subject: PC Defender Antivirus- altering the state of many a PC's state of security [print this page] PC Defender Antivirus- altering the state of many a PC's state of security
The latest of such applications is the rogue anti-spyware: PC Defender Antivirus. Also referred to as PCDefenderAntivirus, PC DefenderAntivirus, Pc Defender Antivirus, PcDefenderAntivirus you should NOT trust this application ever!
PC Defender Antivirus is installed onto a computer system via a Trojan infection, or might even enter into the system when the user visits malicious and dubious websites, which contain the virus in scripts embedded within.
And no this application will not be able to assist you any way, shape or form. This program is dubious and was designed to have harmful functionality.
As mentioned before, PC Defender Antivirus enters into a computer system via a Trojan application, which sneaks into the system via security exploits, such as spam emails or it can be installed by other malware.
PC Defender Antivirus will generate fictitious system warning alert messages, fake scan reports and fake error messages about the "infection" on the computer system.
These notifications are very similar to Microsoft's Windows Security Center alerts, so the user can be easily confused. PC Defender Antivirus then suggests purchasing the full version of the software in order to remove those infections. But as you could already understand, PC Defender Antivirus cannot remove any infections.
All of this is aimed at ensuring the user of the computer system user is coerced and tricked into purchasing the "full" version of PC Defender Antivirus.
PC Defender Antivirus should not be trusted or purchased as it is rogue optimization tool that should be deleted immediately upon detection!
Although Manual Removal is probably best, to ensure all components of PC Defender Antivirus is eradicated from the infected system, it is best left to those individuals who know their way around the registry files of a computer system.
To avoid unnecessary damage and risk to a computer system, as a computer novice, your best option would be to perform an Automatic removal process.
PC Defender Antivirus only steals money from inexperienced users. That's why we strongly recommend you to use removal instructions stated below and to remove PC Defender Antivirus from the system immediately upon detection.
Simply make use of an up-to-date, fully functional legitimate antispyware application. This way you will be able to rid the computer system of all traces of PC Defender Antivirus.
