ProtectDefender
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are assessment reports for different malware threats which have been collected and analyzed by our research team. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards evaluate and rank threats using several metrics including real-world and potential risk factors, trends, frequency, prevalence, and persistence. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are updated regularly based on our research data and metrics and are useful for a wide range of computer users, from end users seeking solutions to remove malware from their systems to security experts analyzing threats.
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards display a variety of useful information, including:
Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
| Ranking: | 14,274 |
| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 75 |
| First Seen: | January 21, 2010 |
| Last Seen: | August 18, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
ProtectDefender Image
ProtectDefender or Protect Defender, is a rogue anti-spyware application that is known to be associated with the WinPC Defender family of rogue security programs. ProtectDefender, through the use of several deceiving tactics, may entice purchase of a full version of ProtectDefender. These malicious actions include bogus warning messages and fake system scan results uses to make computer users believe that they have parasites installed on their system that a purchased version of ProtectDefender can remove. Contrary to that notion, ProtectDefender does not have the ability to detect or remove any type of malware, spyware or virus. It is suggested that computer users avoid use of ProtectDefender and remove it immediately after detection. Damages may occur from the ProtectDefender application that causes the affected system to run slowly or become unstable.
Other members of the ProtectDefender family include WinPC Defender, SystemDefender, IE Defender, IE Defender, XPdefender, WinDefender2008, PC Privacy Defender, Malware Defender 2009, Smart Defender Pro, Ultimate Defender, Advanced XP Defender, Security Defender Pro 2015.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove ProtectDefender
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | setup[1].exe | f9239bf00cd6904b97d5f76a9ba7de22 | 0 |
| 2. | ProtectDefender.exe | 0666e9a8ea8b1ff9711cf2f412f3073f | 0 |
| 3. | setup[1].exe | 9ce370b8ef39f82daa71e46b0ebfc9e2 | 0 |
