleaner for Malware detection(Mac) Note: Combo Cleaner trial provides detection of parasites and assists in their removal for free. limited trial available, Terms of use, Privacy Policy, Uninstall Instructions, Refund Policy , TOC Leave a ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website