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How to remove APc Defender rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
APc Defender (alias APcDefender) is a trojan-based program that seems to exist to deploy one and only mission – to spoof people into wasting their money. APc Defender is not like any regular computer security software because it comes uninvited and can do quite a lot of damage to the PC being challenged. APc Defender acts very rapidly once it installs on to your computer. It makes the PC hardly capable of resisting the disruptive influence of its malcode. APc Defender configures the infected Operating System to keep permanently running its process APcDefender.exe while you are using your computer. APc Defender is programmed to make your system display some misleading popup alerts, fabricated virus scanners as well as redirect your web browser to websites like APcDefender.com which suggests you to buy the full version of this nasty software. All the warning messages issued by APc Defender are absolutely false and must under no circumstances be trusted. After this whole brainwashing is done, APc Defender starts recommending you to install its licensed copy which is promised to help you resolve your PC security issues. You may find it quite problematic to remove APc Defender because it won’t yield to the conventional regular uninstall methods; which is why you might need an adapted removal guide to get rid of APc Defender rogue anti-spyware (please see the information below for step-by-step uninstall instructions).

Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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APc Defender Screenshot:

How to remove APc Defender manually:
Manual removal of APc Defender is a feasible objective if you have sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The files to be deleted are listed below:

• %Program Files%\APcDefender Software
• %Program Files%\APcDefender Software\APcDefender
• %Program Files%\APcDefender Software\APcDefender\APcDefender.exe
• %Program Files%\APcDefender Software\APcDefender\main_config.xml
• %Program Files%\APcDefender Software\APcDefender\uninstall.exe
• %WINDOWS%\10040spz5229.exe
• %WINDOWS%\10134noz5a-viru93b5.exe
• %WINDOWS%\10658not-a-vir9s7z25.ocx
• %WINDOWS%\system32\22813virus9fz5.bin
• %WINDOWS%\system32\22929zpa5bot57e.exe
• %WINDOWS%\system32\22988spambzt58c9.cpl
• %WINDOWS%\system32\[random].exe
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\APcDefender.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcDefender
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcDefender\1 APcDefender.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcDefender\2 Homepage.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\APcDefender\3 Uninstall.lnk
• %Temp%\[random].exe

The registry entries that need to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\APcDefender
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\APcDefender
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\APcDefender
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random].exe”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “APcDefender”

Please, be aware that manual removal of APc Defender is a cumbersome process and does not always ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal APc Defender, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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