Total PC defender is a rogue security software which shows fake infections and threatens computer users. It gets installed on your computer without your permission and starts scanning your computer automatically. You will be surprised from where this application came since it gets on your computer automatically without your permission.
Why my computer got infected with this malware?
There are lots of ways your computer can get infected with this threat. If you have visited malicious websites to download any sort of software, video, music, screen savers and other similar stuff then this is from where this threat has come. Online scammers have bundled these fake software in such downloads and when you install those downloads in your computer and your computer gets infected.
Please be sure that you do not pay any money to these scammers and remove this threat from the computer as soon as possible. If you have already paid, please contact your credit card company to find out if you can dispute the transaction.
How this rogue spyware harms my computer?
Once this software get to your computer, it will show you many fake infections. It will run automatically and start scanning your computer when you're doing some work on your computer.
It will show you intimidating pop-ups every now and then so that you get scared and purchase the software. It won't let you run many software which you use regularly and play scary sounds on the computer telling you that your system has been compromised and it is being attacked. However everything it shows his fake and has nothing to do with the reality. It will make your computer run very slow and interfere all the time with your daily tasks.
How To Remove Total PC Defender 2010 manually?
It is not very easy to remove it manually unless you are a computer geek. If you miss to remove an infected file, the virus will restore itself on the next reboot. If you believe you can carry the manual instructions, please follow these steps:
1. Please press ALT + Ctrl + Delete keys on your keyboard to run task manager. Click on "Processes' tab page and end a process named "Total PC Defender.exe"
2. Click on Start-->Run, type "regedit" and click on OK. Locate these registry values and delete them:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER-->SOFTWARE-->Microsoft-->Windows-->CurrentVersion-->Policies-->SystemDisableTaskMgr
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-->Software-->Microsoft-->Windows-->CurrentVersion-->RunTotal PC Defender
3. Search and delete these files from your computer.
Total PC Defender.exe
Total PC Defender.lnk
4. Please look into these directories and delete the stuff related to this malware.
C-->Program Files-->Total PC Defender
%UserProfile%-->Start Menu-->Total PC Defender
%UserProfile%-->Application Data-->Microsoft-->Internet Explorer-->Quick Launch
%UserProfile%-->Desktop
5. You also need to unregister infected DLL files, search and delete all other Total PC Defender files from your computer.
As you can see, manual removal instructions are not very easy to follow and the creators of this threat are adding new malicious features in the software regularly so it is very likely that you won't find precise manual removal instructions anywhere. It is highly recommended that you use an automatic removal tool to get rid of total PC defender 2010.
