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Remove Malware Defense

Malware Defense is rogue antispyware program that is a variant of the AntiMalware spyware. It is promoted through Trojan viruses spread by fake websites and video codecs. Once installed, Malware Defense will automatically run whenever you boot up Windows. It will perform a fake scan on your computer an report that it has found dozens of security threats. The purpose of this fake scan/report is to scare you into purchasing a full version in order to remove these “infections.” This is just a scam and you should follow the instructions below to remove Malware Defense from your system. Besides the fake scan, this rogue spyware will produce fake system alerts and warnings. It will tell you that Internet Explorer and your Windows Messenger is infected. These fake popups are just another method Malware Defense uses to pressure you into paying for it. Here is a screenshot of this rogue program:

Malware Defense Screenshot
Automatic Malware Defense removal:

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Manual Malware Defense removal:

Kill processes: mdefense.exe, uninstall.exe
(Learn how to kill processes)

Unregister DLLs:
C:\Program Files\Malware Defense\mdext.dll
(Learn how to unregister DLLs)

Delete registry keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SimpleShlExt
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SimpleShlExt
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Malware Defense
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Malware Defense"

(Learn how to delete registry keys)

Delete files:
C:\Program Files\Malware Defense\help.ico
C:\Program Files\Malware Defense\md.db
C:\Program Files\Malware Defense\mdefense.exe
C:\Program Files\Malware Defense\mdext.dll
C:\Program Files\Malware Defense\uninstall.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Malware Defense.lnk
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Malware Defense Support.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Defense
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Defense\Malware Defense.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Defense\Malware Defense Support.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Defense\Uninstall Malware Defense.lnk
(Learn how to delete files)

Delete folders:
C:\Program Files\Malware Defense

Once you have removed Malware Defense from your computer using either the automatic or manual method, make sure to block it and other malicious software using a HOSTS file. We recommend downloading the HOSTS file from here, which contains a complete, up-to-date list of malicious websites.


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1 comment to Remove Malware Defense

  • Earlene Eades

    I want to thank you for helping me with this problem. I do haa problem though. My husband usually does all this stuff to the computer. How do I get to where I need to be so that I can delete all the things that you want me to delete? There is no way that I can contact him at this moment. Please, I need your help!!!

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