How to Get Rid of Great Defender Malware From Your PC and Keep Your Computer Safe From Spyware

Many of us as computer users would like to believe that our computers are relatively safe from external threats. When it comes to malware, spyware and viruses that are so deceptive that they simply trick you into installing them on your computer the only thing you can do from that point is hope your systems defenses are able to deal with it.

Because many of these malicious programs are designed to trick or even to disable many types of protection you are going to need to try some different tactics. This is the case with a particularly nasty rogue anti-virus known as GreatDefender and you need to get rid of GreatDefender malware from your computer.

The way this program sneaks onto your system is by telling you that you either need a video player update or a Flash player update. From there the malware will install and tell you that your system has been compromised by several different viruses. This information is falsified though. The files that it finds are ones it placed there and will do no harm to your computer. You will also start getting fake alerts telling you that there is spyware and malware on your computer or that your windows security center needs to be updated. But just like everything else with GreatDefender these are nothing more than bogus reports intended to do one thing, scare you to the point where you pay for the program.

In order to put end to these constant pop up messages and get rid of GreatDefender and the screens trying to sell you a product that does not even work you can go in and simply remove the files and registry entries necessary to get rid of the malware for good.

You will have to be careful not to delete the wrong files and make sure you get rid of them all otherwise it will not take get rid of it. Before you start deleting files and registry entries, make sure the program is not running in your task manager.

Here is what you need to do to get rid of GreatDefender spyware.

#1 start your computer in safe mode.

#2 Start task manager by pressing the CTRL-SHIFT-ESCAPE keys together.

#3 Go to the processes tab find the following processes and click on end process for these two.
Uninstall.exe and GreatDefender.exe.

#4 Search for and delete the following files from your computer.

GreatDefender.lnk, 1 GreatDefender.lnk, GreatDefender.exe, uninstall.exe,

#5 Once that is done go into your computers registry and delete the following entries.

GreatDefender, Run "GreatDefender", "WINFC 2.0.0.1"

Once you have done this you should be able to get rid of GreatDefender once your computer restarts.

If you still have problems or you feel more comfortable to have this done automatically, there is software out there designed to do just that. Not only that but it will help to provide you protection from future problems you may accidentally run into.

To get rid of GreatDefender automatically download and run a PC health check and system scanner. This will scan your hard drive for any system errors and malware and help you to get rid of GreatDefender from your computer in minutes. Once you have done this your computer will run faster and be free from dangerous malware and spyware.