Personal Defender 2009 Removal Process (remove PersonalDefender2009)
November 9, 2008 – 8:51 amPersonal Defender 2009 Explanation
Personal Defender 2009 (PersonalDefender 2009) is a rogue security application that masks itself to be a program that aide in the security functionality of your computer. This is not the case as we found through installing Personal Defender 2009. After installing Personal Defender 2009 you may find that you get popups which are fake security alerts or firewall warnings. Each of the popups may be clicked on where they may futher infect your computer with malware or Trojan files such as the executable mupd1_2_1711951.exe.
The executable or Trojan infection that may be downloaded over the internet and named mupd1_2_1711951.exe is known to install the Personal Defender 2009 program onto your computer without your consent. After Personal Defender 2009 is installed it will force you into purchasing a full version of PersonalDefender 2009 virtually stealing your money because Personal Defender 2009 is not worth the price you pay.
Avoid visiting www.personaldefender2009.com at all costs because it may be created by the same hackers who spread the PersonalDefender 2009 program over the internet.
Personal Defender 2009, once installed, starts to slow down the operation of your computer and possible perform other malicious tasks such as displaying may annoying fake popup messages. It is very important to remove Personal Defender 2009 and any Trojan infection or files that may have installed the PersonalDefender 2009 program.
Are you getting popups from Personal Defender 2009? Have you identified that you have Personal Defender 2009 installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove Personal Defender 2009 completely from your computer?
Why should you remove Personal Defender 2009?
If Personal Defender 2009 resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that Personal Defender 2009 may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking Personal Defender 2009 removal process.
How can you manually remove Personal Defender 2009
Manual removal of Personal Defender 2009 may not be for everyone. Each manual Personal Defender 2009 removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic Personal Defender 2009 removal process.
Personal Defender 2009 can be removed manually by following the steps below.
- With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
- Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
- Locate Personal Defender 2009 in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Personal Defender 2009, you can continue to step 5.
- Restart your computer.
- Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
- Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
- Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Personal Defender 2009
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “asus32″
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PDefender
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Personal Defender 2009″ -
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Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process
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Delete all of the following files that are associated with Personal Defender 2009 from your computer.
pdefendr.exe
ikbmqvex.exe
sccmsk.dll
C:\Program Files\Personal Defender 2009If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.
If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with Personal Defender 2009, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.
Image 2. Select “Safe Mode with Networking”
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After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with Personal Defender 2009 by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\Personal Defender 2009 folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.
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Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed Personal Defender 2009 completely from your computer. If you find that Personal Defender 2009 is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic Personal Defender 2009 removal process.
Automatically Remove Personal Defender 2009
Automatically remove Personal Defender 2009 for free. Free automatic Personal Defender 2009 removal process.
Do you wish to automatically remove Personal Defender 2009 from your computer? Are you looking for a free method to remove Personal Defender 2009 from your computer? If so, you can utilize the free automatic Personal Defender 2009 removal process below. Each step is designed to aid in the use of the program SmitfraudFix, which is a free tool created by S!Ri to remove parasites such as Personal Defender 2009. Just so you know there’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix or any other spyware remover will remove Personal Defender 2009 completely. These instructions are provided as a guide and are to be used at your own risk.
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Download the SmitfraudFix tool to your computer by using our free download link here. Save the downloaded file to your desktop.
Image 1. Save SmitfraudFix.exe
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Restart your computer into safe mode. Safe mode will allow malicious files that are normally loaded into memory to be easily deleted by the SmitfraudFix program. Do you want to learn how to boot into safe mode? If so, you can follow our process on how to boot into safe mode here.
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After booting into safe mode, double-click on the SmitfraudFix.exe icon that should be located on your desktop. Follow the on-screen instructions. Option number 2 should be selected once the program starts.
Image 2. Click on SmitfraudFix.exe icon
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After SmitfraudFix performs the initial removal processes it will ask you “Do you want to clean the registry?” Select Y for yes.
Image 3. For “Do you want to clean the registry?,” select Y for yes
- Once SmitfraudFix has finished the registry clean you can restart your computer now.
- Personal Defender 2009 should be removed from your computer. If not, you can start the automatic removal process over. It may take more than one try in some rare cases.
There’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix will remove all files due to the complex nature of new spyware files that are ever-changing. If necessary, you may need to get help from a person who knows about computer and spyware.
(Disclaimers: These instructions are provided to you for free and to be used at your own risk. The free removal process for Personal Defender 2009 is not guaranteed to work in all circumstances. We are not responsible for any damages.)






