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TheDefend.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: TheDefend
Filename: TheDefend.exe
Registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | TheDefend.exe

Command: C:\Program Files\TheDefend Software\TheDefend\TheDefend.exe
Startup Type: HKCU->Run
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [TheDefend.exe] C:\Program Files\TheDefend Software\TheDefend\TheDefend.exe

DDS Line:

uRun: [TheDefend.exe] C:\Program Files\TheDefend Software\TheDefend\TheDefend.exe

Combofix/RSIT Line:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“TheDefend.exe”=C:\Program Files\TheDefend Software\TheDefend\TheDefend.exe [2009-12-17 1638912]

Description: core component of TheDefend. TheDefend is positioned as a program to remove malware, but in reality it is a malicious program, which must be removed immediately after getting on the computer!

How to remove: use these TheDefend removal instructions.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 9:40 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.