Windows Defence Center

Posted: March 8, 2011

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Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	9

First Seen:	March 8, 2011
Last Seen:	January 8, 2020
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Windows Defence Center is another copy from a basic malicious anti-virus program template and fakes the use of beneficial security scans and system alerts while attacking your PC under the table. Trojans are confirmed to help Windows Defence Center propagate, and any infection by this rogue anti-virus product should be treated as a possible multi-infection scenario. Windows Defence Center, like many rogue anti-virus programs, is known to be able to prevent useful programs from running which may require shutting Windows Defence Center down before you can uninstall Windows Defence Center. Don't give the criminals that came up with Windows Defence Center your time, your trust, or your money... these crooks will be happy to betray all three!

Windows Defence Center is a Rogue Anti-virus Program that Betrays Its True Nature Right off the Bat

Rogue anti-virus products like Windows Defence Center can be downloaded unintentionally or mistakenly in many ways, but the most widely publicized infection risk is through Trojans. The Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Malware is reported to carry Windows Defence Center among all the other rogue anti-virus applications in Windows Defence Center's payload and can easily fool those unprepared for it.

This Trojan begins by using desktop alerts about an unknown infection, and then requests that you allow a scan. One fake scan show later, you have a declaration of a more specific infection followed by another request, this time to install unspecified anti-malware software. The Trojan then installs Windows Defence Center or any other rogue anti-virus program Windows Defence Center cares to offload on your PC, but if you act fast you can get rid of the Trojan before the malware takes root.

Other possible drops by this Trojan include Windows Debug System, Windows Problems Solution, Windows Error Correction, Windows Defence and Windows Optimization Center. This is only a short summary of examples, however, the Trojan's drop capability at this point is incredibly broad. However, all these rogue anti-virus applications reuse the same code, the same malicious behavior, and even much of the same interfaces.

Windows Defence Center will exploit the Windows Registry to run with Windows by default, and this behavior can't be stopped short of actually removing Windows Defence Center. Once you learn what Windows Defence Center itself can do, you'll certainly want to remove Windows Defence Center right away....

Windows Defence Center is not so Great a 'Defence'

Windows Defence Center is far from a good defensive application for your PC; in fact, Windows Defence Center causes nothing but problems. Malware-full scan results will thrust themselves in your face whenever you reboot, and error message after error message will continue to appear, but all of these are completely preset and therefore, plain and simple lies.

Other serious dangers accompanying Windows Defence Center include:

Browser hijacking. Windows Defence Center blocks websites that could be used to uninstall Windows Defence Center and redirects you to dangerous websites. You're especially likely to be forced to windows-defence.com or another site that promotes rogue security products; these sites can drop more malware onto your machine and definitely shouldn't be entrusted with your personal information.
Programs blocked arbitrary, often with a fake-out message stating that the program in question is infected. In fact, there is no infection; Windows Defence Center only does this to keep you from using an anti-malware scanner to get rid of Windows Defence Center.
Browser and overall system settings changed without warning. These are often side effects of the other noted attacks, but Windows Defence Center or the related Trojan may change your settings specifically to make your PC even more vulnerable.

The best defense for your PC, ultimately, is drop-kicking this rogue anti-virus application out the door; without deleting Windows Defence Center, your computer will always be, at best, severely hamstrung in functionality and safety.

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:

%AppData%\ukluej.exe

File name: ukluej.exe
Size: 2.31 MB (2313216 bytes)
MD5: fa9fc036f747c67dbab0103b61f9a8b0
Detection count: 43
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %AppData%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 8, 2020