Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode

While under the guise of being part of the Microsoft Defender program, Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode will display fake security information while Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode shuts off your real security programs to prepare for other attacks. Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode infections have been linked to the installation of other rogue anti-virus programs and will often pretend to be Flash update links to gain access to your PC. Since our Spywareemove.com malware experts have found that the security risk that Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode poses is severe, you should watch out for the appropriate symptoms and delete Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode with your choice of anti-malware program when necessary.

Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode: A Fake Security That Shields Real Security Risks

Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode uses fake update statistics and deceptive pop-ups to make you believe that Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode is just one more piece of the Microsoft Defender program. The unfortunate truth is that if you see these signs of Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode being on your PC, you're infected with at least one rogue anti-virus program that's trying to shut down the real Microsoft Defender:

• Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode will create a new icon on your taskbar. This icon has only one purpose, to create a pop-up window with this alert:

  "Attention! [Rogue security program name] operates under enhanced protection mode. This is a temporary measure necessary for immediate response to threat from virus. No action is required from you."

Unlike the real Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode can't detect viruses or other infections. This false alarm is just an excuse to prevent you from panicking while Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode does its best to turn off all of Microsoft Defender's features.

• Naturally, since Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode is disabling Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode doesn't want you to try to update Microsoft Defender by yourself, either. Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode solves this problem with another nugget of fake information, by falsifying the 'last updated' time of threat database updates.

Our SpywareRemove.com malware experts have noticed a direct correlation between Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode's fake update time and the login time on the PC, so that the former will always be identical. This makes it appear as though your database never needs to be updated. You can also see similar symptoms from other rogue anti-virus programs in the Microsoft Defender Enhance Protection Mode subgroup, including Dr.Web Enhanced Protection Mode, Microsoft Security Essentials Enhanced Protection Mode, McAfee Enhanced Protection Mode and Norton AntiVirus Enhanced Protection Mode.

What Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode is Hiding Beneath Its False Info Shell Game

Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode has been associated with Trojans similar to Zlob and Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert; these Trojans or Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode itself may attempt to install other rogue security programs onto your PC. Avoid any unusual requests to install generic virus protection software.

However, it is recommended to use a good anti-virus application to remove Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode from your PC. Our SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have found that Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode and similar rogue security programs tend to make sophisticated system changes in the Registry and other areas of Windows, and deleting Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode by yourself may leave these components infected.

To stop Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode's attacks and regain access to your real security software, Safe Mode or rebooting in a way that bypasses the Registry (such as rebooting via USB drive) will let you use Windows without Microsoft Defender Enhanced Protection Mode getting in your way.

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