How to remove Defense Center

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Defense Center description

Defense Center is a counterfeit application which pretends to be a legitimate computer protection tool. Malware is also one of the same family of rogues, for example, Protection Center, Data Protection, Digital Protection, Your Protection, User Protection and Dr. Guard.

The parasite spreads via trojan. Trojan comes to user’s computer through the system’s vulnerabilities. Malware gains to force you into purchasing supposedly real protection software. Once installed, Defense Center starts fake computer scans and floods user’s desktop with various security threats and fraudulent alerts. For example:

Danger!
It is strongly recommended to protect your computer against
security threats. Click on the message to ensure the
protection of your computer.

Danger!
Harmful viruses detected on your computer. Click on the
message to scan your computer for security threats for free.

Warning! Network attack detected!
Network intrusion detected!
Your computer is being attacked from a remote PC.

Danger!
Unauthorized person tries to steal your passwords and private
information. Click on the message to prevent identity theft.

Danger!
A security threat detected on your computer.
TrojanASPX.JS.Win32. It strongly recommended to remove
this threat right now. Click on the message to remove it.

Warning! Adware detected!
Adware module detected on your PC!

Warning! Keylogger detected!
Keylogger activity detected on your PC!

All the alerts are fake and fraudulent. Do not believe any information it shows you. Malware is designed to trick user into believing their computer has many infections and various viruses. You will be offered to purchase its registered version. Do not buy it in any circumstances. It can cause you serious trouble and more viruses onto your computer. Defense Center also has an ability to hijack your browser to deceptive web pages that advertises fake tool. Ignore all the threats and use a malware remover to delete this bogus system as soon as possible.

How to get rid of Defense Center

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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How to manually remove Defense Center

To get rid of spyware such as Defense Center you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Defense 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 Defense Center remover.

1. Uninstall Defense Center from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these Defense Center processes:
   defcnt.exe
   Uninstall.exe
   spam001.exe
   spam003.exe
   troj000.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.
3. Unregister Defense Center DLL files:
   defext.dll
   defhook.dll
   To unregister DLL click Start > Run > type "regsvr32 /u PATH_TO_FILE/FILE.dll"
4. Delete Defense Center registry entries: HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-861567501-152049171-1708537768-1003_Classes\secfile
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Defense Center
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Defense Center
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Program Groups
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = "1"
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Defense Center"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "DisableTaskMgr" = "1"
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved "{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}"
   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.
5. Search and delete these Defense Center related files:
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites\_favdata.dat
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\about.ico
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\activate.ico
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\buy.ico
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\def.db
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\defcnt.exe
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\defext.dll
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\defhook.dll
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\help.ico
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\scan.ico
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\settings.ico
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\splash.mp3
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\Uninstall.exe
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\update.ico
   c:\Program Files\Defense Center\virus.mp3
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\Defense Center Support.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\Defense Center.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\nudetube.com.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\pornotube.com.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\spam001.exe
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\spam003.exe
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\troj000.exe
   %UserProfile%\Desktop\youporn.com.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Defense Center
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Defense Center\About.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Defense Center\Activate.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Defense Center\Buy.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Defense Center\Defense Center Support.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Defense Center\Defense Center.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Defense Center\Scan.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Defense Center\Settings.lnk
   %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Defense Center\Update.lnk