DEFENDER.EXE - Dangerous

DEFENDER.EXE

Manual removal instructions:

What is DEFENDER.EXE?

DEFENDER.EXE is considered as threat( malicious program).
DEFENDER.EXE classified TROJ.DEFENDER.EXE. DEFENDER.EXE may be quite dangerous for your computer!
 

Technical Information:

  • Full path on a computer= %TEMP%\\DEFENDER.EXE

You have 2 ways to remove DEFENDER.EXE:


You have 2 ways

Remove it automatically1. Remove Automatically.
Remove it manually2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

  1. You know only one virus name: "DEFENDER.EXE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses. The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
  2. UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
  3. UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
  4. UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
  5. UnHackMe is fully free for 30-days!

Here’s how to remove DEFENDER.EXE virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove DEFENDER.EXE virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it? That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove DEFENDER.EXE redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove DEFENDER.EXE manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.
https://DEFENDER.EXE
You can see DEFENDER.EXE at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: ...\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: "chromium.exe" instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

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STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to DEFENDER.EXE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

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STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

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Disable the services with random names or contains DEFENDER.EXE in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.

Remove DEFENDER.EXE from scheduled task list.

Delete any task related to DEFENDER.EXE. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from DEFENDER.EXE virus.

Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove DEFENDER.EXE virus from Windows registry Remove DEFENDER.EXE virus from Windows registry[/caption]
Find and delete all keys/values contains DEFENDER.EXE.

Remove DEFENDER.EXE Virus from Chrome Extensions

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STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains - it will come back again immediately or after reboot.





STEP 1: Download UnHackMe for free

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STEP 2: Double click on UnHackMe_setup.exe

You will see a confirmation screen with verified publisher: Greatis Software. Verified Publisher Greatis Software

Once UnHackMe has installed the first Scan will start automatically

Review the detected threats

STEP 3: Carefully review the detected threats!

Click Remove button or False Positive.

Enjoy!

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DEFENDER.EXE Dangerous Rating: 5 out of 5

My PC had gotten a bad rootkit that my ISP antivirus software (powered by McAfee) could not detect, nor could fix.

I sought a solution on the Internet and discovered your product and tried out the trial of UnHackMe.

You quickly found the rootkit and SAVED my PC!

I haven't had any problems since, and I'm extremely grateful.