PC Defender
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.
| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 4 |
| First Seen: | March 1, 2010 |
| Last Seen: | August 26, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PC Defender is a fake anti-spyware application that uses several misleading methods to tempt purchase of a full version of the PC Defender program. PCDefender has been known to display several false parasite alerts in the form of an annoying popup alert. In addition, PC Defender will conduct system scans that return several bogus parasite results. PC Defender does not have the ability to detect or remove legitimate parasites. It is suggested that users avoid use of PC Defender as it can cause damage to system registry entries.
PC Defender comes from a big family of fraudulent security programs, the WinPC Defender family. Some of PC Defender clones 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.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove PC Defender
Directories
PC Defender may create the following directory or directories:
| %WinDir%\Installer\{FC2ABC8E-3715-4A32-B8B5-559380F45282} |
