Desktop Defender 2010 Can be Very Hard to Remove
Desktop Defender 2010 is known as a rogue security client that provides no real benefit and shows false and exagerated scan results in an effort to scam users out of their money. It will report a fake system scan and ask you to buy a full version in order to clean all those threats. For those that want detailed information on how to remove this threat you should read this Desktop Defender 2010 guide.. This program seems to be very similar and in fact related to the Contraviro malware program. It has some very nice Windows vista design elements. The purpose of this is to make it more credible. Be aware, this program can do the following:
It will disable many Windows applications, including your Task Manager. You will find your you do not have your computer control anymore.
It will pose problems to your Internet connection, including not being able to update your anti-virus programs, or similar programs. Be careful of the following methods used by malware like Desktop Defender 2010 to propagate themselves and to infect computers:
Fake online scanners. They will claim to be new, free and more. They will ask you to download and run a small application, in fact it will be the malware disguised.
Fake codecs. This is a common method for malware like Desktop Defender 2010 to infect system.
Such fake codecs can be installed through what is called a drive by download. I myself have had on of my websites hacked by people like this but was able to catch it right away because of how often I’m on the site. A good example of this is when your visiting a website and all the sudden you see a screen that looks like some software is scanning your computer for threats. Most of the time updated security clients will block the installs but that is simply most of the time. What was pushed… was the malware disguised. It is not uncommon for even savvy computer users to need help removing this threat. Computer repair can be very expensive but a great place to go with out having a huge bill is this Remote Computer Repair site. They repair computers remotely online and for a very low price. The thing that reall bugs most people is once this software is installed on your computer it will then create junk false files that serve no purpose and then they call the files they create virus threats. The more the better. This threat will modify the registry to include an auto start function in the registry. , in all cases we have seen this client will always run a fake scana on startup and often times will prompt the user to scan again and again. Now a fake scan is ran and you will see the client claiming all kinds of false viruses installed. The whole purpose of this program is to scare you into making a purchase of the bogus client. This client will only scan your system and show you the misleading results, it will then insit you purchase the client to remove the threats. Given that the scans were fake you should already know that this program is nothing more then a scam. Do not fall victim to this scam and never purchase this fake security client. This program often times will block many security websites and even applications like security clients. Often times this client disables the real security software on your computer. It will often block other online security tools and sites. Others application, like System Restore and the Registry Editor, are disabled once your computer is infected by the rogue program. Desktop Defender 2010 will also modify your browser settings, will show you lots of advertisements and will stays resident in the background.
You should first, rather than believing this fake program, remove Desktop Defender 2010 . To remove such malware you will need to first terminate the running process called DesktopDefender2010.exe. Once this is done you should be able now remove most of the traces located at Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuPrograms and Program FilesDesktop Defender 2010. Do not forget to go into the registry and remove the false entires there. As we already mentioned you should check out the removal guide linked above for exact steps on how to do this.
