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How to remove Sys Defenders rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
Sys Defenders (aka SysDefenders) is an example of badware program that has unambiguous malicious origin and exhibits established malvertising practices. Sys Defenders is a part of the rather old malware family most frequently denominated the WiniGuard (or WiniSoft) group which is an extremely vast dynasty of rogue anti-spywares that gave birth to around a hundred of scam programs during the last year. SysDefenders installs onto computers forcibly and on most occasions even without any permission. This latent intrusion manner can be explained by the rogueware’s exploiting backdoor trojan horses which are also malicious software usually playing an auxiliary role with respect to other more severe viruses. Sys Defenders creates such an environment on the compromised computer that the system is forced to obey every command issued by this rogue. Sys Defenders adds some registry keys and malicious files that determine the further system behavior. As a result, you will keep stumbling upon fabricated virus scanners that launch at startup and report imaginary computer infections (please see screenshot below). Adding up to the aforementioned fake scanners, Sys Defenders also triggers phony security alerts and redirects your browser to fraudulent payment pages. It’s critical to disregard any adware generated by SysDefenders. This scamware is just playing with you trying to get you buying its full version. So don’t fall for Sys Defenders rogueware pranks and remove it once it gets spotted inside your system.

Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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Sys Defenders Screenshot:

How to remove Sys Defenders manually:
Manual removal of Sys Defenders 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%\SysDefenders Software
• %Program Files%\SysDefenders Software\SysDefenders
• %Program Files%\SysDefenders Software\SysDefenders\SysDefenders.exe
• %Program Files%\SysDefenders Software\SysDefenders\main_config.xml
• %Program Files%\SysDefenders Software\SysDefenders\uninstall.exe
• %WINDOWS%\system32\[random].exe
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\SysDefenders.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SysDefenders
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SysDefenders\1 SysDefenders.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SysDefenders\2 Homepage.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SysDefenders\3 Uninstall.lnk
• %Temp%\[random].exe

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

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

Please, be aware that manual removal of Sys Defenders 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 Sys Defenders, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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