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advanceddefender.exe is a harmful program.

It is a component of malware or spyware, you should immediately remove it using an antivirus and antispyware program. If that does not help, then ask us for help in the Spyware removal forum.

Name: advanceddefender
Filename: advanceddefender.exe
Registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | advanceddefender

Command: C:\Program Files\Advanced Defender\advanceddefender.exe
Startup Type: HKLM->Run
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [advanceddefender] C:\Program Files\Advanced Defender\advanceddefender.exe

DDS Line:

mRun: [advanceddefender] C:\Program Files\Advanced Defender\advanceddefender.exe

Combofix/RSIT Line:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“advanceddefender”=C:\Program Files\Advanced Defender\advanceddefender.exe

Description: core component of Advanced Defender. Advanced Defender is a rogue antispyware program.

How to remove: use these Advanced Defender removal instructions.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at 10:02 am and is filed under O4, Rogue Antispyware/Antivirus, Run. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.