ArmorDefender is a fake security program that will masquerade as Flash updates required to view online videos to deceive users into downloading a copy of this program. ArmorDefender will create multiple clean files on the computer that it will later detect as infected ones during its own virus scan. This is a common trick for rogue security programs to scare computer users and attract the to get the registered version of ArmorDefender which it advise as the only solution to remove the falsified threats.
While Armor Defender is still inside your computer, it will display continous alert messages which states that computer is at risk. More threat will be detected either by pop-ups or task bar warnings. All of these was done in the purpose of getting you into another fraudulent online transactions by purchasing Armor Defender.
What are the Symptoms of ArmorDefender Infection?
A virus scan will be exhibited once ArmorDefender was installed on computer.
Armor Defender will modify Windows Registry and add the following entries:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ArmorDefender
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ArmorDefender
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Uninstall\ArmorDefender
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “ArmorDefender”
Armor Defender threat will drop the following malicious files:
- %UserProfile%\Desktop\ArmorDefender.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\ArmorDefender.lnk
- c:\WINDOWS\1254zspa9bot612.cpl
- c:\WINDOWS\1247z5py369.exe
- c:\WINDOWS\1244bzckd187465.bin
- c:\WINDOWS\124s7not-a-virus569.exe
- c:\WINDOWS\system32\391dsz95are9458.exe
- c:\WINDOWS\system32\3922tzr5at36552.ocx
- c:\Program Files\ArmorDefender Software
- c:\Program Files\ArmorDefender Software\ArmorDefender
- c:\Program Files\ArmorDefender Software\ArmorDefender\ArmorDefender.exe
- c:\Program Files\ArmorDefender Software\ArmorDefender\Uninstall.exe
How to Remove ArmorDefender Manually
1. Restart your computer in SafeMode
– After Power-On the computer, just before Windows start, press F8
– From the selections, Select SafeMode
2. Remove Registry entries that the threat added. You MUST BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST.
– Click Start > Run
– Type in the field, regedit
– Navigate and look for the registry entries mentioned above and delete if necessary
3. Delete malicious files that the threat added:
– Base on the given location above, browse and delete the file
– If no location is given, click Start>Search> and search for the files.
– If cannot be deleted, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to access Task Manager, see if the file is running in the process. If it is, select the file and click End Process. Perform file delete again.
4. Scan computer with Antivirus Program
– Update antivirus program
– Scan computer and delete all detected threats.
How to Easily Remove ArmorDefender
1. Download and run Removal Tool to remove ArmorDefender
