How do I Remove Windows Premium Defender Malware/Virus? Help Needed!

If your see the appearance of Windows Premium Defender, it is a serious problem. Please beware of this rogue as soon as possible. Gettinghelp from 24/7 Online Tech Support Experts is a simple and effective method to get rid of such malware.  

The nature of Windows Premium Defender

Windows Premium Defender is a malicious computer program that belongs to the category of rogue anti-spywares. It clearly hails from the FakeVimes virus family that seems to be still working on its dirty scheme while trying to swindle the money from computer users. 

This pest only pretends to be a functional application, actually it is absolutely useless. Generally, Windows Premium Defender is installed without user's knowledge through the use of Trojans. It might be also downloaded manually from many unsafe websites. However, last-mentioned situation is less common.  Most of the time, this malicious program has to be manually installed, however in some cases it may enter the system with the help of Trojan downloaders and software vulnerabilities.                         

 

Windows Premium Defender image

 

 

 What kind of harm Windows Premium Defender will bring to affected users

Once this rogue is installed, it will perform a fake system scan and report a list of fake infections and computer security threats. These infections and computer security threats do not even exist on your computer. Don’t be cheated. However, Windows Premium Defender will ask you to pay for a full version of this fake program in order to remove supposedly found infections that we already know do exist in the first place. Besides, this rogue program will display fake system notifications and security alerts claiming that your computer is under attack or badly infected with viruses, spyware and other malicious software as follow:

Warning
Firewall has blocked a program from accessing the Internet
C:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
is suspected to have infected your PC. This type of virus intercepts entered data and transmits them to a remote server.
Error
Keylogger activity detected. System information security is at risk.
It is recommended to activate protection and run a full system scan.
Torrent Alert
Recommended: Please use secure encrypted protocol for torrent links.
Torrent link detected!
Receiving this notifications means that you have violated the copyright laws. Using Torrent for downloading movies and licensed software shall be prosecuted and you may be sued for cybercrime and breach of law under the SOPA legislation.

As you can see, this program is a scam that aims to trick you into thinking your computer was severely infected so that you will then purchase it. Don’t purchase this useless program, and if you have, you should contact your credit card company and dispute the charge stating that the program is a scam and a computer virus. To remove Windows Premium Defender effectively, please follow the steps in the removal guide below.                              

Windows Premium Defender manual removal direction

Step 1: Delete the associated files of Windows Premium Defender that list below:

%AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
%AppData%\Protector-<random 3 chars>.exe
%AppData%\Protector-<random 4 chars>.exe
%AppData%\result.db
%AppData%\1st$0l3th1s.cnf 

Step 2: Remove the related registry entries of Windows Premium Defender that list below:

  
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegedit" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegistryTools" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin" = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "ConsentPromptBehaviorUser" = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "EnableLUA" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Inspector"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "net" = "2012-7-13_7"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "UID" = "cwhstknlsh"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ASProtect
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AntivirusPlus.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\avpupd.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\cssurf.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\homeav2010.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\mcvsrte.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\nvarch16.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\Quick Heal.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\sweep95.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\win-bugsfix.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\wyvernworksfirewall.exe

Windows Premium Defender is something you must never fall for, conversely, you must remove this rogue as soon as possible in order to prevent getting more malware on your computer. For that, we do not recommend manual removal if you don't have enough knowledge about computers and system architecture. The simplest way to get rid of Windows Virus Hunter is gettinghelp from trustful virus removal experts.

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