IEDefender Removal Instructions

IEDefender is considered to be a rogue spyware removal program that uses deceptive and aggressive advertising tactics. IEDefender application is distributed and installed by IEDefender’s creators and their marketing affiliates. They propagate the program through a download that is bundled with a Trojan program generated by BHO (Browser Helper Object). Usually such Trojan bundled downloads are located in the web pages offering a “video codec” to view free adult entertainment videos.

Once the Trojan bundled download is executed on your PC, it will generate an irritating popup alert: “NOTICE: Your system is infected and your computer performance is not at the highest level. Full system optimization will greatly increase your computer’s performance and prevent data loss”. We recommend to ignore this fake error message because if you click on it will redirect you to IEDefender's home site where they will trick you into purchasing the full version of the rogue program.

The Trojan is able to hijack your search engines, such as Yahoo, Google or MSN, and display a fake warning notification within your search results stating that your PC is infected with various dangerous parasites. Once you click on this message, you will be directed to IEDefender's home page where you will be forced to buy the commercial version of IEDefender rogue anti-spyware application. We recommend to ignore these error messages or, if you are already infected with IEDefender, to remove it as soon as possible.

I have IE Defender, what do I do?

You have many options for detecting and removing IE Defender. The most extreme is reformatting your PC, possibly costing you all of your data and definitely costing hour of time wasted on reloading your PC to its original form. Reformatting your computer should be your last resort. If you’re having problems finding IE Defender, try using a preferred spyware scanner to quickly detect IE Defender first. If you don’t have a spyware scanner, you can always try the instructional methods provided below.

• Start a full system scan to detect IE Defender & other parasites.
• SpyHunter will automatically search for IE Defender files.

Please note that SpyHunter’s free scanner is only for detection purposes. If SpyHunter’s scanner finds IE Defender on your PC, you can buy SpyHunter’s full version to remove IE Defender and other spyware.

Symptom #1: A questionable red or green icon appears in your system tray next to the system clock, representing a newly installed program which you do not recall ever downloading.

Symptom #2: Your browser is hijacked and whenever you use a search engine your search results will display a fake error message. This fake error message is an attempt to lure you into downloading IEDefender program by stating that your computer is infected and that you should download ant-spyware program IEDefender to remove the alleged infection. The false system alert may read:

“NOTICE: Your system is infected and your computer performance is not at the highest level. Full system optimization will greatly increase your computer’s performance and prevent data loss”.

A screenshot of IEDefender is provided below.

IE Defender Manual Detection

If you’ve discovered that IE Defender has infected your PC, you must act quickly and take the proper steps to eliminating the infection. Note: The manual removal of any parasite is difficult. To avoid the unnecessary risk of damaging your computer, we advise you to download SpyHunter’s spyware scanner tool to automatically detect IE Defender.

To manually remove IE Defender, follow these removal steps:

Step #1: Remove IE Defender with Windows Add/Remove Programs utility.

Sometimes all it takes to get rid of spyware like IE Defender is to remove the program using the Add/Remove Programs control panel in Windows.

1. In Windows XP Professional, click on Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
2. In Windows 2000 Professional / Windows ME / Windows 98, click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
3. In the list of programs, search for the software you want to remove. If you see a program you don’t recognize or don’t recall installing, look it up in Google to learn what it is.
4. Select the questionable program and remove it with the Remove button.

Step #2: Kill IE Defender using the Windows Task Manager

To kill a IE Defender process that has infected your computer, you will need to use the Windows Task Manager to check by process, highlight the process in question, and then end the task. To do this:

1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC on the keyboard.
2. Click on Processes Tab to see all active tasks. For easier detection, left click the process under the heading Image Name.
3. Find and kill the following IE Defender process:
   G66-tmp_.exe
   defender-install[1].exe
   videomp3_setup_3912958[2].exe
   install_video_3912981[1].exe
   install_video_3912990[1].exe
   ieDefender-setup[1].exe
   ieDefender-setup[2].exe
   iedefender.exe
   ieDefender[1].exe
4. Once you’ve identified the IE Defender process, press DEL on your keyboard or click End Process to kill it from your system.

Step #3: Use PsKill to Kill a Process

Sometimes a parasite can disable your Windows Task Manager so you can use pslist and pskill (a third party application by Mark Russinovich) to list and kill the unwanted processes.

1. Download PsKill or PsList.
2. Extract the program from the .Zip archive.
3. Move pskill.exe to your C: drive.
4. Open a command window and click Start > Run.
5. Type cmd and click the OK button.
6. In the command window, type C:pskill.exe and the name of the process you wish to kill, then press Enter. For example, if you wanted to kill the process for IE Defender, you would type: C:pskill.exe IE Defender.exe.
   If the file was successfully removed, PsKill will say “process IE Defender.exe killed”.
7. Find and Remove these IE Defender files:
   G66-tmp_.exe
   geebb.dll
   fccaxxu.dll
   awtqnlk.dll
   toprates.dll
   sysvideo32.dll
   windivx.dll
   stream32a.dll
   tuvttrr.dll
   ddccd.dll
   mlljh.dll
   tdlRMS.dll
   advpac.dll
   ddcdedd.dll
   gebca.dll
   prosearchsite.dll
   ddccawv.dll
   wvuus.dll
   blopenvtlv.dll
   werbetpql.dll
   werbetxdp.dll
   blopenvtok.dll
   fcccdbc.dll
   awtqqpq.dll
   defender-install[1].exe
   videomp3_setup_3912958[2].exe
   esent9.dll
   blopenvxdt.dll
   ttvbontvm.dll
   ttvbonvgl.dll
   popnetnpr.dll
   msvideo.dll
   install_video_3912981[1].exe
   install_video_3912990[1].exe
   mscfg32.dll
   rqrrrrp.dll
   dmqhahxp.dll
   gdpbvwyr.dll
   ssqpp.dll
   mljji.dll
   fkxlgaeu.dll
   version69ie7fix.dll
   vmopgitk.dll
   bidisplv.dll
   crypt32d.dll
   wvurqpp.dll
   isfmdl.dll
   vturp.dll
   cbxwwvu.dll
   gebcc.dll
   ttvbonsmf.dll
   pmnnl.dll
   fccbcyv.dll
   byvsr.dll
   wiecjprp.dll
   nsr18.dll
   nsl2D.dll
   vtutt.dll
   rqrqomn.dll
   ddccy.dll
   ldqzxhsj.dll
   pdnmcqhd.dll
   fcccyxx.dll
   nsz379.dll
   adspipe.dll
   nsaA7.dll
   adssite_sidebar.dll
   gzmrt.dll
   sysdivx.dll
   IE Defender 2.4.lnk
   ieDefender-setup[1].exe
   IR9V0_QCX.dll
   VideoMP3.dll-REMOVED
   mwgvsu.dll
   XunLeiBHO_Now.dll
   a3gpcodec.dll
   IntelVideo.dll
   VideoMP3.dll
   IE Defender 2.3.lnk
   ieDefender-setup[2].exe
   ASKPBAR.DLL
   dx50codec.dll
   mp3avi.dll
   IE Defender 2.2.lnk
   iedefender.exe
   ArrayieDefender[1].exe
   %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\advpac.dll
   geebb.dll
   fccaxxu.dll
   awtqnlk.dll
   toprates.dll
   sysvideo32.dll
   windivx.dll
   stream32a.dll
   tuvttrr.dll
   ddccd.dll
   mlljh.dll
   tdlRMS.dll
   advpac.dll
   ddcdedd.dll
   gebca.dll
   prosearchsite.dll
   ddccawv.dll
   wvuus.dll
   blopenvtlv.dll
   werbetpql.dll
   werbetxdp.dll
   blopenvtok.dll
   fcccdbc.dll
   awtqqpq.dll
   esent9.dll
   blopenvxdt.dll
   ttvbontvm.dll
   ttvbonvgl.dll
   popnetnpr.dll
   msvideo.dll
   mscfg32.dll
   rqrrrrp.dll
   dmqhahxp.dll
   gdpbvwyr.dll
   ssqpp.dll
   mljji.dll
   fkxlgaeu.dll
   version69ie7fix.dll
   vmopgitk.dll
   bidisplv.dll
   crypt32d.dll
   wvurqpp.dll
   isfmdl.dll
   vturp.dll
   cbxwwvu.dll
   gebcc.dll
   ttvbonsmf.dll
   pmnnl.dll
   fccbcyv.dll
   byvsr.dll
   wiecjprp.dll
   nsr18.dll
   nsl2D.dll
   vtutt.dll
   rqrqomn.dll
   ddccy.dll
   ldqzxhsj.dll
   pdnmcqhd.dll
   fcccyxx.dll
   nsz379.dll
   adspipe.dll
   nsaA7.dll
   adssite_sidebar.dll
   gzmrt.dll
   sysdivx.dll
   IR9V0_QCX.dll
   mwgvsu.dll
   XunLeiBHO_Now.dll
   a3gpcodec.dll
   IntelVideo.dll
   VideoMP3.dll
   ASKPBAR.DLL
   dx50codec.dll
   Arraymp3avi.dll