Security Defender Removal

The Security Defender virus appears to be a security software but it is actually a rogue security application that follows the lead of similar other malwares that include the likes of the security centre and internet security guard fake antiviruses.

The Security Defender scams by causing infected computers to generate alerts and display "detected" infections. This is an attempt to lure non suspecting people from paying for the security defender license.

Security Defender Removal: How to Remove Security Defender
Follow the guide below on how to use the malware removal tool malwarebytes to get rid of security defender virus and other fake antiviruses:


1. Download Malwarebytes and then rename mbam-setup.exe to iexplore.exe
2. Launch iexplorer.exe to install Malwarebytes
3. Once the program is installed, navigate to your Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware folder.



Find mbam.exe and rename to iexplore.exe
4. Doubleclick iexplore.exe to launch Malwarebytes and use as Security Defender removal tool
5. Click the "Update" tab and click the "Check For updates" button.
6. Once the program has loaded and updates were downloaded, select "Perform Quick Scan", then click Scan.

7. Once the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
8. Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.