Remove Windows Defending Center

Windows Defending Center is a fake antivirus program that CANNOT DETECT AND REMOVE any kind of virus, malware and trojan. Windows Defending Center can do nothing but just show pop ups to convince the user that the computer has been infected by malwares and urge the user to purchase the full version of Windows Defending Center. Windows Defending Center infections are known to spread by means of fake online system alerts that warn the user about infections that require the user to download Windows Defending Center to remove them. Windows Defending Center will start automatically when Windows boot. Then Windows Defending Center will do a fake scan on the computer and then it will show the fake report. Do not purchase Windows Defending Center as it can do nothing.The user should switch to Safe Mode to make sure any scans detect Windows Defending Center and remove Windows Defending Center with anti-malware applications that are designed to handle such threats.

Windows Defending Center provide fake features such as provide fake features such as Firewall, Automatic Updates, Antivirus Protection, Anti-phishing, Advanced Process Control, Autorun Manager, Service Manager, All-in-one Suite, Quick Scan, Deep Scan, Custom Scan and etc. All of them cannot protect the computer from any kind of malware.


Windows Defending Center can be removed by using Emsisoft HiJackFree to stop the processes and kill the files from the hard drive. Then, the user has to restore the registry entries added and modified by Windows Defending Center. Finally, all the file related to Windows Defending Center must be deleted from the hard drive. All of them has been shown in the removal guide below.

The computer users should remember that any time when they encounter a web page that states that the computer is infected, they should not believe them as the majority of these pages are scams trying to get them to install the actual infection. The second method that can be used to install this fake antivirus is through hacked web sites that install Windows Defending Center on to the computer without their knowledge by exploiting vulnerabilities in the outdated programs.

Windows Defending Center should be removed immediately!

Windows Defending Center Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
[random].exe

Delete Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegedit" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegistryTools" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Inspector"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "net" = 2012-3-1_2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "UID" = "fneqtdmtpi"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ERROR_PAGE_BYPASS_ZONE_CHECK_FOR_HTTPS_KB954312
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ashCnsnt.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\avxmonitor9x.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\fnrb32.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\mmod.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\oasrv.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\symtray.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\windows Police Pro.exe
... and many more Image File Execution Options entries.


Remove Folders and Files
%AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
%AppData%\Protector-.exe
%AppData%\result.db
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Windows Defending Center.lnk
%Desktop%\Windows Malware Sleuth.lnk