How to remove Defence Center
Defence Center description
Defence Center is a malicious program which is only an imitation of computer protection tool. The parasite is distributed online and is usually difficult to avoid if one does not employ reputable security software. Malware is not able to detect or remove legitimate viruses therefore they don’t even exist.
Once installed it displays fake security threats that state about computer infections. Defence Center will definitely offer you to purchase its “legitimate” version but in fact this is a scam and none of its offers should be used. Do not fall for this blatant scam because it will cause you serious problems that include money theft. You only get more viruses onto your PC. It is also possible that malware will redirect your web browser to deceptive web pages that gives a lot of information about the program itself as a “licensed” version but this is a fraud and none of information should be trusted. Use decent anti-spyware application and get rid of Defence Center immediately.
How to get rid of Defence Center
This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.
Spyware Doctor is widely valued as one of the best AntiSpyware programs available to protect you from Defence Center and the latest internet security threats. If your computer is infected with Defence Center we strongly recommend automatic spyware scanner.
How to manually remove Defence Center
To get rid of spyware such as Defence Center you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Defence Center related files from your computer.
Take Note: The manual process of removing spyware from your computer is difficult and puts you at risk of damaging your computer. We advise using our automatic Defence Center remover.
- Uninstall Defence Center from Control Panel
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall. - End these Defence Center processes:
smmservice.exe
DefenceCenter.exe
To stop processes press Ctrl + Alt + Del or click Start > Run > type "taskmgr". Select malicious process in the list and click "End Process" button. -
Delete Defence Center registry entries:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\DefenceCenter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\smmservice
To open registry editor click Start > Run > type "regedit".
Warning! Manual registry entries editing may cause damage to your system.
Download Uniblue RegistryBooster 2010 to scan for registry errors. -
Search and delete these Defence Center related files:
c:\protocol.log
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\smmservice.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\mswd\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\mswd\Base.dat
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\mswd\db.avdb
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\mswd\DefenceCenter.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\ Defence Center .lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Defence Center\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Defence Center\ Defence Center .lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Defence Center\Uninstall\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Defence Center\Uninstall\Uninstall.lnk

