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Desktop Defender 2010 Removal Guide

Published by Allen on October 28, 2009 11:27 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what Desktop Defender 2010 is?

DESCRIPTION

Desktop Defender 2010 is a rogue anti-spyware application that is part of the same group of fake security programs as Contraviro and UnVirex. Desktop Defender 2010 is not able to detect and remove parasites even though it claims it will. Ever still, Desktop Defender 2010 will display fake parasite results in system scan results and popup notifications.

In non-techie terms:
Desktop Defender 2010 should never be downloaded or purchased under any circumstances. Desktop Defender 2010 is basically a waste of time and money mainly because it does not sever any good purpose for your computer.

Aliases: Desktop Defender 2010, DesktopDefender 2010, DesktopDefender2010

Desktop Defender 2010 Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

Desktop Defender 2010 Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Desktop Defender 2010 manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Desktop Defender 2010 will be removed completely. So read the Desktop Defender 2010 removal steps carefully and good luck.

Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

Uninstall Desktop Defender 2010 Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Desktop Defender 2010 if found.
To stop Desktop Defender 2010 processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these Desktop Defender 2010 processes:
How to Activate Desktop Defender 2010.lnk
Desktop Defender 2010.lnk
Desktop Defender 2010.exe
Activate Desktop Defender 2010.lnk
DefenderInstall[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister Desktop Defender 2010 DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Desktop Defender 2010 DLLs:
IEAddon.dll

To locate the Desktop Defender 2010 DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Desktop Defender 2010 and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Desktop Defender 2010 DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).
To unregister Desktop Defender 2010 registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these Desktop Defender 2010 registry keys:
Desktop Defender 2010
If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
Remove Desktop Defender 2010 Directories.
To find Desktop Defender 2010 directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Desktop Defender 2010 directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the Desktop Defender 2010 folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Desktop Defender 2010 and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Desktop Defender 2010 could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove Desktop Defender 2010 icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the Desktop Defender 2010 manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Desktop Defender 2010 problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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