Title: Defence Center

Type: Rogue Antispyware

Remove Defence Center. Removal instructions

Also known as: DefenceCenter

Severity scale:

(71 / 100)

Defence Center is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Windows Defence malware. Once installed, the rogue program will claim that your computer is infected with viruses, spyware and other malicious software. As a typical scareware, it will constantly display fake security alerts about security threats and prompt you to pay for a full version of the program remove supposedly found malware from your computer. Defence Center is worthless program. It won't be able to protect your computer against viruses. This program is a scam, don't fall victim to this bogus program. Instead, please use the removal instructions below to remove Defence Center from your computer either manually or with an automatic removal tool.

While DefenceCenter is running, it will pretend to scan your computer and then report fake infections that supposedly can be removed only with a full version of the program. Furthermore, it will display fake security alerts and notifications from windows task bar claiming that there are many security threats on your PC. Last, but not least, the rogue program will block legitimate anti-spyware and anti-virus programs to protect itself from being removed. It may block task manager and registry editor as well. Also, it will hijack web browsers and redirect you to its main website which is defence-center.com (please don't visit this website). As you can see, Defence Center has only one goal - to trick you into purchase the program. If you find that your computer is infected with this malware please get rid of it as soon as possible. Please follow Defence Center removal instructions below. Finally, if you have already purchased it then call your credit card company and dispute the charges.

Related files: uninstall.lnk, Defence Center.lnk, DefenceCenter.exe, db.avdb, base.dat, smmservice.exe, protocol.log

Defence Center properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

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Tested and Confirmed! STOPzilla removes Defence Center (2010-09-06 03:25:33)

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Defence Center manual removal:

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Kill processes:
smmservice.exe DefenceCenter.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\DefenceCenter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\smmservice

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
protocol.log smmservice.exe Base.dat db.avdb DefenceCenter.exe Defence Center.lnk Uninstall.lnk

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\mswd\
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Defence Center\

Information added: 2010-09-06 03:25:33
Information updated: 2010-09-06 04:26:47

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