PC Defender Plus provide fake features such as Scan Results, Internet Security, Personal Security, Proactive Defense, Firewall etc. All of them cannot protect computer from any kind of malware.
PC Defender Plus can be removed by stopping its processes [random].exe and the user should remember to kill the file. The registry settings should be restored by following the removal guide below.
PC Defender Plus must be removed from your computer immediately!
Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
[random].exe
Delete Registry
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe "(Default)" = "[random]"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\pcdfdata
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = ""%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[random].exe" /ex "%1" %*"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "pcdfsvc" = "%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[random].exe /min"
Remove Folders and Files
%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\PC Defender Plus.lnk
%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\
%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\app.ico
%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\config.bin
%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\defs.bin
%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[random].exe
%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\support.ico
%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\uninst.ico
%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\vl.bin
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\PC Defender Plus\
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\PC Defender Plus\PC Defender Plus Help and Support.lnk
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\PC Defender Plus\PC Defender Plus.lnk
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\PC Defender Plus\Remove PC Defender Plus.lnk