Wed, Dec 19 2012 13:46 Don

Remove Win 7 Defender (Uninstall Guide)

Win 7 Defender is a computer infection that is part of the Rogue.FakeRean-Braviax family of scareware programs. This program is classified as a scareware program because it pretends to be a legitimate anti-virus program, but instead only shows fake scan results and false security warnings. This infection is spread by masquerading as a program required to view an online video. Once installed, it will change .exe associations so that when you launch an executable on your computer, Win 7 Defender will be started instead. Once the infection is started it will then pretend to scan your computer and state that there are numerous infections present. If you try any remove any of these so-called infections, it will state that you first need to purchase the program before removing anything.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-win-7-defender

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