WinDefender 2008 Removal Instructions

by Sarah on July 21, 2008

Instructions

WARNING:
This WinDefender 2008 manual removal process requires good computer skills, manipulations with Windows registry may cause system crash.
Don’t forget to make system and registry backup before this operations.
We cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. We decline any responsabilaty, Use this manual removal at your own risk.

We highly recommend you to download our Recommended Automatic Spyware Remover.



To manually remove , follow the steps below:

  • 1. Find and Remove the following WinDefender 2008 Processes:
    • WDefDemo.exe

    How to Stop malicious Processes

  • 2. Find and Remove the following WinDefender 2008 files and folders:
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\FwHookDrv.sys
    • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\WinDefender 2008 Unregistered\Launch WinDefender 2008.lnk
    • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\WinDefender 2008 Unregistered\On the web.lnk
    • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\WinDefender 2008 Unregistered\Support.lnk
    • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\WinDefender 2008 Unregistered\Uninstall WinDefender 2008.lnk
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\HOSTS.hst
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\Manual.url
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\options.xml
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\reserve.dat
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\rules
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\Rules.txt
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\siren.wav
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\Support.url
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\svo.scf
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\temp
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\Uninstall.exe
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\Uninstall_st_st_.exe
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\vfile
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\WDefDemo.exe
    • C:\Program Files\WinDefender 2008\Web.url

    How to find and delete harmful files

  • 3. Find and Remove the following WinDefender 2008 files and folders:
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\windefender 2008
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Uninstall\windefender 2008
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Run\windefender 2008

    How to find and remove malicious Registry entries

    Recommendation:

    Wrong manual removing process can cause irreparable and serious damage to your computer operating system. You may need the use of a powerful anti-spyware utility such as our Recommended Automatic Spyware Remover to get rid of WinDefender 2008, to completely clean your computer of any invasive threat and to keep it protected from future spyware infections.

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