Remove Internet Defender - uninstall instructions

Internet Defender - How to remove?

Internet Defender is a fake antivirus program that tries to mimic a legitimate program called "Windows Defender". Internet criminals has "borrowed" the interface of a legitimate security program to trick unsuspecting computer users into purchasing a non existent licence for their fake program called Internet Defender. This program is distributed using various misleading methods - your computer could have got infected with Internet Defender when you were tricked by online security scanners or by fake program updates. When installed on your computer Internet Defender will block almost all Windows functions, you won't be able to use your Internet browser and other functions.

The easiest way of removing this rogue from your PC is entering a retrieved registration code, this will trick Internet Defender into thinking that you have already bought it's licence.After your computer gets infected with this software, your desktop will be blocked and you won't be able to launch legitimate windows programs.

This program also edits your HOSTS file, in such way when you will try to enter legitimate websites you will be redirected to rogue websites. This program is a total scam, you should remove it from you PC as soon as possible. To persuade you into buying it's fake licence this fake program will perform fake security scans and will display fake security messages. If you have bought this program you should contact your credit card company and dispute the charges. In some cases it's a good idea to cancel your credit card, because hacker may use your entered banking information to steal more money from your account. Needless to say that this program is totally useless. You should remove it.

Such security warning messages will be shown while infected with Internet Defender:

 "Internet Defender External software tries to control variety of your system files. This may lead to breaking of some data in your system. Click here to protect remote access to your PC & delete these programs"

"Internet Defender Spyware.IEMonster process is found. The virus is going to send your passwords from Internet browser (Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook & others) to the third-parties. Click here for further protection of your data with Internet Defender"

"Internet Defender Firewall Alert Suspicious activity in your registry system space was detected. Rogue malware detected in your system. Data leaks and system damage are possible. Please use a deep scan option"

"Internet Defender Firewall Alert Internet Defender has prevent a program from accessing the Internet. "iexplore.exe" is infected with Trojan. This worm has tried to use "iexplore.exe" to connect to remove host and send your credit card information"

"Internet Defender Firewall Alert Your computer is being attacked from a remote machine! Block Internet access to your computer to prevent system infection. Attacker IP: <ip address> Attack type: RCPT exploit"

 Ignore all these fake warning messages and remove this bogus program from your computer as soon as possible.

Screenshots of Internet Defender:

Internet Defender removal:

Before downloading the remover for Internet Defender enter a retrieved activation key. In a main window of Internet Defender click Activate button (button is located at the top of the main window of this fake program) and enter this key D13F-3B7D-B3C5-BD84 This will make the removal process of Internet Defender easier.

remover for Internet Defender

1. Load your computer in safe mode with networking. Click Start, click Shut down, click Restart, click OK. During your computer starting process press F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until you see Windows Advanced Option menu, then select Safe mode with networking from the list.

2. Open Internet explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options. Select Connections, then click LAN settings, if a Use a proxy server for your LAN is checked, uncheck it and press OK.

3. Download a legitimate anti-spyware software to fully remove Internet Defender from your computer. 

remover for Internet Defender

Other tools known to remove Internet Defender:

• iS3 STOPzilla
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Additional information:

Some malicious software modifies browser settings and disables downloads of spyware and virus removing software. If you have problems downloading anti-spyware software with Internet Explorer, try downloading with Chrome, FireFox, Opera, etc.

If you can't access Internet:

Load your computer in safe mode. Click Start, click Shut down, click Restart, click OK. During your computer starting process press F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until you see Windows Advanced Option menu, then select Safe mode with networking from the list.

Start Task manager. Press ctrl+alt+del (or ctrl+shift+esc) and end task the processes of rogue program. ( if after this procedure you can't access any programs press ctrl+alt+del, click File, select New Task, and type explorer.exe then press OK.

Open Internet explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options. Select Connections, then click LAN settings, if a Use a proxy server for your LAN is checked, uncheck it and press OK.

After this procedure you should be able to access Internet. Now you can download anti-spyware software from our "Top spyware removers" section and run a full scan. Download, install and don't forget to update your selected anti-spyware program. Then run a full system scan.

If you are unable to remove Internet Defender, you can use this manual removal instruction. Use it at your own risk. If you don't have strong computer knowledge you could harm your operating system. Use it only if you are an experienced computer user. (Instructions on how to end processes, remove registry entries...)

End these Internet Defender processes:

[random].exe

Remove these Internet Defender registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"

Delete these Internet Defender files:

[random]_.mkv
[random].avi
[random].ico
[random].lnk
Internet Defender.lnk
[random].dll
Internet Defender.dll

Delete these Internet Defender dll files:

[random].dll
Internet Defender.dll

Additional information on removing Internet Defender:

*If you can't download anti-spyware software: Click on the download link, when the save dialog opens change the file name (example: when downloading mbam-setup.exe rename it to iexplore.exe).
*If you have installed anti-spyware program but you can't run it: Click Run, type %ProgramFiles% and press Enter. Open folder of your anti-spyware program, search for executable file and rename it. (example: Open Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware folder, right-click on the main executable file (mbam.exe) then click rename. Rename the mbam.exe file to iexplore.exe, winlogon.exe firefox.exe ...
*If you can't access your anti-spyware software, try creating a new user account:
Click Start -> Settings -> Control panel.
Click User Accounts and create a new account.
Reboot your computer and login using a newly created user account.
*After this procedure you should be able to access your anti-spyware programs. Update and run a full system scan.