Vista Defender 2013

By Domesticus in Rogue Anti-Virus Program

Translate To:

Threat Scorecard

Ranking:	8,080
Threat Level:	100 % (High)
Infected Computers:	7,435

First Seen:	October 1, 2012
Last Seen:	September 18, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Vista Defender 2013 Image

Vista Defender 2013 is a fraudulent security program that pretends to be a legitimate security tool. There is no difference between Vista Defender 2013 and versions of this bogus security application released in 2010, 2011, and 2012 (for example, Vista Defender 2012). All of these belong to a large family of fake security programs that can detect the victim's operating system and change accordingly in order to carry out a typical rogue security program scam. Vista Defender 2013 should be considered as a dangerous malware infection and Vista Defender 2013 should be removed with the aid of a reliable security application.

Vista Defender 2013 belongs to a family of malware, the WinPC Defender family, that includes fake security programs such as 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.

Vista Defender 2013 and its clones are mainly known because they can adapt to different operating systems. Vista Defender 2013 is a fake security program that will only attack computers with the Windows Vista operating system (Vista Defender 2013 will rarely appear in computers with other versions of Windows, but these cases are very rare). If the victim's computer is running Windows XP or Windows 7, then the victim's computer will be attacked by the two corresponding variants of Vista Defender 2013, XP Defender 2013 or Win 7 Defender 2013. This happens because part of Vista Defender 2013's installation process involved detecting the victim's operating system and downloading its corresponding rogue security program.

Like most rogue security programs, Vista Defender 2013 will attempt to scare the victim into purchasing a fake anti-virus program. It does this by causing the victim's computer to behave erratically and by blocking access to the Internet and to the victim's files. Vista Defender 2013's main symptom is a torrent of system alerts, error messages and pop-up notifications from the Task Bar. All of these will appear constantly, prompting the victim to download a 'full version' of Vista Defender 2013 in order to remove a nonexistent virus infection from the victim's computer. ESG security researchers strongly advise against following any advice in Vista Defender 2013's error messages, due to the fact that Vista Defender 2013 has no way of defending your computer from malware and is actually a malware infection itself.

Table of Contents

Aliases

15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software	Detection
Ikarus	Win32.Bancos
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Diple
AntiVir	TR/Bancos.CDL.8
DrWeb	Trojan.KillProc.15905
Avast	Win32:Bancos-CDL [Spy]
McAfee	Artemis!8A7BB35885CF
Kaspersky	Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Foreign.asxx
AVG	Dropper.Generic2.AAPU
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.SuspectCRC
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!02E1070C9FAD
AntiVir	SPR/Tool.BeeInject.133
Kaspersky	Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Agent.buh
Avast	MSIL:Crypt-AO
NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Injector.U
AntiVir	TR/Boigy.2

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Vista Defender 2013

File System Details

Vista Defender 2013 may create the following file(s):

Expand All | Collapse All

#	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.	SetupUbi.exe	735e3f35a14cc39fb874b0799a198fb3	148
Name: SetupUbi.exe MD5: 735e3f35a14cc39fb874b0799a198fb3 Size: 643.07 KB (643072 bytes) Detections: 148 Type: Executable File Path: C:\WINDOWS\UbiSoft\SetupUbi.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: September 18, 2023
2.	n	004d883c75e80cd386a260b5eccbf285	24
Name: n MD5: 004d883c75e80cd386a260b5eccbf285 Size: 59.9 KB (59904 bytes) Detections: 24 Path: C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\$70b76ca57a6b1ad6260e65399d41ccb5\n Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2022
3.	syshost.exe	e6533434941eb27d0efd1bf7d37c4f4d	20
Name: syshost.exe MD5: e6533434941eb27d0efd1bf7d37c4f4d Size: 204.8 KB (204800 bytes) Detections: 20 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\{F41C0568-18AE-2FB5-3FAF-004A1F4BF0B3} Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
4.	TMf2g99RPH1P2EI.exe	2f5b8fa2968ecb754e181c50e4e869dc	11
Name: TMf2g99RPH1P2EI.exe MD5: 2f5b8fa2968ecb754e181c50e4e869dc Size: 96.25 KB (96256 bytes) Detections: 11 Type: Executable File Path: %APPDATA% Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
5.	winmgr.exe	bfdef30de6842d4190ec34213593ec49	9
Name: winmgr.exe MD5: bfdef30de6842d4190ec34213593ec49 Size: 69.12 KB (69120 bytes) Detections: 9 Type: Executable File Path: %USERPROFILE%\S-15-5943-2356-2352 Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
6.	update.exe	6124c9689dc1db263359cf83df35325b	6
Name: update.exe MD5: 6124c9689dc1db263359cf83df35325b Size: 764.92 KB (764928 bytes) Detections: 6 Type: Executable File Path: %TEMP% Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
7.	Bla Bla.exe	cb9d64689c607953224011d89c08d839	6
Name: Bla Bla.exe MD5: cb9d64689c607953224011d89c08d839 Size: 4.14 MB (4141960 bytes) Detections: 6 Type: Executable File Path: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
8.	IZ Crypt Pre Alpha.exe	5a251700f95ca463af81440a06c11086	5
Name: IZ Crypt Pre Alpha.exe MD5: 5a251700f95ca463af81440a06c11086 Size: 110.59 KB (110592 bytes) Detections: 5 Type: Executable File Path: %APPDATA% Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
9.	A-2068193475.exe	9a65737e5ccc95b04f26f95eaa2be535	4
Name: A-2068193475.exe MD5: 9a65737e5ccc95b04f26f95eaa2be535 Size: 51.72 KB (51724 bytes) Detections: 4 Type: Executable File Path: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
10.	wincmd.exe	506a814c73adbfa70107a40085b90b4a	4
Name: wincmd.exe MD5: 506a814c73adbfa70107a40085b90b4a Size: 24.35 MB (24355844 bytes) Detections: 4 Type: Executable File Path: %USERPROFILE%\Documents Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
11.	msdcsc.exe	8f42640869da36976902d674b41cc36a	3
Name: msdcsc.exe MD5: 8f42640869da36976902d674b41cc36a Size: 1.15 MB (1158529 bytes) Detections: 3 Type: Executable File Path: %TEMP%\MSDCSC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
12.	svchast.exe	87b549a60cfc9dd0d4040fb78e879637	2
Name: svchast.exe MD5: 87b549a60cfc9dd0d4040fb78e879637 Size: 1.79 MB (1795072 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %WINDIR%\inf Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
13.	894481.exe	8bd4851fb17d576e54df0b41bd3233c8	2
Name: 894481.exe MD5: 8bd4851fb17d576e54df0b41bd3233c8 Size: 65.53 KB (65536 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %APPDATA%\894481 Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
14.	Teemu.exe	2f6ec4885e14e3904d94c037ad8c98fa	2
Name: Teemu.exe MD5: 2f6ec4885e14e3904d94c037ad8c98fa Size: 4.32 MB (4328372 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
15.	up2date.exe	a8a12411d33c56520ef81a83416caca6	2
Name: up2date.exe MD5: a8a12411d33c56520ef81a83416caca6 Size: 57.79 KB (57795 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %WINDIR% Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
16.	SERVICES.EXE	48b0f162c65c7316db6ec1d294f8f37e	2
Name: SERVICES.EXE MD5: 48b0f162c65c7316db6ec1d294f8f37e Size: 512 KB (512000 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\WW2010CF Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
17.	winmgr.exe	9c7319a2126d1473067704a7bdbd36c9	2
Name: winmgr.exe MD5: 9c7319a2126d1473067704a7bdbd36c9 Size: 68.09 KB (68096 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %USERPROFILE%\S-10-5765-8772-1584 Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
18.	wins.exe	cb5c8a3f5cba769669f662ab9e30b913	2
Name: wins.exe MD5: cb5c8a3f5cba769669f662ab9e30b913 Size: 244.55 KB (244552 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %WINDIR%\system32 Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
19.	mslutv.exe	7295902ee0f05ab37a2f764e9b45a8b6	2
Name: mslutv.exe MD5: 7295902ee0f05ab37a2f764e9b45a8b6 Size: 49.99 KB (49992 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
20.	csrss.exe	295f8c0f0188a4ffbacd71634986bb03	1
Name: csrss.exe MD5: 295f8c0f0188a4ffbacd71634986bb03 Size: 158.72 KB (158720 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %TEMP% Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
21.	5879257.dll	96d5dfe63f44097d219e1d749ba07d0a	1
Name: 5879257.dll MD5: 96d5dfe63f44097d219e1d749ba07d0a Size: 100.35 KB (100352 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Dynamic link library Path: %SystemDrive%\Users\fqbrice Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
22.	gbpsvs.dll	ea505c2d439a5f36e3e079f25b41ae56	1
Name: gbpsvs.dll MD5: ea505c2d439a5f36e3e079f25b41ae56 Size: 1.05 MB (1052672 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Dynamic link library Path: %SystemDrive%\ProgramData Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
23.	wlcon.dll	fa8d670443046dd1f99dd08241362027	1
Name: wlcon.dll MD5: fa8d670443046dd1f99dd08241362027 Size: 1.09 MB (1098752 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Dynamic link library Path: %SystemDrive%\ProgramData Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
24.	gbieha.dll	ed5ef662951776536fc5a09266de8b08	1
Name: gbieha.dll MD5: ed5ef662951776536fc5a09266de8b08 Size: 557.31 KB (557312 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Dynamic link library Path: %SystemDrive%\ProgramData Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
25.	6954194.dll	6702fa8bfb4b5582511f22d93cb45a0a	1
Name: 6954194.dll MD5: 6702fa8bfb4b5582511f22d93cb45a0a Size: 100.86 KB (100864 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Dynamic link library Path: %SystemDrive%\Users\Max Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
26.	Lollipop.exe	8448d114db908ac23f610dc1292edabe	1
Name: Lollipop.exe MD5: 8448d114db908ac23f610dc1292edabe Size: 920.57 KB (920576 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Lollipop Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 25, 2013
27.	ycfyycfewuj.exe	dc051532febb8ee31d8ad7b7c6ac205c	1
Name: ycfyycfewuj.exe MD5: dc051532febb8ee31d8ad7b7c6ac205c Size: 65.53 KB (65536 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %TEMP%\Aplaeplaep Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 22, 2013
28.	8103874.dll	b9097671abbe840bb69102e82adc8544	1
Name: 8103874.dll MD5: b9097671abbe840bb69102e82adc8544 Size: 135.16 KB (135168 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Dynamic link library Path: %SystemDrive%\Users\New Account Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 29, 2013
29.	%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
Name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe Type: Executable File Group: Malware file
30.	%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Vista Defender\Remove Vista Defender.lnk
Name: %CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Vista Defender\Remove Vista Defender.lnk Type: Shortcut Group: Malware file
31.	%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\app.ico
Name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\app.ico Group: Malware file
32.	%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\config.bin
Name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\config.bin Type: Binary File Group: Malware file
33.	%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Vista Defender\Vista Defender.lnk
Name: %CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Vista Defender\Vista Defender.lnk Type: Shortcut Group: Malware file
34.	%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\uninst.ico
Name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\uninst.ico Group: Malware file
35.	%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\defs.bin
Name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\defs.bin Type: Binary File Group: Malware file
36.	%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Vista Defender\Vista Defender Help and Support.lnk
Name: %CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Vista Defender\Vista Defender Help and Support.lnk Type: Shortcut Group: Malware file
37.	%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\support.ico
Name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\support.ico Group: Malware file
38.	%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\vl.bin
Name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\vl.bin Type: Binary File Group: Malware file
39.	%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\Vista Defender.lnk
Name: %AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\Vista Defender.lnk Type: Shortcut Group: Malware file

More files

Registry Details

Vista Defender 2013 may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "pcdfsvc" = "%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe /min

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe "(Default)" = "[RANDOM CHARACTERS]"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\pcdfdata

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = ""%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe" /ex "%1" %*"

Messages

The following messages associated with Vista Defender 2013 were found:

Malware Intrusion
Sensitive areas of your system were found to be under attack. Spy software attack or virus infection possible. Prevent further damage or your private data will get stolen. Run an anti-spyware scan now. Click here to start.

Security breach!
Beware! Spyware infection was found. Your system security is at risk. Private information may get stolen, and your PC activity may get monitored. Click for an anti-spyware scan.

System hacked!
Unknown programs is scanning your system registry right now! Identity theft detected!

Vista Defender 2013 Alert
Internet Connection alert!
Suspicious network activity detected!
Malware infection is possible!

Vista Defender 2013 Alert
System hacked!
Unknown programs is scanning your system registry right now! Identity theft detected!

2 Comments

Sam 11 years ago Reply

I got vista defender 2013. I sure wish they could catch the jerks. I have a second user account on my computer. I switched users to that other account. The erros stopped. So I reloaded a previous restore point. I then switched to the opriginal user account and the vista defender was gone.

catherine 10 years ago Reply

Great delivery. Solid arguments. Keep up the good work.

Enigma Software Group Prevails Over Malwarebytes at the Ninth Circuit

Search

Change Region

Vista Defender 2013

Threat Scorecard

EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard

Aliases

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Vista Defender 2013

File System Details

Registry Details

Messages

2 Comments

Submit Comment

Trending

Rzfu Ransomware

'YouPorn' Email Scam

Rzkd Ransomware

Most Viewed

Is Lookmovie.io Safe?

How To Fix 'Printer Driver is Unavailable' Error

Discord Shows Black Screen when Sharing Screen