How to remove APcDefender

Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at 1:10 am
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APcDefender description

APcDefender is yet another variant of PCProtectar, PcsProtector and GreatDefender. The name is the only difference between these malicious programs. “A Pc Defender” is named like a security tool, but it’s a rogue anti-spyware.

APcDefender

A PcDefender brings lots of security notifications that urge to buy APcDefender software. The program reports numerous infections but those are actually harmless files created by APc Defender itself. Don’t trust a single message displayed by this application.

APcDefender may bring additional problems besides loading annoying pop-ups. It might hijack web browser and block legitimate security programs.

APcDefender is a Rogue Antispyware software

How to manually remove APcDefender

To remove APcDefender spyware you must block APcDefender sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other APcDefender files and registry utility. Follow the APcDefender detection and removal instructions below.

The most typical software removal method is to remove APcDefender by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden APcDefender files, running processes and registries in your computer, so APcDefender may recreate all other files after reboot.

APcDefender manual removal instructions

Block APcDefender sites:
apcdefender.com Read more how to block APcDefender sites

Stop and remove APcDefender processes:
22929zpa5bot57e.exe
10040spz5229.exe
10134noz5a-viru93b5.exe
APcDefender.exe
uninstall.exe
Read more how to kill APcDefender processes

Locate and delete APcDefender registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\APcDefender
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\APcDefender
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\APcDefender
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ".exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "APcDefender"
Read more how to delete APcDefender registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by APcDefender

Detect and delete other APcDefender files:
c:\Program Files\APcDefender Software
c:\Program Files\APcDefender Software\APcDefender
c:\Program Files\APcDefender Software\APcDefender\APcDefender.exe
c:\Program Files\APcDefender Software\APcDefender\main_config.xml
c:\Program Files\APcDefender Software\APcDefender\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\10040spz5229.exe
c:\WINDOWS\10134noz5a-viru93b5.exe
c:\WINDOWS\10658not-a-vir9s7z25.ocx
c:\WINDOWS\system32\22813virus9fz5.bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32\22929zpa5bot57e.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\22988spambzt58c9.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\system32\.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\APcDefender.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcDefender
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcDefender\1 APcDefender.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcDefender\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcDefender\3 Uninstall.lnk
%Temp%\.exe

We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track APcDefender and automaticaly remove APcDefender processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.

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3 Responses to

APcDefender

  1. john

    This scam came into my PC either! Only you and this source of information have helped, thanks!

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