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Support Nerds has detected a new string of the virus “Malware Defender”. Malware Defender is a malware virus that attempts to confuse users that it is anti-virus protection and locks down your computer and confuses you into thinking you are severely infected with other viruses and tries to get you to purchase it. If you have Malware Defender, it is a virus and is not anti-virus protection. Support Nerds can help you remove the virus right now. We guarantee removal of this virus and a guarantee that all your personal data will be saved. If you have this virus, click below to speak with a Certified American Expert right now who can assist you!

Advanced Users

If you are an advanced user and are familiar with your system registry, you can attempt to remove it on your own:

Microsoft have issued the following warning with respect to the Registry Editor:

"Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to re-install Windows to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk."

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F0691F1-70E6-44A9-938A-1DC356674878}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8B2C743A-D44A-4A93-8233-ABEE8BF8ED62}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Malware Defender 2009
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Malware Defender 2009
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “updater”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “malwaredef”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad “DriversLoad”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad “HardwareDrivers”

Unregister DLLs:
hdddriver.dll vifwnhzqoe.dll

Delete files:
conf.cfg malwaredef.exe mbase.vdb quarantine.vdb queue.vdb uninstall.exe vbase.vdb reged.exe spoolsystem.exe sys.com syscert.exe sysexplorer.exe vmreg.dll wcenter.exe win.exe svchos.exe t.id c.cgm hdddriver.dll vifwnhzqoe.dll install.exe Malware Defender 2009.lnk Malware Defender 2009.lnk Uninstall.lnk

Delete directories:
c:\Program Files\Malware Defender 2009
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Index\Drivers