Smart Defender PRO is new rogue antispyware application from the WinSpywareProtect rogue family. As its predecessors Smart Defender PRO is advertised via misleading online antimalware scanners that will detect a lot of threats on your board, and if you click on those ads Smart Defender PRO will be automatically downloaded. Also Smart Defender PRO is promoted through the use of Trojan horses and other malware. Once Smart Defender PRO is installed, it will be configured to start every boot up. While running, Smart Defender PRO will constantly perform full system scan and list you variety of threats that cannot be removed until you first purchase licensed version. But it is important to notice that even registered version of Smart Defender PRO isn’t able to remove any types of internet infections. Moreover Smart Defender PRO will flood your system with fake security alerts and pop-ups. In that way parasite can slow your computer performance. We recommend you to remove Smart Defender PRO manually or using automatic removal tool.
Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: Critical
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How to remove Smart Defender PRO manually:
It's possible to remove Smart Defender PRO manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.
The files to be deleted:
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Smart Defender PRO.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Defender PRO
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Defender PRO\Smart Defender PRO.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Smart Defender PRO
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Smart Defender PRO\smrtdefp.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\smrtdefp.exe
Remove registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Smart Defender PRO
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Smart Defender PRO"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Smart Defender PRO"
Please be careful because manual removal of Smart Defender PRO may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.
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