What is Windows Active Defender?

Windows Active Defender is a fake antivirus client. The makers of this scam want you to think Micorsoft made and endorses the client but that is all a lie. This program is the same as other malware clients that came before it. Only the name has changed. Windows Instant Scanner, Windows Custom Safety, Windows Privacy Counsel as just a few of the examples of this client.

Windows Secure Web Patch

This Guide Includes

1. Windows Active Defender Removal Video (You will like the video)

2. Manual guide covering how to remove Windows Active Defender

3. We cover outside resources like AV clients and a remote computer repair service you can use. to help you remove Windows Active Defender

 How Did I get infected with Windows Active Defender?

In many cases this malware threat takes user intervention. In our own testings we found the malware client pretending to be a video file. Once opened the virus was installed. This seems to be the general way most people get infected. It’s not the only way this kind of malware can be installed. It may auto install via a drive by download from a malisious or hacked website. We have seen it all happen before.

What is Windows Active Defender Doing to My Computer Right Now?

It will block almost all programs from running on the computer. When you open a program you will most likely get an error message about the program you are trying to open being infected with a virus. It’s not true. It’s just blocking the program from running.

The real good news out of this is no file damage is being done. All your files are still there and the programs will all work again once you stop this malware client from running. You will seee messages about being hacked and a keylogger installed. This is all false. It does NOT steal banking info or social profiles.

Example of error messages you may see. The video shows more.

Error
Trojan activity detected. System data security is at risk.
It is recommended to activate protection and run a full system scan.

Warning
Firewall has blocked a program from accessing the Internet
C:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe is suspected to have infected your PC. This type of virus intercepts entered data and transmits them to a remote server. As you might imagine, Internet Explorer, which is what explore.exe is, didn’t infect your computer.

Windows Active Defender

» Download Windows Active Defender Removal Software

To remove Windows Active Defender just follow our manual guide and and video below. If you need advanced help we do recommend a remote computer repair company and an antivirus client that is proven to remove this virus threat. You may need to boot into safe mode with networking to get it installed.

Automatic Windows Active Defender Removal

Online Windows Active Defender Removal Service

Video Showing You How to Remove Windows Active Defender

Remove Proxy Setting so You Can Connect to the Internet Again.

Windows Active Defender Manual Removal Procedures

Best advice here is to watch the video above and think of the below guide more and an example or refference. The video shows you how I commonely remove this threat.

Stopping the Windows Active Defender process.

• Protector-<random 3-5 chars>.exe ( Example is Protector-804.exe ) EVERY file trace is named different. However it should be similar

To Stop this process you can

A. Browse to the file location shown below and re-name the file first and then restart your computer. Then browse to that file location again and delete the file.

B.  Boot into Safe Mode and delete the file. (My Favorite solution) See how to boot into safe mode

C:  Log-into another users account and see if you can delete the file.

D:  Start the Task Manager the very second you login and terminate the process that way.

The file path where this virus threat is located is

C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\VIRUSNAME.exe

After the virus has been stopped you can now run a full antivirus scan. Don’t skip the scan. You need to ensure you have no other viruses installed on your computer. We like Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.

If you need advanced help we recommmend pc ninja as our prefered remote computer repair company. They can remote in an remove this malware quickly. They are based in California and know what they are doing.

Another option is to locate a local computer repair company. We have a listing under our computer repair directory.

Windows Safety Maintenance Registry Removal Procedures

No real need to remove the registry entries. Editing the registry manually can cause BIG issues. We just don’t recommend doing it. Instead any good AV client can detect left over traces or you can use a registry cleaner.

Windows Active Defender Directories and Files:

• %AppData%\Protector-[random].exe

Keep in mind the .exe will be named different. That is the only real trace that needs to be removed.

Conclusion

We have seen this malware client about 50 times under all kinds of different names. The above process should work well for you. It does for us on a daily basis. If you run into issues our need advanced help you should consider installing Spyware Doctor with Antivirus in safe mode with networking. You can also consider www.pcninja.com

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