Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.GreatDefender

Risklevel: Elevated Risk

Description:

GreatDefender is a rogue scanner program, it shows a fake security center window, shows misleading scan results and fake security alerts. The author of GreatDefender also made APCProtect, ProtectPcs, SysDefence, TheDefend, GuardPcs, IGuardPc, SiteAdware, AntiTroy, AntiKeep, AntiAdd, RESpyWare, REAnti, KeepCop, SecureKeeper, LinkSafeness, AntiAid, SystemFighter, SystemVeteran, BlockProtector, BlockKeeper, BlockScanner, BlockWatcher, SoftStronghold, ShieldSafeness, SoftVeteran, SoftSoldier, SoftCop, TrustFighter, TrustSoldier, SafeFighter, SecureVeteran, etc. To further convince victims, GreatDefender will also create numerous junk files with random names 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.

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More details about this danger:

Installation: Installed through EXE

Process: GreatDefender.exe

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Program Files\GreatDefender Software\GreatDefender\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\GreatDefender\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Cookies\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\nsk6.tmp\

Used files:

  • C:\Program Files\GreatDefender Software\GreatDefender\GreatDefender.exe
    [1635328 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Program Files\GreatDefender Software\GreatDefender\main_config.xml
    [1816 Bytes] XML File
  • C:\Program Files\GreatDefender Software\GreatDefender\uninstall.exe
    [75561 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\GreatDefender.lnk
    [955 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\GreatDefender\1 GreatDefender.lnk
    [1899 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\GreatDefender\2 Homepage.lnk
    [1212 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\GreatDefender\3 Uninstall.lnk
    [1871 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Cookies\user@greatdefender[1].txt
    [103 Bytes] TXT File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\nsk6.tmp\nsProcess.dll
    [4096 Bytes] DLL File

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