Windows Enterprise Defender Adware Removal Instructions
The Emsi Software malware research team has discoverd a new outbreak of the Windows Enterprise Defender adware. a-squared Anti-Malware detects this malware as Adware.Win32.WindowsEnterpriseDefender.
Windows Enterprise Defender is an rogue scanner program, it will act like antivirus program. It show misleading scan results, and fake security alerts to convince the user that their computer infected with malware. The author of WindowsEnterpriseDefender is still the same as that made Windows PC Defender (Adware.Win32.WindowsPCDefender). To more convince users, WindowsEnterpriseDefender will also create numerous files on your computer that will be detected as malware when the program scans your computer, but will not allow you to remove them until you purchase it.
This application try to contacts WindowsEnterpriseDefender.com, to download the latest update of this rogue.
Create new files:
- %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
- %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\e5d1\47.mof
- %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\e5d1\unins000.dat
- %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\e5d1\WED.ico
- %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\e5d1\WindowsEDefender.exe
- %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\e5d1\BackUp\HyperSnap-DX.lnk
- %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\e5d1\WEDDSys\vd952342.bd
- %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\WEDDSys\wed.cfg
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Windows Enterprise Defender.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Enterprise Defender\Instructions.ini
- %UserProfile%\Cookies\virus demo@windowsenterprisedefender[2].txt
- %UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Enterprise Defender.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Windows Enterprise Defender.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Enterprise Defender.lnk
Create new registry entries:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\WindowsEDefender.DocHostUIHandler
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Enterprise Defender
This rogue also try to modify hosts file:
74.125.45.100 4-open-davinci.com
74.125.45.100 securitysoftwarepayments.com
74.125.45.100 privatesecuredpayments.com
74.125.45.100 secure.privatesecuredpayments.com
74.125.45.100 getantivirusplusnow.com
74.125.45.100 secure-plus-payments.com
74.125.45.100 www.getantivirusplusnow.com
74.125.45.100 www.secure-plus-payments.com
74.125.45.100 www.getavplusnow.com
74.125.45.100 www.securesoftwarebill.com
74.125.45.100 secure.paysecuresystem.com
74.125.45.100 paysoftbillsolution.com
Malware screenshots:
How to remove the infection of Adware.Win32.WindowsEnterpriseDefender?
To delete this malware infection, please download and install a-squared Anti-Malware. Run a full scan on all drives and move all detected items to the quarantine.