SystemDefender
Posted: September 24, 2007
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 10/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 42 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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Last Seen: | February 13, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
SystemDefender is a rogue security product that creates junk files on your system for the purpose of falsely labeling them as well-known infections. SystemDefender is also a serious security threat since SystemDefender may block a wide range of security and diagnostic programs that Windows needs to run properly. It's important to delete SystemDefender if you should find it on your PC, and to take preemptive defensive measures to prevent SystemDefender's infection; SystemDefender is likely to be spread by Trojans and other malware, as well as dangerous websites.
A Chip Off the Ol' (Malicious) Block
Windows SystemDefender, AntiMalware Defender, and Security Defender are all just a few samples of the other rogue security products that are virtually identical to SystemDefender. All of these programs use very similar attack methods, making them easy to spot as fake once you're no longer fooled by the different name. However, the profusion of SystemDefender clones and knock-offs makes it vital to have full updates on your anti-malware applications, or your security may not be able to identify the threat in time.
Many types of SystemDefender clones are distributed by Trojans. Some Trojans will attempt to deceive the user into thinking the rogue security product is a Windows update or otherwise useful security measure, while some may drop SystemDefender without warning. Be skeptical of any official-seeming alerts that advise downloading software other than the standard Malicious Software Removal Tool.
Attacks Shared by this SystemDefender Family Include:
Grinding the SystemDefender Chip Down to Dust
Ordinarily, deleting SystemDefender should be done via anti-malware programs designed to remove such PC threats efficiently. Be certain that SystemDefender isn't running when you attempt to delete SystemDefender, since this will usually prevent the deletion from being successful; you should take similar precautions for any Trojans that might be related to your SystemDefender infection.
Entering the registration code of D13F-3B7D-B3C5-BD84 will prevent SystemDefender from sounding excessive alerts in the future. However, SystemDefender's other damaging attributes will remain in place, so consider registration a stopgap until you can actually remove SystemDefender.
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Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:SystemDefender.exe
File name: SystemDefender.exeSize: 1.37 MB (1376256 bytes)
MD5: 2e1fb8db25da94dacd01847494557090
Detection count: 62
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
SystemDefender.exe
File name: SystemDefender.exeSize: 1.37 MB (1376256 bytes)
MD5: 441d594812bde8509a922c179ea04fa5
Detection count: 54
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
%WINDIR%\msmhost.dll
File name: msmhost.dllSize: 184.32 KB (184320 bytes)
MD5: 1ff9614951c642d41b44f852cfc43cf0
Detection count: 5
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 1, 2011
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