Windows PC Defender
Windows PC Defender Removal Guide
What is Windows PC Defender?
Windows PC Defender is a misleading security application that reports false system security threats and displays fake security alerts or notifications to make you think your computer is infected. The program is from the same family as OmegaAntivir, Windows Additional Guard, Windows Guard Pro, Ultimate System Guard. Once installed, the rogue application will display non-existing infections or PC threats and prompt you to pay for a full version of the program to remove those infections. Do not purchase WindowsPC Defender. Uninstall Windows PC Defender from your computer as soon as possible. Otherwise it may cause even more damage to the system.
Windows PC Defender is promoted mainly through the use of fake online anti-spyware scanners. It can be also pushed using Trojan viruses, browser hijackers and other malicious software. Fake online scanner will display numerous infections on your computer and recommend you to use WindowsPCDefender to remove found infections and to ensure full PC protection. However, do not install this parasite and leave a misleading website immediately. Fake security alerts reads:
“Warning! Your computer is infected
Warning! Trojan Found!
File name: crss.drv
Threat name: Trojan-Spy.HTML.Sunfraud.a”
“System alert
Suspicious software, which may be malicious, has been detected on your PC. Click here to remove this threat immediately with Windows PC Defender”
When running, Windows PC Defender will flood your computer with fake system security alerts claiming that your PC is not protected and that your anti-virus software is disabled. The parasite will impersonate Windows Security Center and display bogus notifications from Windows task bar. Furthermore, Windows PCDefender will block antivirus software and security related websites to protect itself from being deleted. The rogue program will likely slow down your computer and block task manager, registry editor and other tools. If you find that your PC is infected with this misleading application, please use the removal guide below to remove Windows PC Defender from the system manually for free.
How to prevent from getting rogue antispyware
Access your website securely from any location
When you work on the domain, site, blog, or different project that requires constant management, content creation, or coding, you may need to connect to the server and content management service more often. The best solution for creating a tighter network could be a dedicated/fixed IP address.
If you make your IP address static and set to your device, you can connect to the CMS from any location and do not create any additional issues for the server or network manager that needs to monitor connections and activities. VPN software providers like Private Internet Access can help you with such settings and offer the option to control the online reputation and manage projects easily from any part of the world.
Recover files after data-affecting malware attacks
While much of the data can be accidentally deleted due to various reasons, malware is one of the main culprits that can cause loss of pictures, documents, videos, and other important files. More serious malware infections lead to significant data loss when your documents, system files, and images get encrypted. In particular, ransomware is is a type of malware that focuses on such functions, so your files become useless without an ability to access them.
Even though there is little to no possibility to recover after file-locking threats, some applications have features for data recovery in the system. In some cases, Data Recovery Pro can also help to recover at least some portion of your data after data-locking virus infection or general cyber infection.