Remove PC Defender 2008. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: PC Defender 2008
Also known as: PCDefender 2008, PCDefender2008
Type: Malware
Severity scale:PC Defender 2008 severity is 93  (93 / 100)
 
PC Defender 2008 is a clone of XP Antivirus scam. PCDefender 2008 malware is very dangerous because it’s very convincing. This fraud is smartly built to look like reputable security suite, while it is computer parasite in a real world.

PC Defender 2008 offers removing malwares and protecting system from future attacks. If installed, PCDefender2008 finds plenty of infections on a computer and insists on purchasing full version of the program. These tactics are fraudulent because the full version doesn’t exist at all and the infections located on a computer are made up. Avoid buying this application!

Website of PC Defender2008 is malicious and fraudulent as well. Unlike other frauds, PC Defender 2008 reveals some information about creators of the program. Pcdefender2008.com may look like regular website of software distributors, but it is able to infect computer secretly when user visits the website.


Related files: thcr7cj0ea59.exe, 70C54A80d01.exe, f30WeUdi.exe, database.dat, license.txt, mfc71.dll, mfc71enu.dll, msvcp71.dll, msvcr71.dll, thcrkrj0etfg.exe, thcrkrj0etfg.exe.local, Uninstall.exe

PC Defender 2008 properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Automatic PC Defender 2008 removal:

remover for PC Defender 2008

PC Defender 2008 manual removal:

Kill processes:
thcrkrj0etfg.exe 70C54A80d01.exe thcr7cj0ea59.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\thcrkrj0etfg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\thcrkrj0etfg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Post Platform "pcdefender2008"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SMthcrkrj0etfg"
Unregister DLLs:
MFC71.dll MFC71ENU.DLL msvcp71.dll msvcr71.dll

Delete files:
c:\\Program Files\\thcrkrj0etfg\\database.dat c:\\Program Files\\thcrkrj0etfg\\license.txt c:\\Program Files\\thcrkrj0etfg\\MFC71.dll c:\\Program Files\\thcrkrj0etfg\\MFC71ENU.DLL c:\\Program Files\\thcrkrj0etfg\\msvcp71.dll c:\\Program Files\\thcrkrj0etfg\\msvcr71.dll c:\\Program Files\\thcrkrj0etfg\\thcrkrj0etfg.exe c:\\Program Files\\thcrkrj0etfg\\thcrkrj0etfg.exe.local c:\\Program Files\\thcrkrj0etfg\\uninstall.exe 70C54A80d01.exe thcr7cj0ea59.exe
Delete directories:
c:\Program Files\thcrkrj0etfg
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PC Defender 2008
%UserProfile%\Application Data\thcrkrj0etfg

Other programs to remove PC Defender 2008:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 17/10/08
Information updated: 20/10/08

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