Windows Server Defender

Posted: December 19, 2012

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	38

First Seen:	December 20, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Win Server Defender is a fake anti-malware product that detects infections with intentional inaccuracy to make its 'security features' look purchase-worthy. Despite breaking from the usual naming convention of referencing specific versions of Windows, Win Server Defender has been identified as a member of WinPC Defender, a group of scamware programs that often block other applications and websites for malicious purposes. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you remove Win Server Defender whenever you see Win Server Defender on your PC by using a trustworthy brand of anti-malware product, and suggest avoiding malicious sites (particularly those known to host drive-by-download exploits) that are common distribution points for PC threats like Win Server Defender.

How Win Server Defender Defends Itself (By Attacking Everything on Your Computer)

Win Server Defender uses the appearance of anti-malware software but doesn't have any ability to block malware, detect malware or detect malicious activity that targets your computer. Like all members of FakeRean, the only purpose of Win Server Defender is to deceive you about the presence of PC threats and take advantage of this using it as an excuse to intimidate you into buying a registration key. Win Server Defender and similar scamware programs often are installed by malicious advertisements and sites that use drive-by-download exploits that are often paired with fake system scans and/or software updates.

To complete the illusion of its fake security features, Win Server Defender displays both fake system scans and a range of different pop-up warnings with inaccurate contents. Win Server Defender may identify Trojans and other PC threats by technical names, claim that your Registry is being modified without your permission or warn you about information theft attacks. However, these attacks actually aren't taking place, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you ignore any fake security information that originates from Win Server Defender.

Building Up Your PC's Defenses versus Win Server Defender

Despite its protests that Win Server Defender is your only chance of disinfecting your PC, Win Server Defender should be considered to be just as malicious and illegal as all other members of FakeRean's family of fake anti-malware scanners such as Ultimate Defender, SystemDefender, IE Defender, Advanced XP Defender, XP Defender, WinDefender2008, PCTotalDefender, PC Defender 2008, Personal Defender 2009, WinDefender 2009, Perfect Defender 2009, Total Defender, Malware Defender 2009, WinPC Defender, PC Privacy Defender, Smart Defender Pro, Rogue.UltimateDefender, FraudTool.LastDefender.b and Security Defender Pro 2015. First and foremost, you never should spend money on Win Server Defender, which should be deleted ASAP.

Anti-malware software can be used to remove Win Server Defender whenever it's required, although Win Server Defender may try to block prominent brands of anti-malware scanners. If you're incapable of using the software that you'd like to remove Win Server Defender, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts suggest stopping Win Server Defender beforehand by using Safe Mode or other techniques that can disable Win Server Defender's startup exploit.

SpywareRemove.com malware experts also consider it critical to emphasize that, besides blocking security-related programs, Win Server Defender also can modify Windows security settings or even redirect your browser away from safe sites to warning error pages. These attacks will persist until Win Server Defender is removed in its entirety, and leave your PC vulnerable to attacks from other sources.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\Win Server Defender.lnk

File name: %AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\Win Server Defender.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\

File name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\
Group: Malware file

%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\support.ico

File name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\support.ico
Mime Type: unknown/ico
Group: Malware file

%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\uninst.ico

File name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\uninst.ico
Mime Type: unknown/ico
Group: Malware file

%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\app.ico

File name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\app.ico
Mime Type: unknown/ico
Group: Malware file

%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\config.bin

File name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\config.bin
File type: Binary File
Mime Type: unknown/bin
Group: Malware file

%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\defs.bin

File name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\defs.bin
File type: Binary File
Mime Type: unknown/bin
Group: Malware file

%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\vl.bin

File name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\vl.bin
File type: Binary File
Mime Type: unknown/bin
Group: Malware file

%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

File name: %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Win Server Defender\

File name: %CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Win Server Defender\
Group: Malware file

%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Win Server Defender\Remove Win Server Defender.lnk

File name: %CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Win Server Defender\Remove Win Server Defender.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Win Server Defender\Win Server Defender.lnk

File name: %CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Win Server Defender\Win Server Defender.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Win Server Defender\Win Server Defender Help and Support.lnk

File name: %CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Win Server Defender\Win Server Defender Help and Support.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe "(Default)" = "[RANDOM CHARACTERS]"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = ""%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe" /ex "%1" %*"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "pcdfsvc" = "%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe /min"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\pcdfdata

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	System Security Alert! Unknown program is scanning your system registry right now! Identify the theft detected!
2	System Security Alert! Vulnerabilities found Background scan for security breaches has been finished. Serious problems have been detected. Safeguard your system against exploits, malware and viruses right now by activating Proactive Defence.
3	Win Server Defender Firewall Alert Iexplore.exe is infected with Banker.Deus. Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords.